Assign the correct START triage categorization to each patient.

According to the start triage process, a patient should receive a red tag if his or her respiratory rate is greater than ___ breaths/min.

Explain the steps of triage and how you would ensure all patients are appropriately categorized. 

It is only necessary to take standard precautions if the patient is bleeding.

What is rotor wash?

Helicopter transport is only for patients who have experienced a traumatic injury.

What type of echocardiogram provides a cleaner and sharper image of the heart because various structures, like the sternum, ribs and lungs, are not between the transducer and the heart? 

Identify the rhythm in this ECG.  

*Extra Credit Question* You have a patient receiving 40% O2 via a nasal cannula. Barometric pressure is 500 mmHg and Water vapor pressure is 45 mmHg. The patient’s respiratory quotient is 0.8. An ABG was drawn with this results pH 7.38 PaCO2 40 PaO2 80 HCO3 22.   Calculate the Patients’ P(A-a)O2 with correct units of measure.

You notice that your client complains of dizziness when they reach down and place their dishes in the dishwasher. What do you think is the most likely cause of their postural sway?