A young adult female was struck by a vehicle while she was riding her bicycle. She was not wearing a helmet. She is now unresponsive and has a deformity with a deep depression to the temporal area of the head. You do not see any bleeding, and the patient's scalp is intact. What is the greatest threat associated with this injury?
A) Fracture of the temporal bone
B) Damage to the brain
C) Potential for infection
D) Loss of cerebrospinal fluid
B) Damage to the brain
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A. 277 B. 275 C. 279 D. 547
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a. NFPA 2001 b. NFPA 12 c. NFPA 2010 d. NFPA 101
In patients with heart disease, acute coronary syndrome is MOST often the result of:
A) atrial damage. B) atherosclerosis. C) coronary artery spasm. D) coronary artery rupture.
All of the following are true of the substance glucose (C6H12O6) EXCEPT:
a. The smallest subdivision of this molecule is glucose. b. It is a compound. c. It consists of three elements. d. It may be broken down into one atom of glucose.