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lbcchick

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Your patient presents with a wound to her forearm. Your exam reveals a 3 cm wound that has smooth edges and appears to go through several layers of tissue. This type of soft tissue injury is best classified as a:
 
  A) laceration. B) crush injury. C) contusion. D) puncture.

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When an elderly patient complains of abdominal pain, the EMT should consider this symptom to be:
 
  A) an indication of a potentially serious problem.
  B) non-life-threatening unless accompanied by other symptoms.
  C) related to a gastrointestinal problem.
  D) cardiac-related until proven otherwise.


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macmac

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

A

Answer to Question 2

A


lbcchick

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

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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