You are trying to get a pulse oximeter reading on an 18-month-old child with difficulty breathing. Every time you place the sensor on the finger, he becomes upset and removes it. The EMT's best course of action would be to:
A) place the sensor on the child's toe.
B) restrain the child until a reading is obtained.
C) place the sensor on the other hand.
D) attach the sensor to his neck.
A
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Your patient demonstrates decreased open chain pronation at the subtalar joint. Which of the following would be limited?
a. Eversion of the calcaneus on the talus b. Adduction of the calcaneus on the talus c. Plantarflexion of the calcaneus on the talus d. Both A and C are correct.
Statutes are:
A) based on case law and serve as precedents during court trials. B) considered part of the Constitution of the United States of America. C) interpretations of laws by health care providers and others at the federal level. D) written by legislatures and signed by the executive branch of government.