A woman late in her pregnancy is in cardiac arrest. When resuscitating this patient, it is appropriate to:
A) compress at a rate of at least 120 per minute.
B) use a mechanical compression device.
C) lift and push the gravid uterus to the left.
D) assess for imminent delivery.
Question 2
In which one of the following situations would the Good Samaritan Law protect the EMT?
A) The EMT forgets to provide oxygen to a patient with chest pain and the patient suffers a heart attack as a result.
B) A patient is paralyzed from the waist down because an off-duty EMT did not take the appropriate measures in caring for him.
C) A paramedic orders an EMT to administer a medication that the EMT legally may not give, and the patient dies as a result.
D) An off-duty EMT stops at the scene of an auto collision and provides proper care, but the patient dies.
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Woman (formerly a.k.a. the Venus of Willendorf), Lower Austria.
Each patient is greeted by the receptionist.
A physical therapist helping the patient on parallel bars.
The cardiac conduction system.