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sammy

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While in charge of triage at a scene involving 30 patients exposed to carbon monoxide, you find a young female who is not breathing. After you open her airway and find that breathing does not return, you should:
 
  a. provide her 15 seconds of assisted ventilation.
  b. place a black tag on her and move on to the next patient.
  c. provide her 15 seconds of CPR and recheck for a radial pulse.
  d. apply oxygen and check her mental status.

Question 2

A teen involved in a multiple-casualty incident is found lying on the ground with an obvious deformity to his left thigh. Using the START system for triage, you note that he is not breathing. Which one of the following should you do next?
 
  a. Tag the patient as black, and then move on to the next patient.
  b. Provide the patient 30 seconds of assisted ventilation.
  c. Open the patient's airway and then check for a radial pulse.
  d. Give the patient a red tag and then move him to the treatment area.



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lgoldst9

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c




sammy

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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