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james0929

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You are examining a 48-year-old patient who has been burned. You decide to use the rule of palm to measure the extent of the burn. What does this mean?
 
  A) The palm of the patient's hand equals about 1 of the body's surface area.
  B) The palm of your hand represents 1 of the body's surface area.
  C) You can only use the rule of palm for children, so you would use the rule of nines instead.
  D) The palm of the patient's hand equals 9 of the body's surface area.

Question 2

General radio procedures include:
 
  a. using codes whenever possible to shorten transmissions.
  b. giving the patient's name so that the hospital can look up admission records.
  c. not waiting for confirmation that your message was received, to shorten transmission time.
  d. being concise to hold the attention of the person receiving your radio report.


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

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Answer to Question 2

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james0929

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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