Describe the major trends in population demographics over the past 80 years.
What will be an ideal response?
• The increase in the overall size of the population in the United States which is due to the rate of natural increase (higher number of births as compared to deaths).
• The increase in the minority populations which is due to an increase in net in-migration.
• The aging of the population which is due to increased longevity and lower fertility rates.
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A) Rapid heart rate and anxiety B) Rapidly dropping blood pressure C) Rapid breathing and air hunger D) Rapidly dropping level of responsiveness
Large phagocytic cells that produce monokines and digest pathogens in the lymph are called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
To prevent ________ against people with physical or mental handicaps, the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in 1990.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
You are caring for a victim who was rescued from a burning building by the fire department. The patient resents alert and oriented with burns to the arms, chest, neck and face. The patient complains that he cannot breathe well. What is the patient's MOST critical injury?
A. Possible airway burns. B. Total body surface area burned. C. Type of burns sustained. D. Burns to the hands.