SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).Your patient is a 28-year-old man who has overdosed on heroin. When you arrive on the scene, you administer naloxone and call for the ambulance service to transport him to the hospital for further treatment.To document the details of the call, the patient, and the care you provided, you will need to:
A. fill out a "run report."
B. provide no more than the minimum data set.
C. radio your prehospital care report to dispatch.
D. follow the ambulance to the hospital for continuity of care.
Answer: A
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A) Radio for police and relay to dispatch important scene information until they arrive. B) Tackle the patient before he can get a kitchen knife to stab you. C) Leave immediately to a safe area and then call for police assistance. D) Radio for police and then calmly walk out of the house, being sure to take all of your medical equipment.
In a healthy heart, the electrical impulse that initiates contraction of the cardiac muscle originates in the:
a. right atrium. b. left atrium. c. ventricles. d. interventricular septum.