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You are transporting a victim of domestic violence, a 25-year-old female, who was struck on the head several times with a baseball bat. On the scene, she was responsive to verbal stimuli and was bleeding profusely from an open head wound. During transport the patient becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do next?
 
  A) Vital signs and SAMPLE history B) Detailed physical exam
  C) Secondary assessment D) Primary assessment

Question 2

A benefit of air medical transport is:
 
  a. the ability to move morbidly obese patients quickly.
  b. an increased out-of-hospital time.
  c. a higher quality of care.
  d. the relatively low cost to the patient.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

c



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