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hubes95

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When does your scene size-up begin?
 
  a. after you arrive on-scene
  b. as you leave the ambulance
  c. once you are dispatched
  d. during the first patient contact

Question 2

You have been called for a male patient who has been shot. Assessment reveals an entrance wound to the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. You also locate an exit wound to the left upper back. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
 
  A) Cover the abdominal wound with saline soaked gauze.
  B) Cover the exit wound with a gloved hand.
  C) Auscultate the patient's breath sounds.
  D) Place a cervical collar on the patient.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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