A Football Player Was Struck in the Head and Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

A football player was struck in the head and is complaining of a headache and nausea. He also states that he has pain to his upper back and tingling in his left hand. The EMT is providing proper care for the patient when he:

• A) removes the helmet to better assess the airway and head.
• B) leaves the helmet in place but removes the face mask.
• C) removes the shoulder pads to apply a cervical collar.
• D) does not place the patient on a long board due to the presence of shoulder pads.

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Definitions:

Reengineering

Reengineering involves fundamentally redesigning business processes, structures, and systems to achieve significant improvements in performance, productivity, and quality.

TQM

Total Quality Management is a management approach focused on long-term success by focusing on customer satisfaction, and involving all members of an organization in improving processes, products, services, and the culture in which they work.

Organizational Change

The process through which organizations transform their structure, strategies, processes, or culture to adapt to changes in the environment.

Reengineering

is the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical measures of performance such as cost, quality, service, and speed.