When using tape to secure the IR in a vertical position, the best type of tape to use is paper tape because it is the easiest for the radiographer to reposition depending on the position of the IR.

You respond to a construction site on a very hot summer day for a person "not acting right." You find a 44-year-old male patient seated in a work vehicle with the air conditioner on maximum. Coworkers state the patient was working for the last 2 hours pouring concrete when he started "speaking gibberish" and nearly collapsed. The patient is responsive to verbal stimuli. Your initial vital signs

are blood pressure 90/60, pulse 136, and respiratory rate 24. The patient's skin is cool to the touch and dry, but his shirt is wet with visible salt rings. You suspect: A) heat cramps. B) myocardial infarction. C) heat exhaustion. D) hypernatremia.

Patients with an allergic reaction that produces mild to moderate wheezing without airway swelling or hypotension may be best served by receiving:

A) oxygen. B) an albuterol treatment. C) IV fluids. D) a blood transfusion.