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saliriagwu

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on: Jul 2, 2018
A patient has suffered a stroke and injury to his brainstem. Which one of the following signs and symptoms might the EMT expect to see as a result of this condition?
 
  A) Confusion
  B) Abnormal respirations
  C) Blindness
  D) Muscle spasms

Question 2

You are on an ambulance responding to a mass-casualty incident at a shopping mall on a warm Saturday afternoon. En route, you listen to the incident commander broadcast information to dispatch and all inbound units about 20 patients complaining of respiratory difficulty and a burning sensation in their eyes. Your suspicions of a potential terrorist incident are the result of:
 
  A) the location of the call. B) the timing of the event.
  C) the type of event. D) on-scene warning signs.


dominiqueenicolee

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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