Emergency Care Ch 12 Already Passed

5. You are administering oxygen to a 25-year-old male with a heart rate of 120. To verify the effectiveness of your therapy, you would expect to see the patient's heart rate: a. decrease. b. increase. c. remain the same. d. become irregular. {Ans: 5. a. decrease.}12. You are assessing a 48-year-old male who is unconscious. The scene is safe and you hear the patient gurgling. What is your next action? a. Suction the airway. b. Insert an airway adjunct. c. Open the airway with a head tilt. d. Quickly check the pulse. {Ans: 12. a. Suction the airway.}18. What is the normal response of the pupils when exposed to bright light? a. Fluttering b. Dilation c. Constriction d. No effect {Ans: 18. c. Constriction}13. Which of the following BEST describes the proper placement of the blood pressure cuff? a. Covering two-thirds of the upper arm b. Midway between the elbow and shoulder c. One inch below the armpit d. Covering the patient's elbow {Ans: 13. a. Covering two-thirds of the upper arm}2. Recording and documenting your patient's first set of vital signs is very important because, when combined with reassessments, it allows you to do which