Author Question: The leading cause of disability among those 65 and older is ________________________. Fill in the ... (Read 67 times)

mspears3 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

The leading cause of disability among those 65 and older is ___________________ _____.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

You are at the scene where a 19-year-old female college student has been drinking large quantities of alcohol throughout the evening. On your arrival, the patient is lying on her back with no signs of trauma, has vomited, and has slow, wet sounding respirations. Which of the following should you do next?

A) Check for carotid and radial pulses.
B) Assist respirations with a bag-valve-mask device.
C) Open the patient's airway using a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
D) Determine the respiratory rate.