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tfester

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You and your EMT partner are responding to a medical aid call in the rural West County area. The dispatcher advises that the caller is reporting the patient as having a history of plegia. Why would it be beneficial to have the dispatcher clarify a prefix for the word plegia?
 
  A) A patient with plegia is potentially contagious, and the EMTs need to know what precautions are required.
  B) Without a clarifying prefix, it is difficult for the EMTs to effectively prepare for the type of patient they may encounter.
  C) Because a dysplegiac patient generally requires an EMT-Paramedic level of care, and it may change the level of response.
  D) There is actually no need to clarify the word.

Question 2

A patient informs you that he was recently diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but has yet to develop AIDS. Which one of the following statements is true?
 
  A) Until the patient develops AIDS, he is not infectious.
  B) Family members should not share his hand towels or utensils.
  C) The hepatitis B and C vaccines provide the EMT limited protection from transmission.
  D) Gloves will be enough protection unless body fluids are present.



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beccamahon

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D




tfester

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Wow, this really help


bassamabas

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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