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craiczarry

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The mother of a 2-year-old has called EMS because her son has an axillary temperature of 103.2F. On scene, your assessment reveals the boy to be confused and lethargic with a rectal temperature of 104.1F. When caring for this child, you would:
 
  A) remove the child's clothes and sponge with tepid water.
  B) apply washcloths soaked in cold water until the child begins to shiver.
  C) administer oxygen and cool the child by sponging with alcohol.
  D) have the mother administer Tylenol and cool the child by sponging with cold water.

Question 2

You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train. The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you only have 5 patients. Your closest unit is 30 minutes away. Triage this patient based on this scenario:
  Patient 3 is a 38-year-old female with the following vital signs: respirations 0, pulse 0, and nonresponsive.
 
  A) Priority 4, black tag B) Priority 2, yellow tag
  C) Priority 3, green tag D) Priority 1, red tag



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mjenn52

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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craiczarry

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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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