"If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck—except when it isn't" is a way to summarize which of the following?
A) Illusory correlation B) Representativeness
C) Overconfidence D) Confirmation bias
B
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You have arrived on the scene of an assault involving a knife. Assessment of the unresponsive 21-year-old male reveals him to have sustained multiple lacerations to the arms and abdomen, with a section of his intestine protruding through a large laceration in the area around the umbilicus. He has lost a significant amount of blood. His airway is open and he is breathing poorly at a rate of 28
breaths per minute. His radial pulse is weak, and his skin is cool and pale. Which one of the following should the EMT do first? A) Cover the intestine with saline-soaked gauze. B) Immobilize to a long board. C) Start positive pressure ventilation. D) Check the blood pressure.
A young man has been struck by lightning on a golf course and is in cardiac arrest. Other golfers say that he was struck about 10 minutes ago. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation. B) Attach the automated external defibrillator. C) Ventilate 10 to 12 breaths per minute. D) Do a secondary assessment to locate the burn sites.
Understanding physiology will allow the EMT to understand that bronchoconstriction will have which effect on breathing?
A) There will be a decrease in the work of breathing B) There will be an increase in the work of breathing C) There will be an increase in the flow of air through the bronchioles D) There will be a decrease in the patient's respiratory rate
Amputation stump necrosis, LLE: ________
Fill in the blank with correct ICD-10.