Your patient who has been involved in a flash fire tells you he was working on a small engine when volatile chemicals ignited and burned him. He has dry red skin without blistering. Considering their depth, you would classify his burns as:
A) full-thickness.
B) superficial.
C) minor.
D) partial-thickness.
Answer: B
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A) 35.7mg B) 37.5mg C) 41.6mg D) 46.1mg
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A) "Try delivering each ventilation over 3 seconds, and let's slow down the rate." B) "The ventilation rate and force of ventilation need to be increased so air goes into the lungs." C) "Let's slow the ventilation rate to 10 per minute, providing each breath over 1 second." D) "I need another rescuer to apply firm pressure over the stomach, while we ventilate this patient."
Which of the following includes any street or highway that provides access for emergency vehicles?
A. Fire lane B. Fire access road C. Dead-end access road D. Fire apparatus access road
The valves that prevent backflow of blood into the ventricles are called:
A) semilunar valves B) atrioventricular valves C) bicuspid valves D) mitral valves