The following group of patients should not be advised to fast before surgery due to their, often, poor nutritional status

________ Drapes are usually smaller than bed sheets

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

A young man riding a motorcycle was hit head on and ejected from the bike. Your scene size-up reveals him to be lying supine in the roadway with obvious deformity to his right thigh and left ankle, with blood noted on his pants in these areas. Patient assessment reveals he is unresponsive with snoring respirations and is breathing irregularly at 16 times per minute. His radial pulse is moderate

in strength, and his skin is warm and dry. Which one of the following actions should be performed first? A) Open the airway using the head-tilt, chin-lift. B) Expose and splint both legs to prevent further injury. C) Check for distal pulses in both lower extremities. D) Take and maintain manual in-line spinal stabilization.