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A 72-year-old male with an extensive COPD and other lung history is in cardiac arrest. What instruction would you provide to the EMT ventilating the patient with the bag-valve mask?
 
  A) Have someone monitor for breath sounds in both lungs as we ventilate.
  B) It is best to provide less tidal volume with about 20 ventilations per minute.
  C) Make sure to administer the ventilations over 3 to 5 seconds.
  D) You will have to be quite forceful with ventilation because of his lung disease.

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What is an appropriate-sized landing zone for a helicopter?
 
  A) 25 feet by 25 feet B) 100 feet by 100 feet C) 50 feet by 50 feet D) 75 feet by 75 feet


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recede

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

A

Answer to Question 2

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moongchi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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