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WhattoUnderstand

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A 24-year-old male has cut his arm with a table saw. Assessment reveals dark red blood flowing steadily from the laceration. As an EMT, you would identify this bleeding as:
 
  A) arterial.
  B) capillary.
  C) venous.
  D) lymphatic.

Question 2

The primary assessment on a teenage male patient who is unresponsive with skin that is hot, moist, and flushed reveals his airway to be open, breathing shallow, and radial pulse weak. You are providing positive pressure ventilation. Which one of the following should you do next?
 
  A) Perform a secondary assessment.
  B) Transfer him into the ambulance.
  C) Get a medical history.
  D) Re-perform the primary assessment.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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