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An elderly male who is short of breath is on home oxygen. He is wearing a nasal cannula connected to an oxygen tank with the flow regulator set to 3 liters per minute. As a knowledgeable EMT, you should recognize that the patient is getting approximately what percentage of oxygen with each breath?
 
  A) 20
  B) 24
  C) 32
  D) 40

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After you apply the AED to a cardiac arrest patient, it delivered a shock. Immediately after the shock, the EMT should do which one of the following?
 
  A) Check the patient for a pulse and reanalyze the rhythm if no pulse is present.
  B) Provide 2 minutes of CPR, and then check the patient for a pulse.
  C) Check the patient for a pulse and start CPR if no pulse can be located.
  D) Provide five cycles of single-rescuer CPR with a ratio of 15 compressions to two ventilations.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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