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stephzh

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You have gathered all the equipment an ALS provider needs to initiate IV therapy. Before assembling the equipment, which of the following actions should you take first?
 
  a. Place a tourniquet on the patient's arm.
  b. Open the IV catheter and hand it to the ALS provider.
  c. Check the expiration date on the IV bag.
  d. Remove the protective cap from the IV tubing spike.

Question 2

You are placing a patient on a cardiac monitor. In which of the following locations would you place the green RL lead?
 
  a. On the patient's right thorax, under the clavicle
  b. On the patient's lower left chest wall, on the anterior axillary line
  c. On the patient's left thorax, under the clavicle
  d. On the patient's lower right chest wall, on the anterior axillary line.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d



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