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ts19998

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You have arrived on a scene in which one person has been on the lateral side of the head with a pool stick. As you approach the patient, you note that he is sitting up and talking with the police. He is holding a blood-soaked towel over the left temporal area of his head. Which one of the following is your initial action in caring for this patient?
 
  A) Determine the need for a nasal or oral airway.
  B) Remove the towel to assess the gunshot wound.
  C) Take manual inline spinal stabilization.
  D) Obtain a pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.

Question 2

Skin color is BEST evaluated at the:
 
  A) wrists and neck.
  B) limbs and torso.
  C) cheeks and nose.
  D) nail beds and conjunctiva.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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