You Have Arrived on the Scene of a Stabbing

question 20

Multiple Choice

You have arrived on the scene of a stabbing. As you approach the patient, you note that he has removed his shirt and has a single stab wound to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. At the patient's side, your first action should be to:

• A) cover the wound with a nonporous dressing.
• B) examine the patient's airway.
• C) quickly look for additional stab wounds.
• D) provide oxygen via nonrebreather face mask.

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Definitions:

Egocentric

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Limbic System

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Brain Plasticity

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