As soon as the baby is delivered from the vaginal canal, it is critical that the EMT immediately:

A) Clamp and cut the umbilical cord
B) Initiate drying and warming of the newborn
C) Perform the Apgar assessment
D) Obtain a pulse oximetry reading from the newborn's right hand


B) Initiate drying and warming of the newborn

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A) keloids B) blisters C) hives D) blebs

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The suffix –dipsia means

Eat Thirst Urine Pain

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Which of the following is a physical disinfection agent?

Alcohol Boiling water Bleach Iodine Betadine

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A burn patient has full-thickness burns to the fronts of both legs and the entire left arm. The front of the patient's right arm has superficial burns. Using the rule of nines, the EMT should estimate what percentage of the patients' body has been burned?

A. 32% B. 36% C. 27% D. 45%

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