Exam (elaborations) HOSA2310

An 8-month old infant is unresponsive . The pt is apneic, with a rapid brachial pulse. There is no trauma. The best way to open the airway is to... - ANSWERplace a pad under the shoulders to achieve a neutral position. Which of the following wounds is the result of capillary bleeding within the dermis? - ANSWER- Contusion Caring for an amputated hand includes? - ANSWER- flushing the hand with sterile saline to clean it. Your pt presents with decorticate posturing after being hit in the head with a bat. your physical exam reveals a fixed and dilated right pupil. His heart rate is 52 beats per minute , his respiratory rate is 6 breaths per minute with erratic tidal volume, and his blood pressure is 188/92 mm Hg. Your first step is to... - ANSWERVentilate the patient 20 times per minute with a bag-valve mask. A pt presents with a stab wound to the neck. It is not bleeding. You should... - ANSWER- Apply a four-sided occlusive dressing. Your pt presents supine on the ground and unconscious after being struck by a car. You note that he has a flail segment on his left lateral chest and has a rapid respirations with a shallow tidal volume. He is diabetic, You should immediately administer... - ANSWER- oxygen via a bag-valve mask. A pt is in respiratory failure after being shot in the right anterior chest. An occlusive dressing has been placed over the wound. While ventilating the patient with a bag-valve mask, you note that ventilating the pt is becoming increasingly difficult. You also notice that the pt is developing jugular venous distention,