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A patient with a suspected injury to the liver should be treated:
 
  A) as any patient in shock.
  B) with oxygen by cannula and positioning comfortably.
  C) conservatively as the liver is capable of self healing.
  D) in the field with hypotonic fluid administration.

Question 2

As you arrive at a metal scrap yard for an unknown medical emergency, you observe a male patient supine on the ground with AED electrodes on his chest. The AED operator has just ordered coworkers to clear the patient because the AED is going to shock. Within seconds, the AED delivers a shock without the operator pressing a shock button. The AEMT should recognize what type of AED?
 
  A) Fully automated
  B) Manual
  C) Biphasic
  D) Semi-automated



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Answer to Question 1

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