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A 44-year-old electrician has been shocked. He is responsive to verbal stimuli and has garbled speech. His airway is open and he is breathing shallowly at a rate of eight times per minute. His pulse is slow and irregular. Which one of the following actions should the AEMT perform next?
 
  A) Insert an oral airway and apply 15 lpm oxygen with a nonrebreather face mask.
  B) Obtain the patient's pulse, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry reading.
  C) Attach but do not turn on the automated external defibrillator.
  D) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask at 12 breaths per minute.

Question 2

Which of the following refers to the types and amounts of energy that a patient was subjected to, resulting in injury?
 
  A) MOI
  B) WVC
  C) AVPU
  D) GCS



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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