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You have been called for an unresponsive patient. On scene, hysterical family members direct you to an unresponsive 32-year-old woman who is lying on the bedroom floor. Her husband says that she left a note saying that she wanted to kill herself and took an unspecified poison. Assessment reveals a green-colored liquid in her mouth and respirations that are rapid, shallow, and gurgling. Her pulse is weak and her skin is cool and dry with cyanosis to her fingertips. Your immediate action would be to:
 
  A) start positive pressure ventilation.
  B) extricate and provide care en route to the hospital.
  C) open the airway and suction.
  D) read the note for clues to what she took.

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Swelling of the epiglottis that may be caused by a bacterial infection is BEST defined as:
 
  A) RSV. B) asthma. C) epiglottitis. D) croup.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C




misspop

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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
Wow, this really help

 

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