A ________ is based on a percentage of the total charge rather than a fixed amount.

Once the patient is extricated from the vehicle, your focus at the scene should be on:

A) determining surrounding hazards. B) ordering transport. C) continuing care and patient packaging for transport. D) determining measures of care.

A patient with chronic bronchitis is receiving heated water aerosol treatments through a jet nebu-lizer four times daily to aid in mobilizing retained secretions

After each treatment, you note a dramatic increase in the magnitude of coarse crackles heard on auscultation. Which of the following recommendations would you make to the physician? a. Discontinue the heated water aerosol treatments. b. Switch to a higher-density aerosol (e.g., ultrasonic). c. Add coughing and postural drainage to the therapy. d. Consider prior treatment with a broncho-dilator.