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Tazate

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Which of the following may be seen just prior to respiratory arrest?
 
  A) Agonal respirations B) Very deep, rapid respirations
  C) Breathing through the nose, not the mouth D) Accessory respirations

Question 2

A trauma surgeon informs you that the patient you transported to the emergency department earlier was diagnosed with an epidural hematoma. The patient was taken into surgery and the hematoma was removed. Right now the patient is in critical condition. Based on this information, the EMT should recognize that the patient suffered from:
 
  A) blood from a ruptured vein that collected between the dura mater and brain tissue.
  B) cerebrospinal fluid that accumulated in a pocket on top of the brain tissue.
  C) blood from a ruptured artery that formed a hematoma within a section of brain tissue.
  D) a pocket of arterial blood that collected between the skull and dura mater.


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

A

Answer to Question 2

D


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