Good Samaritan Laws provide complete protection against lawsuits for individuals who provide medical assistance during an emergency.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
In rare court cases, courts have ruled that Good Samaritan Laws do not apply in cases when an individual rescuer's action was grossly or willfully negligent or reckless or when the rescuer abandoned the victim after initiating care.
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a. Oxygen b. pH c. Carbon dioxide d. Hydrogen
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a. 30 minutes is usually long enough for severe hypothermia to develop. b. the threat of severe hypothermia is greater after extrication than before extrication. c. a pulseless victim can most likely be resuscitated after rewarming. d. a patient who is responsive is not hypothermic.
Freezing point depression is one of the:
A. Colligative properties of a solution. B. Isoelectric point of a solution. C. Physical properties of an ice cube. D. Principle temperatures on the Kelvin scale.
Standardization of ECG machines is a means of verifying that each machine deflects 10 ________ in response to 1 mV of electricity in sensitivity.
A. inches B. centimeters C. millimeters D. feet