Author Question: You have been dispatched for a young child with difficulty breathing. As you enter the apartment, ... (Read 100 times)

Mimi · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

You have been dispatched for a young child with difficulty breathing. As you enter the apartment, which one of the following scene clues would best indicate that the patient is experiencing a problem in her upper airway?

A) Grunting with exhalation
B) Stridorous noises with inspiration
C) Low-pitched sobbing and crying
D) Audible wheezing on expiration

Question 2

A patient who is weak informs you that she has a history of her iron being too low. This should concern the EMT because iron is needed to:

A) make the white blood cells required for fighting infection.
B) help the blood to clot.
C) carry oxygen throughout the body.
D) maintain an adequate blood pressure in the body.