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A patient has been shot in the abdomen. Assessment reveals that the bullet entered the body in the right upper quadrant and exited the lower right back. Given this finding, the AEMT should assume which of the following organs may have been injured?
 
  A) Stomach, gall bladder
  B) Liver, gall bladder, left kidney
  C) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine
  D) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine, spleen

Question 2

You arrive on the scene to find a 20-year-old woman with a recent history of drug use. She is breathing at a rate of six breaths per minute and withdraws to pain. What is your FIRST priority in treating this patient?
 
  A) Find out what she might have taken
  B) Establish an intravenous line
  C) Secure the airway, provide ventilation and oxygenation
  D) Administer 2 mg Narcan



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C



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