You Arrive at a Meat Packing Plant to Find a 30-Year-Old

question 39

Multiple Choice

You arrive at a meat packing plant to find a 30-year-old male cut in the wrist with a sharp knife. The patient appears pale and blood is spurting from the laceration. Your immediate action would be to:

• A) assess and manage the airway.
• B) apply direct pressure to the laceration.
• C) provide supplemental oxygen.
• D) check the pulse and blood pressure.

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Definitions:

Labia

The external folds of skin surrounding the openings of the vagina, divided into the labia majora and the labia minora.

Vestibule

A vestibule often refers to a small entryway or antechamber between the exterior and interior of a building.

Body Mass Index

A numerical measurement calculated from a person's height and weight, used to indicate whether they have a healthy body weight for their height.

Pregnancy

The condition of having a developing embryo or fetus in the body, after conception until birth.