While caring for a trauma patient, blood splashes into an EMT's eyes. This is an example of:

A: exposure.
B: indirect contact.
C: transmission.
D: infection.

Ans: A: exposure.

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

A car swerved to miss a deer in the road and hit a utility pole at a low rate of speed. Damage to the car was minimal, but the 82-year-old male passenger was not wearing a seatbelt and hit his head on the dashboard. He presents as confused and mildly diaphoretic. His daughter, the driver, states that he has a history of dementia, high blood pressure, and diabetes, as well as coronary artery

disease. She adds that he did take his insulin about two hours ago. There were two other passengers in the rear seats of the vehicle. Which one of the following questions to the daughter would be MOST important at this time? A) "Does he take high blood pressure pills?" B) "How far along is the dementia?" C) "Did he eat anything today?" D) "He seems sweaty. Was he feeling okay this morning?"

Health Professions

Which of the following ventilator modes is represented by the pressure-time scalar in the figure?

a. Volume-controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure b. Pressure-controlled intermittent mandato-ry ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure c. Pressure-augmented, volume-guaranteed breaths d. Proportional assist ventilation

Health Professions