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jCorn1234

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All of the following are roles of a poison control center EXCEPT:
 
  A) identifying the toxin or poison.
  B) determining the potential toxicity of the agent.
  C) providing information on the most current definitive treatment.
  D) notifying the receiving hospital and recommending treatment.

Question 2

You have been called to assist another crew with the birth of a baby. On scene another EMT informs you that the mother's perineum tore and is bleeding heavily. You would:
 
  A) place a cold pack on the mother's abdomen just below the umbilicus.
  B) apply a sterile gauze dressing with gentle pressure above the vagina.
  C) place a sterile dressing between the mother's vagina and rectum.
  D) insert sterile gauze into the vagina and leave in place until bleeding stops.


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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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