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joblessjake

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A woman late in her pregnancy is in cardiac arrest. When resuscitating this patient, it is appropriate to:
 
  A) compress at a rate of at least 120 per minute.
  B) use a mechanical compression device.
  C) lift and push the gravid uterus to the left.
  D) assess for imminent delivery.

Question 2

In which one of the following situations would the Good Samaritan Law protect the EMT?
 
  A) The EMT forgets to provide oxygen to a patient with chest pain and the patient suffers a heart attack as a result.
  B) A patient is paralyzed from the waist down because an off-duty EMT did not take the appropriate measures in caring for him.
  C) A paramedic orders an EMT to administer a medication that the EMT legally may not give, and the patient dies as a result.
  D) An off-duty EMT stops at the scene of an auto collision and provides proper care, but the patient dies.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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