You Are Assessing a Male Patient Who Was Stabbed Three

question 32

Multiple Choice

You are assessing a male patient who was stabbed three times in the chest and abdomen. As you begin your primary assessment, you note him to have a decreased level of consciousness and gurgling respirations. Your next action would be to:

• A) check his pulse.
• B) obtain an SpO₂ reading.
• C) suction the airway.
• D) apply a cervical collar.

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The fraction of the sample that shares a particular trait or characteristic.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given random-sample-based statistic, used to make inferences about a population.

Simple Random Samples

A subset of individuals chosen from a larger set, where each individual is chosen randomly and entirely by chance.

Population

The entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn and to which the results of analysis will be generalized.