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A 32-year-old woman was the restrained passenger of a vehicle that hit a tree at a high rate of speed. She is 34 weeks pregnant and complains of excruciating abdominal pain. She is cool and diaphoretic and has a faint and rapid radial pulse. You suspect:
 
  A) traumatic onset of labor.
  B) uterine inversion.
  C) uterine rupture.
  D) premature rupture of membranes.

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Friends pulled an unresponsive 15-year-old male from a lake. They say they were swimming when they lost track of him. Assessment reveals labored breathing and a weak pulse. Which of the following questions would give the EMT the most information related to the prognosis of the patient?
 
  A) Does he have a history of breathing problems?
  B) How long was he under the water?
  C) Was he drinking or doing drugs?
  D) Is there any chance he hit his head?


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ndhahbi

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


Davideckstein7

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Reply #2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 3, 2018
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