Answer Explanation: Vomiting is often unrelated to food intake if caused by a brain tumor. The presence or absence of blood is not related to the possible etiology and vomiting may or may not relieve the patients nausea.
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(A) Viral agents (B) Nerve agents (C) Pulmonary agents (D) Blood agentsAnswer Explanation: Latency is the time from absorption to the appearance of signs and… Read More »A group of military nurses are reviewing the care of victims of biochemical terrorist attacks. The nurses should identify what agents as having the shortest latency?
A nurse is giving an educational class to members of the local disaster team. What should the nurse instruct members of the disaster team to do in a chemical bioterrorist attack?
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The nursing supervisor at the local hospital is advised that your hospital will be receiving multiple trauma victims from a blast that occurred at a local manufacturing plant. The paramedics call in a victim of the blast with injuries including a head injury and hemorrhage. What phase of blast injury should the nurse expect to treat in this patient?
(A) Primary phase (B) Secondary phase (C) Tertiary phase (D) Quaternary phaseAnswer Explanation: Pulmonary barotraumas, including pulmonary contusions; head injuries, including concussion, other severe brain… Read More »The nursing supervisor at the local hospital is advised that your hospital will be receiving multiple trauma victims from a blast that occurred at a local manufacturing plant. The paramedics call in a victim of the blast with injuries including a head injury and hemorrhage. What phase of blast injury should the nurse expect to treat in this patient?