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corkyiscool3328

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A 3-year-old and his brother were walking along a frozen irrigation ditch. The 3-year-old tried to retrieve a dropped toy and fell through the ice. He is apneic and pulseless with fixed, dilated pupils. No one knows how long he was underwater. ECG shows asystole. You should:
 
  a. start CPR immediately and transport.
  b. call for the police and the coroner.
  c. attempt to rewarm the patient as rapidly as possible.
  d. transport without doing CPR.

Question 2

A beta2 specific agonist causes which of the following physiologic responses?
 
  A) Bronchodilation
  B) Bronchoconstriction
  C) Decreased heart rate
  D) Increased heart rate
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

A


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