Explain how a person inhales air into the lungs.

What will be an ideal response?


The diaphragm contracts, lowering the air pressure in the thoracic cavity. The air pressure in the thoracic cavity, being lower that the atmospheric pressure, causes air to rush into the lungs.

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Calculate the following desired doses.Ordered:      Benadryl 25 mg PO q4h PRNOn hand:      Benadryl 12.5 mg / 5 mLDesired dose:      __________

What will be an ideal response?

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After stocking the ambulance this morning, you and your partner go out for breakfast. While entering the restaurant, you see an older gentleman clutch his chest and collapse to the floor. When you get to him, he has no pulse and is not breathing. To treat this patient, you will follow:

a. off-line medical control b. online medical control c. protocols d. all of the above

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The maximum size catheter that can be used for a size 9.0 (ID) TT is ___ French

a. 6 c. 12 b. 11 d. 13

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