You arrive at a motor vehicle accident and find that our patient has extricated herself from the vehicle and is walking around. She complains of neck pain.
Immobilize her on a long backboard.
Check her pupils, sensory, and motor functions.
Apply a c-collar and walk her to the ambulance.
Ask her to lie down on the stretcher.
A patient has a 4-inch stick lodged in her eye.
Place a paper cup over the affected eye and secure the cup in place by wrapping gauze around it.
Gently remove the stick and apply pressure to the affected eye with saline-moistened gauze.
Stabilize the stick with gauze, place a paper cup over the affected eye, and dress the unaffected eye.
Cover the unaffected eye and continuously irrigate the affected eye with saline during transport.
A 24-year-old female pedestrian is unconscious after being struck by a car. She has ineffective breathing and bloody secretions in her mouth.
Immediately suction her oropharynx.
Assess the rate and quality of her pulse.
Assist ventilation via BVM (bag-valve-mask).
Insert an oropharyngeal airway adjunct.
What is the most important factor when a person is struck in the chest with a baseball?
The angle of the ball at impact.
The speed of the ball at impact.
The weight of the baseball.
The size of the baseball.
A 45-year-old male fell asleep outside while doing yard work. His face and lower legs are bright red with small blisters and painful on examination.
Allergic reaction.
Alcohol intoxication leading to prolonged exposure.
Both superficial and partial-thickness burns.
Both partial and full-thickness burns.