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Which airway sound is indicative of an obstruction of the pharynx by the tongue, and is relieved by manually positioning the head and jaw to move the tongue?
 
  A) Snoring
  B) Stridor
  C) Wheezing
  D) Gurgling

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When triaging multiple burn patients, the EMT would recognize which as suffering the most critical burn?
 
  A) 41-year-old with a partial-thickness burn to the upper left arm
  B) 22-year-old with a partial-thickness burn to the right hand
  C) 58-year-old with a scald burn to the anterior chest
  D) 12-year-old with a superficial burn to the neck and chest


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cadimas

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

B


WWatsford

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
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