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An 80-year-old is being cared for by her grandson. She is wearing pants that are wet with urine and has bruises on both of her forearms. The room where she stays has several days of laundry on the floor and dirty glasses and dishes on the dresser. The patient's grandson called 911 because the patient seems confused today. You should:
 
  A) request law enforcement and report your suspicions of abuse.
  B) tell the grandson you understand his frustration, but there is really nothing EMS can do about the situation.
  C) ask the grandson why the patient is wet and living in a dirty room.
  D) tell the patient and grandson that it would be a good idea to let the ambulance take the patient to the hospital.

Question 2

Which of the following manual airway maneuvers should be used when you are caring for a patient with a suspected cervical spine injury?
 
  A) Sellick's
  B) Modified jaw-thrust
  C) Jaw/tongue lift
  D) Head-tilt/chin-lift



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B




dbose

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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