Which link of the American Heart Association's Chain of Survival must occur first, if a patient is to survive cardiac arrest?
A) Early CPR
B) Early defibrillation
C) Early activation
D) Early advanced life support
C) Early activation
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Your partner experiences an itchy, red rash on her hands that stops at the wrists after using a new brand of glove your service purchased. Her skin is warm, dry, and nondiaphoretic; the rash is isolated to her hands; and her lung sounds are clear bilaterally. She has no other complaints. HR = 88, RR = 12, BP = 122/80. Of the following treatments, which is most appropriate?
A) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask 15 lpm, cardiac monitor, IV of NS KVO, epinephrine SC, diphenhydramine IM B) Oxygen via nasal cannula 4 lpm, cardiac monitor, IV of NS KVO, epinephrine IV, diphenhydramine IM C) Advise the dispatcher you will be going out of service D) Diphenhydramine IM
All the following are major causes of disability for women, EXCEPT
A) depression B) bipolar disease C) schizophrenia D) obsessive compulsive disorder
According to the author, watching sports on television often leads viewers to be
A. angry and violent only when they are watching with a crowd. B. targets of violence done by people who dislike sports. C. so hostile that it creates a context in which violence is common. D. emotionally expressive, but not overtly violent.