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You are attending to an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient who has missed dialysis. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
 
  A) You should delay transport if necessary to wait for ALS.
  B) Patients who have missed dialysis and who become unresponsive and pulseless respond very well to the use of an AED.
  C) Patients who have missed dialysis and who become unresponsive and pulseless do not respond very well to the use of an AED.
  D) Calling for ALS would not be very helpful since they cannot really do anything that an EMT cannot do in these situations.

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Name the type of medical direction consisting of standing orders and protocols.
 
  A) Verbal B) Off-line C) On-line D) Written



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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