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anshika

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Medical direction has ordered you to begin rewarming an unresponsive patient with a core temperature of 93F. Which one of the following measures would best benefit this patient?
 
  A) Give him warm fluids to drink to increase internal body temperature.
  B) Gently massage the patient's arms and legs.
  C) Wrap the patient in several warm blankets.
  D) Place one extremity at a time in warm water.

Question 2

The EMT would recognize that administering continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at too high of a pressure can cause:
 
  A) hypertension.
  B) lung collapse.
  C) pulmonary edema.
  D) oral cavity pressure trauma.


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reelove4eva

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

C

Answer to Question 2

B


anshika

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Gracias!

amcvicar

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

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