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misspop

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on: Jul 3, 2018
You respond to a motor vehicle collision and find a patient with an altered mental status and angulated left femur; the other driver is deceased. Your closest trauma center is 45 minutes away. Which of the following would you do next?
 
  A) Apply a traction splint.
  B) Transport the patient to a local medical clinic for evaluation by a physician.
  C) Request ALS personnel.
  D) Perform a detailed physical exam.

Question 2

All of the following can cause an error signal or blank screen on an SpO2 monitor EXCEPT:
 
  a. nail polish.
  b. asthma.
  c. carbon monoxide poisoning.
  d. cold hands.


ririgirl15

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

C

Answer to Question 2

b


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misspop

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Reply #2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 3, 2018
No problemo


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