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daltonest1984

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You are with a candidate OEC Technician who is attending to snowboarder who has fallen. The candidate is very concerned that the snowboarder is shivering vigorously and asks you what this indicates. Which of the following statements would be your best response?
 
  a. Shivering is a sign of mild hypothermia.
  b. Shivering indicates moderate hypothermia.
  c. Individuals who are shivering cannot maintain their normal body temperature.
  d. It is good to try to get a shivering patient to stop because shivering burns energy.

Question 2

A patient with moderate hypothermia will have a:
 
  a. core body temperature of 9095F.
  b. slow pulse and/or slow respirations.
  c. higher-than-normal blood pressure.
  d. high risk of ventricular fibrillation.


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kristenb95

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b


daltonest1984

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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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