On scene you are presented with a 21-year-old female with multiple disfigurements from birth defects. She is nonverbal and according to her home health nurse, has a fever, which requires transport to the emergency department. Your partner is familiar with her since he transported her last week for the same condition. When obtaining the patient's past medical history, which source should be tried first?
A) Nurse
B) Mother
C) Patient
D) Partner
Question 2
Your patient was bitten on the hand by a wild raccoon he tried to capture. Which of the following is the first step in management for this patient?
A) Irrigate the wound with sterile saline, dry the area around the wound, and apply a thin layer of antibiotic ointment.
B) Clean the area with a povidone-iodine swab.
C) Clean the area with an isopropyl alcohol pad.
D) Wash the wound with soap and running water.
The phosphorus cycle. Numbers are 1012 g P or fluxes as 1012 g P per year (data from Schlesinger 199
Female scorpion Compsobuthus werneri carrying its young (white)
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