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james9437

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You have been called for an unknown medical emergency. On scene you are presented with an 84-year-old patient who is confused and does not obey commands. The best means of determining the patient's normal mental status would be to:
 
  A) examine the patient's pupils.
  B) question family members.
  C) look at the patient's medications.
  D) check the patient's vital signs.

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Which of the following mechanisms would yield the greatest index of suspicion for serious injury?
 
  A) Helmeted bicyclist losing control and falling off his bike onto a grassy surface at 15 miles per hour
  B) Adult falling 5 feet from a ladder and landing in the mud
  C) Seventy-mile-per-hour motor vehicle crash with partial ejection
  D) Pedestrian struck by a car travelling 5 miles/hour
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
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