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Lobcity

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A 21-year-old female has called EMS for severe right-sided abdominal pain. What questions should be asked first?
 
  A) Have you had a kidney stone before?
  B) When was your last normal period?
  C) Does the pain radiate into your back?
  D) Do you have any vaginal bleeding?

Question 2

On the scene of a medical emergency, you are directed to a 5-month-old baby in his crib. He responds to painful stimuli by whimpering and he is breathing at a rate of 50 breaths per minute. His airway is open and his brachial pulse is fast, weak, and difficult to locate. Assessment of his skin reveals it to be cool and pale in color. According to the mother, he has had vomiting and diarrhea for four days. She also reports that the father of the baby is a diabetic. Based on this information, the EMT would recognize what condition?
 
  A) Shock
  B) Hypoglycemia
  C) Cardiac arrest
  D) Heart failure


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hugthug12

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

B

Answer to Question 2

A


Lobcity

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
:D TYSM

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Excellent

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