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schs14

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Your patient is a 21-year-old male who has a gunshot wound to the chest. Which of the following is the highest priority in managing this patient?
 
  A) Placing an occlusive dressing over the wound
  B) Placing the patient in the shock position
  C) Placing a pressure dressing over the wound to control bleeding
  D) Performing a rapid trauma assessment

Question 2

You have been dispatched to a report of a sick person in a vehicle along the side of the highway. After parking, you notice movement of several people within the vehicle and then the dome light goes out. No one from the vehicle makes an attempt to contact you. You should:
 
  A) approach the driver's door cautiously at a 90-degree angle.
  B) approach cautiously from the rear of the vehicle.
  C) request law enforcement.
  D) stay in your vehicle and if you have a PA system, order the occupants out of the vehicle.


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

A

Answer to Question 2

C


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Reply #2 on: Jul 3, 2018
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