A woman has called 911 after not being able to wake her eight-year-old son. Upon arrival, the mother tells you that her son is a diabetic, and that his diabetic alert dog awoke her in the night indicating the child's blood sugar was low. You perform a blood glucose check and find that your glucometer reads 28 mg/dL. You should:
A) administer IV dextrose at 30% concentration.
B) administer 1 mg of IV glucagon.
C) administer 1 mg of IM glucagon.
D) administer IV dextrose at 25% concentration.
D
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What will be an ideal response?
The EMS vehicle fleet is largely exempt from the ____, the minimum safety performance requirements for motor vehicles.
A. Vehicle Emergency Response Standards B. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards C. Vehicle Hazard Prevention Standards D. Federal Transportation Standards
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Repair of retinal tear by xenon arc photocoagulation is coded to procedure code __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word