Which of the following is TRUE of body armor use?
A) There are no reported cases of penetrating trauma among victims who were shot while wearing body armor.
B) Blunt trauma may be significant, but the potential for life-threatening injury is less than if armor had not been worn.
C) Blunt trauma occurs only if ceramic inserts are placed in the vest.
D) Ceramic inserts are dangerous and should not be used, because they generally fragment and create secondary projectiles when they are struck by a bullet.
Question 2
Which of the following BEST describes why hypoglycemia after delivery is common in infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes?
A) The fetus develops compensatory insulin production in utero due to maternal hyperglycemia, which causes hypoglycemia after delivery.
B) The genetic nature of diabetes mellitus makes infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes more likely to have diabetes themselves.
C) The fetus is no longer receiving insulin via the umbilical cord, and therefore becomes hypoglycemic after birth.
D) Gestational diabetes may cause fetal pancreatic abnormalities that cause hypoglycemia after birth.
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