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You have been called for a patient with extreme back pain. When you are obtaining a medical history, from the patient, he tells you that he has a history of damaged disks in his vertebrae. As a knowledgeable AEMT, you should recognize that:
 
  A) nerves making up the spinal cord have been damaged.
  B) fibrous structures between the vertebrae have been injured.
  C) ligaments on the side of the spinal column were overstretched.
  D) vertebrae making up the spinal column were fractured.

Question 2

The stage of shock in which the body is still able to meet its critical metabolic needs through a progressive series of actions is called:
 
  A) compensated shock.
  B) irreversible shock.
  C) decompensated shock.
  D) septic shock.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A



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