What is phishing?

What will be an ideal response?


Phishing is sending an e-mail or displaying a Web announcement that falsely claims to be from a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to trick the user into surrendering private information. Users are asked to respond to an e-mail or are directed to a Web site where they are requested to update personal information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, or other information. However, the Web site is actually an imposter site and is set up to steal what information the user enters.

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a. Nervous b. Connective c. Muscle d. Epithelial

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In shingles, a painful blistering rash occurs along the _______________, the skin area along the pathway of the affected nerve root. 

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

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While examining a woman in labor, you see the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. You should:

A. carefully push the cord back into the vagina. B. push the infant's head away from the cord. C. cover the umbilical cord with a dry dressing. D. gently pull on the cord to facilitate delivery.

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A TV reporter has been assigned to your ambulance for a ride-along. He is doing a segment on the local EMS services for EMS week. In your down time, he tells you that his wife was diagnosed with atherosclerosis. He is unsure what the condition is and asks you to explain it to him. Your response would be:

A) "It affects the arteries of the heart and is caused by a heart attack." B) "The walls of the coronary arteries lose elasticity, which can lead to a heart attack." C) "The coronary arteries become narrowed by fat deposits." D) "It affects the veins in the body and is caused by untreated high blood pressure."

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