Law enforcement has summoned you to a nightclub, where a 22-year-old female was found unconscious in an adjacent alley. Your primary assessment reveals that her respirations are rapid and shallow and her pulse is rapid and weak. She is wearing a medical alert bracelet that identifies her as an epileptic. There is an empty bottle of vodka next to the patient. You should:

Functions of dressings and bandages include all of the following, except:

The principal clinical difference between a stroke and hypoglycemia is that patients with hypoglycemia:

You and your partner arrive at the scene of a house fire where firefighters have rescued a 50-year-old male from his burning house. The patient has superficial and partial-thickness burns to his face and chest. His nasal hairs are singed, and he is coughing up sooty sputum. You should be most concerned with:

Common signs and symptoms of an airway burn include all of the following, except:

Functions of the skin include all of the following, except:

An abdominal evisceration:

You arrive at a grocery store shortly after a 35-year-old male stopped seizing. Your assessment reveals that he is confused and incontinent of urine. The patient’s girlfriend tells you that he has a history of seizures and takes topiramate (Topamax). When obtaining further medical history from the girlfriend, it is MOST important to:

According to the rule of palm method for estimating the extent of a patient’s burns, the palm of the patient’s hand is equal to _____ of his or her total body surface area.

Assessment of a patient with hypoglycemia will MOST likely reveal: