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You are at a party and are called to assist a young female college student who is unresponsive. Friends say that she is not a heavy drinker, but tonight she drank an excessive amount of alcohol. She responds only to painful stimuli and has snoring respirations. Her respiratory rate is 8 breaths per minute and her radial pulse is weak. Based on your OEC training your first action would be would be:
 
  a. place her lying on her right side in case she vomits.
  b. notify the authorities because she is probably an underage drinker.
  c. perform the jaw thrust-head tilt maneuver.
  d. ask her friends if she has also ingested any drugs.

Question 2

You are helping a friend change the battery in his truck when acid from the old battery splashes in his eye. He is complaining of pain in his right eye and is having a hard time keeping it open. He has no problems with airway, breathing, or circulation. What should you do?
 
  a. Cover both his eyes and immediately drive him to the nearest Emergency Department.
  b. Place an ice pack on his eye and immediately transport him to the nearest Emergency Department.
  c. Pat the eye with a dry towel to absorb the acid.
  d. Immediately irrigate the eye with copious amounts of water.



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mceravolo

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d




P68T

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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