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Jkov05

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on: Jul 2, 2018
Which one of the following unresponsive patients would the EMT recognize as in cardiac arrest?
 
  A) Female who has an occasional gasp for a breath but no palpable carotid pulse
  B) Male patient with a heart rate of 16 beats per minute and agonal respirations
  C) Female who is not breathing and has a heart rate of 24 beats per minute
  D) Male with an absent radial pulse but breathing 20 times a minute

Question 2

In which of the following conditions should you suspect pulmonary shunting?
 
  A) A foreign body in the right mainstem bronchus
  B) Pneumonia
  C) Pulmonary embolism
  D) All of the above


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jessicaduplan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


Jkov05

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Excellent

lindahyatt42

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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