After Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Has Arrived on the Scene

question 31

Multiple Choice

After emergency medical services (EMS) has arrived on the scene, it is the responsibility of the medical personnel to remain in order to facilitate care. Which of the following will the emergency care team be involved in?

• A) Assisting EMS with placing the patient in the ambulance
• B) Escorting EMS off campus to facilitate their arrival at the emergency facility
• C) Assisting EMS with transport of the injured patient
• D) Placing the athlete on the spine board
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Acrosome Reaction

A series of events in which the acrosome, a caplike structure covering the head of a sperm cell, releases proteolytic (protein-digesting) enzymes and undergoes other changes that permit the sperm to penetrate the outer covering of the egg.

Spermatogenesis

The process by which sperm cells are produced in male gonads, involving both mitosis and meiosis, resulting in haploid sperm from diploid cells.

Blastomere

A type of cell produced by the division of the egg after fertilization, contributing to the formation of the embryo.

Blastodisc

A small disc of cytoplasm at the animal pole of a reptile or bird egg; cleavage is restricted to the blastodisc (meroblastic