You have been called to a preschool for a seizing child. On arrival, staff directs you to a bed in which a 4-year-old boy is lying. Staff state that the child began making "funny" noises in his sleep, then began to seize for approximately 60 seconds. Your assessment indicates that the boy is responsive to painful stimuli and is breathing, but has gurgling sounds coming from the upper airway. His radial pulse is rapid and strong, and his skin is cool and diaphoretic. What is your immediate action in caring for this child?
A) Apply oxygen
B) Place a cervical collar
C) Suction the airway
D) Start positive pressure ventilation
C) Suction the airway
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A) Inferior cornu B) Superior cornua C) Greater cornu D) Lesser cornu
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A. the pyloric sphincter prevents the backflow. B. the duodenum prevents the backflow. C. gravity prevents it from flowing uphill. D. the cardiac valve prevents the backflow.
What is the downside of classifying drug research costs as capital investments (as in Case Study 5-1)?
What will be an ideal response?