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BrownTown3

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A patient was assaulted and sustained various and multiple injuries. Which injury does the EMT recognize as presenting the greatest risk for infection?
 
  A) Contusion to the chin
  B) Closed crush injury to the knee
  C) Abrasion to the right side of the face
  D) Hematoma to the left foot

Question 2

Which one of the following statements about ventilation of a nonbreathing patient through a stoma is true?
 
  A) The EMT should ventilate through the stoma with a child-sized face mask attached to a bag-valve mask.
  B) A head-tilt, chin-lift or jaw-thrust airway maneuver is still needed to open the airway.
  C) Mouth-to-stoma ventilation is an easy and safe procedure to perform on a nonbreathing patient.
  D) A nasal airway should be inserted into the stoma prior to any attempt at ventilating the patient.


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mfedorka

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

C

Answer to Question 2

A


BrownTown3

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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