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cabate

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You have been called for a drunk male patient at a halfway house known to provide living quarters to those with drug and alcohol problems. Residents tell you that the patient is a heavy drinker and must have had too much last night. This morning he was found passed out with alcohol on his breath. Quick assessment of the scene reveals the patient to be prone on a dirty bed in a room littered with liquor containers. Aside from the alcohol, which of the following scene clues would be most significant to the EMT?
 
  A) Glucometer on the table
  B) Smell of urine in the room
  C) Dried vomit on the floor
  D) Bugs and insects in the room

Question 2

Which of the following best describes an ischemic stroke?
 
  A) Rupture of an artery within the brain
  B) Blood accumulation within the brain tissue
  C) Simultaneous occurrence of stroke and heart attack
  D) Obstructive blood clot inside a blood vessel within the brain


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Edwyer

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

A

Answer to Question 2

D


cabate

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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