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hbsimmons88

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Your patient is a 44-year-old female who has collapsed while jogging. She has been unresponsive for 4 to 5 minutes by the time you arrive. Her husband appears to be performing high-quality CPR. Which of the following should be your first action?
 
  A) Stop CPR and check for a pulse.
  B) Apply the AED.
  C) Insert an oropharyngeal airway and begin ventilations.
  D) Load the patient into the ambulance for further assessment.

Question 2

Even with intervention, survival is unlikely with blood loss over ________ percent of the total blood volume.
 
  A) 25
  B) 15
  C) 50
  D) 35


mcomstock09

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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