For which of these patient is placement of an oropharyngeal airway indicated?
A) A responsive but confused patient with stridorous respirations
B) A patient who responds to painful stimuli by moaning and has vomited
C) An unresponsive patient who has no gag or cough reflex
D) A patient with snoring respirations who coughs as the oral airway is placed into his mouth
C) An unresponsive patient who has no gag or cough reflex
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Which of the following is the purpose of early identification of a staging area?
A) To be able to organize resources in one place for easy and quick deployment B) To claim an area close to the scene before onlookers and the media arrive C) To be able to visualize all the units that have arrived to keep track of them D) To be able to park all the vehicles close to the scene
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In which position should you place a patient before you begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
A. On the left side B. On the back C. Prone, with the head turned to the side D. On the right side E. In the Sims' position
ADH release from the posterior pituitary is stimulated by which process?
a. Low blood pressure sensed by barorecep-tors in the kidneys. b. High plasma osmolarity sensed by osmo-receptors in the hypothalamus. c. Low osmolality sensed by osmoreceptors in the kidneys. d. High concentration of potassium sensed by chemoreceptors in the carotid body.