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NClaborn

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A patient has been shot in the chest with a rifle. Your assessment reveals a decreasing level of consciousness and inadequate breathing. Positive pressure ventilation is being administered, and you have covered the entrance wound located midclavicular at the second intercostal space on the left side of the chest. Which one of the following should you do next?
 
  A) Get a full set of vital signs.
  B) Place a cervical collar.
  C) Look for an exit wound.
  D) Obtain a blood pressure.

Question 2

The AEMT shows that he is correctly using the flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device when he:
 
  A) increases pressure if the air enters the stomach instead of the lungs.
  B) ventilates the patient at a rate of 20 breaths per minute.
  C) stops ventilating as soon as the patient's chest begins to rise.
  D) administers each ventilation over a two- to three-second period.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C



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