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Starlight

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Which one of the following statements about the care and treatment of a patient with a spinal injury in the prehospital setting is TRUE?
 
  A) Prehospital care for the patient with a potential spine injury involves spinal motion restriction and the identification of life-threatening conditions.
  B) If a patient has a possible spine injury but is in shock, it is permissible to forego immobilization since this takes time from definitive care in the hospital.
  C) Before transporting the critically injured patient with a spinal injury, the EMT must perform a detailed neurological assessment from head to toe.
  D) It is important to identify the site of spinal injury so the proper prehospital care can be rendered.

Question 2

You are assessing a 34-year-old woman who appears to be in hypovolemic shock. You would expect her pulse to be:
 
  A) bradycardic and irregular.
  B) tachycardic and weak.
  C) tachycardic and bounding.
  D) bradycardic and strong.



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katheyjon

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B




Starlight

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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