The basal metabolic rate is the rate at which the body uses energy just for maintaining its own tissue, without doing any voluntary work
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During the primary assessment of an unresponsive two-month old infant, which pulse should be palpated?
A) Carotid B) Brachial C) Radial D) Umbilical
An inspiration strip is run on lead II for 10 seconds with the patient holding his or her ________.
A. chest B. index finger C. left arm D. breath
Intramuscular injection in pediatric patients increases risk of _________ because of slower absorption
A) overdose B) systemic circulation C) decreased bioavailability D) muscle and nerve damage
The EMT would recognize which patient as suffering from multisystem trauma?
A) A pregnant female with a single gunshot wound to the head B) A 43-year-old male with extremity trauma and shock from a motor vehicle collision C) A 66-year-old female with a deformed arm after having a syncopal episode D) A 23-year-old female with a fractured clavicle sustained in a soccer game