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gonzo233

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A 14-year-old male fell 10 feet from a retaining wall and hit his head on a metal post. He is responsive to verbal stimuli with incomprehensible speech. The secondary assessment indicates blood and fluid coming from inside the patient's left ear. You should do which one of the following?
 
  A) Tilt the backboard to the left to allow the ear to drain freely.
  B) Place a folded piece of gauze in the ear canal to stop the drainage.
  C) Suction the blood from the ear so you can determine the source of bleeding.
  D) Place a piece of sterile gauze over the ear.

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When administering albuterol to a patient with shortness of breath, the EMT realizes that the therapeutic effect of this medication is achieved by:
 
  A) decreasing mucus production.
  B) opening the large airways.
  C) decreasing inflammation.
  D) dilating the small airways.


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karmakat49

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

D

Answer to Question 2

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gonzo233

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Excellent

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