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ashley

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You have been called to a public building for a 32-year-old male patient who fell down a flight of stairs. As you pull up, he walks to the ambulance and states that he would like to be looked at because his shoulder and lower back hurt. You immediately take inline manual spinal stabilization and examine his back, which reveals no sign of injury. How should you immobilize this patient?
 
  A) Have the patient lie on the ground and immobilize in the usual fashion.
  B) Place the long board on the stretcher and carefully assist the patient onto the long board.
  C) Place a long board behind the patient and immobilize in a standing position.
  D) Place a cervical collar on the patient and transfer him to the stretcher with spinal motion restriction.

Question 2

When assessing a patient's pupils, the AEMT should:
 
  A) instruct the patient to blink several times and observe the size of the pupils.
  B) cover one eye and shine a light in the other, watching for changes to the size of the pupil.
  C) shine a light in one eye and watch for the pupil to dilate.
  D) determine the size of the pupil and then look for a change in pupillary size as you shine a light in the eye.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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