The extremity lift would not be appropriate to use on a patient:
A.) without a spinal injury
B.) with a deformed humerus
C.) with forearm lacerations
D.) who complains of nausea
with a deformed humerous
Factors that contribute to a decline in the vital capacity of an elderly patient include all of the following, except:
A.) increased surface area available for air exchange
B.) increased stiffness of the thoracic cage
C.) decreased resifual volume
D.) a loss of respiratory muscle mass
increased surface area available for air exchange
As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, you receive another call for a major motor vehicle crash. You should:
A.) inform the admissions clerk of the situation and then respond at once
B.) place the patient in a high-visibility area and then respond to the call
C.) respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physican
D.) leave a copy of the run form with a nurse and then respond to the call
respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician