A nurse working in a Hospital discovers an extremely large bruise in the middle of an adult patient’s back during morning cares, after the patient complained that her back was painful. The nurse cannot discern how the bruise happened.  Which of the following is true:

Your 38 year old patient amputated part of his hand. Bystanders bring you his amputated hand.  How should you transport the hand? 

The proper sequence of suctioning a newborn’s airway with a bulb syringe aspirator post delivery is to

A pregnant trauma patient may lose a significant amount of blood before showing signs of shock because

Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you can see from your windshield survey three patients. One who is entrapped in his car and two who have been ejected from their vehicle. You should

You have sealed the open chest wound with an occlusive dressing in your patient who was stabbed in the anterior chest. Your reassessment reveals that he is experiencing increasing respiratory distress and tachycardia, and is developing cyanosis. You should

You’re responding to a hazardous material spill. You should position the ambulance

The umbilical cord

To minimize distractions and confusion when assessing an older patient, you should

Effective communication within the Incident Command System (ICS) is accomplished by keeping reports short and using