The initial cardiovascular response when there is an increase in body temperature is
A) increased blood pressure and heart rate
B) decreased blood pressure and increased heart rate
C) increased blood pressure and decreased heart rate
D) decreased blood pressure and heart rate
B
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You are on an ambulance responding to a mass-casualty incident at a shopping mall on a warm Saturday afternoon. En route, you listen to the incident commander broadcast information to dispatch and all inbound units about 20 patients complaining of respiratory difficulty and a burning sensation in their eyes. Your suspicions of a potential terrorist incident are the result of:
A) the location of the call. B) the timing of the event. C) the type of event. D) on-scene warning signs.
Which of the following is NOT a rule of alphabetic filing?
A. Disregard apostrophes. B. Married women are indexed using their legal names. C. Numeric characters are indexed before alpha characters. D. Hyphenated names are treated as two units.
Lymph nodes are also known as ____________________.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
During which essential component of patient assessment does the AEMT collect vital signs, obtain a medical history, and look for additional signs of injury and illness?
A) Primary assessment B) Reassessment C) Secondary assessment D) Scene size-up