Strength training of the ________ improves posture

You have arrived on the scene of a paramedic who was shot as she approached a residence on a call. The scene has since been secured. Your patient is a 38-year-old woman with one gunshot wound to the left side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space in the midaxillary line. She is pale, cool, and awake but agitated. She is diaphoretic and complaining of pain in her left side and difficulty

breathing. The patient's EMT partner has applied oxygen by nonrebreather mask and placed an occlusive dressing over the entry wound before your arrival. As you continue your assessment, the patient's level of consciousness decreases. She responds to verbal stimuli. Her airway is clear, her respiratory rate is 38 per minute and shallow, her neck veins are flat, and her breath sounds are absent on the left side. The patient lacks a radial pulse, and her abdomen is non-guarded and non-tender. Which of the following best explains the presentation of this patient? A) Simple pneumothorax B) Tension pneumothorax C) Pericardial tamponade D) Hemothorax

You are having trouble getting the electrodes to remain adhered to your adult male patient due to excessive diaphoresis. What can you do to better ensure electrode adhesion?

A) Shave the chest hair. B) Keep wiping the skin dry and using another new electrode. C) Wipe the site dry, and then apply spray antiperspirant to the skin. D) Wipe the site dry, and then re-cleanse the site with two to three alcohol preps.