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The EMT's first priority when managing a patient that has been exposed to a poisonous substance is:
 
  A) identify the poison.
  B) induce vomiting.
  C) perform a primary assessment.
  D) administer activated charcoal.

Question 2

You have been assigned to a football game to provide standby coverage. While taking a break, you decide to walk to a nearby concession stand for a soft drink. On the way, you come across a group of people standing around a male patient who collapsed and is on the ground. Your assessment reveals him to be unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. A bystander states that the patient collapsed less than a minute earlier. An AED is located less than a minute from your location. The nearest EMT is 5 minutes from your location. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
 
  A) Start CPR and wait for the AED.
  B) Run to retrieve the nearby AED.
  C) Call for assistance and start CPR.
  D) Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.


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scrocafella

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

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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