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On a different day and other adventure, you are on a search and rescue team that is dispatched to this very busy high mountain pass in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. You are told that there are multiple people down up on the pass. There was recently a thunderstorm that came through. Your time to get to the scene is relatively short (minutes) since you were stationed right near by. The suspicion while you are making your way to the scene is that these patients are victims of lightning strike from the thunderstorm. What is your priority when approaching the scene? The patients who are unresponsive need cpr and respiratory assistance immediately because of the effects of lightning on the respiratory center Determine what type of lightning injury this was (ground current, direct strike, splash) Evaluate the status of the storm and the current risk of additional strikes Put on your gloves and other protective equipment

On a different day and other adventure, you are on a search and rescue team that is dispatched to this very busy high mountain pass in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. You are told that there are multiple people down up on the pass. There was recently a thunderstorm that came through. Your time to get to the scene is relatively short (minutes) since you were stationed right near by. The suspicion while you are making your way to the scene is that these patients are victims of lightning strike from the thunderstorm. What is your priority when approaching the scene? The patients who are unresponsive need cpr and respiratory assistance immediately because of the effects of lightning on the respiratory center Determine what type of lightning injury this was (ground current, direct strike, splash) Evaluate the status of the storm and the current risk of additional strikes Put on your gloves and other protective equipment

Phlebotomy Essentials
Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
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6. On a different day and other adventure, you are on a search and rescue team that is dispatched to this very busy high mountain pass in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. You are told that there are multiple people down up on the pass. There was recently a thunderstorm that came through. Your time to get to the scene is relatively short (minutes) since you were stationed right near by. The suspicion while you are making your way to the scene is that these patients are victims of lightning strike from the thunderstorm. What is your priority when approaching the scene? The patients who are unresponsive need cpr and respiratory assistance immediately because of the effects of lightning on the respiratory center Determine what type of lightning injury this was (ground current, direct strike, splash) Evaluate the status of the storm and the current risk of additional strikes Put on your gloves and other protective equipment
Transcribed Image Text:6. On a different day and other adventure, you are on a search and rescue team that is dispatched to this very busy high mountain pass in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. You are told that there are multiple people down up on the pass. There was recently a thunderstorm that came through. Your time to get to the scene is relatively short (minutes) since you were stationed right near by. The suspicion while you are making your way to the scene is that these patients are victims of lightning strike from the thunderstorm. What is your priority when approaching the scene? The patients who are unresponsive need cpr and respiratory assistance immediately because of the effects of lightning on the respiratory center Determine what type of lightning injury this was (ground current, direct strike, splash) Evaluate the status of the storm and the current risk of additional strikes Put on your gloves and other protective equipment
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