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LaDunn

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Paramedics should do everything possible to ensure that they are on the scene of a traumatic emergency for no more than ________ minutes.
 
  A) 15
  B) 20
  C) 10
  D) 25

Question 2

Your medical director is providing an in-service on abdominal pain. He states there are several different categories of pain and asks if anyone can identify and describe visceral pain. Which response made by the EMT would be correct?
 
  A) Visceral pain is typically described as sharp' and occurs when a hollow organ has become infected.
  B) The exact site of visceral pain is easily located by the patient and is typically associated with nausea and vomiting.
  C) Visceral pain occurs when the peritoneum lining the abdomen becomes infected and causes a rapid increase in body temperature.
  D) A patient with visceral pain typically describes the pain as aching' and has a hard time identifying its exact location.
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ultraflyy23

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


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