Paco Garcia Calls in a Panic

question 16

Multiple Choice

Paco Garcia calls in a panic. One of his workers cut his arm on a saw, and the wound is bleeding profusely. Which artery should the medical assistant tell him to squeeze to try to stop the bleeding until EMS arrives?

• A) Radial
• B) Subclavian
• C) Brachial
• D) Femoral

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Definitions:

Unconscious Defense Mechanisms

Processes that operate at an unconscious level to help an individual reduce anxiety or psychological discomfort.

Defensive Style

The characteristic manner in which an individual habitually copes with stress, threats, and conflicts, often through specific defense mechanisms.

Unconscious Defense Mechanisms

Tactics used by the subconscious mind to alter, deny, or twist reality to guard against anxiety and undesirable tendencies.

Denial

A defense mechanism where confrontation with a reality or fact is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.