The brachial plexus innervates:

a. The upper extremity
b. The trunk muscles
c. The spine
d. Structures in the neck


A

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Your 15-year-old male patient has a stab wound along the right sternal border at the fourth intercostal space. The patient responds to painful stimuli and shows little evidence of external bleeding. His respirations are 30, his breath sounds are clear and equal, and his radial pulse is weak and disappears on inspiration. The patient has distended jugular veins and is dyspneic. This patient is most likely suffering from ________ shock due to ________.

A) obstructive; cardiac tamponade B) hypovolemic; hemothorax C) distributive; loss of sympathetic nervous tone D) hypoxic; tension pneumothorax

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While assessing a patient with acute abdominal pain, you note that his abdomen is very rigid. When asked to relax his stomach muscles, he does. The EMT would recognize:

A) voluntary guarding. B) rebound guarding. C) false guarding. D) involuntary guarding.

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What is the normal range for BE?

a. ±2 mEq/L b. ±4 mEq/L c. ±6 mEq/L d. ±24 mEq/L

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When the sciatic nerve is damaged by excessive pressure on the nerve from prolonged sitting or lying down, the patient has ________. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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