Which of the Following Is Indicated in the Prehospital Management

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is indicated in the prehospital management of a prolapsed umbilical cord?

• A) Immediately clamp the cord in two places and cut it between the clamps.
• B) Encourage the mother to push forcefully in order to speed delivery.
• C) Use your gloved hand to push the umbilical cord back up through the cervix.
• D) Place the mother in a head-down position with pillows under her hips.

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Definitions:

Credit Accounts

Financial accounts that track money owed to creditors; they increase with credit entries and decrease with debit entries, reflecting the entity's borrowing of funds.

Accounting Equation

The fundamental equation of double-entry bookkeeping, stating that Assets = Liabilities + Equity.

Debit And Credit

A fundamental concept in accounting that describes the two sides of every financial transaction; debits increase assets or decrease liabilities, while credits decrease assets or increase liabilities.

Dr. And Cr.

Abbreviations for Debit (Dr.) and Credit (Cr.), fundamental concepts in accounting used to record business transactions in the ledger.