A 36-year-old man has accidentally shot a nail into his thigh while using a nail gun. Under which of the following circumstances should the EMT remove the nail from the injury site?
A) The nail is less than 2 inches in length.
B) Bleeding from the wound is minimal.
C) The patient's distal pulse, motor function, and sensation are intact.
D) None of the above
D
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A) Suctioning the airway, inserting a nasopharyngeal airway, assisting respirations by bag-valve-mask device with 100 percent oxygen B) Immediate nasal intubation and hyperventilation with 100 percent oxygen C) An IV of normal saline at a keep open rate, check blood glucose level, administer 3 mg of lorazepam, IV D) An IV of normal saline at a keep open rate, check blood glucose level, administer 5 mg of diazepam, IV
Paragonimus westermani, Entamoeba histolytica, and Pneumocystis jiroveci can all potentially be found in
A) blood. B) sputum. C) urine. D) stool.
________ tend to have a higher metabolic turnover of vitamin C and require a higher daily intake than others to reach normal levels
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The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act was designed to provide senior citizens and ____________________ individuals with a prescription drug benefit
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