A 28-year-old female patient has fallen 20 feet from the roof a house. She is lying supine and does not appear to be conscious or breathing. On arrival at her side, what should the EMT do first?
A) Open her airway using a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
B) Apply manual in-line spinal motion restriction
C) Start positive pressure ventilation after placing an OPA or NPA
D) Open her airway and assess her circulation
B) Apply manual in-line spinal motion restriction
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a. 10 to 40 b. 40 to 80 c. 80 to 120 d. 120 to 160
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a. Using a four-way stopcock b. Overinflating the cuff prior to measure-ment c. Simultaneously inflating the cuff and ma-nometer d. Pressurizing the manometer to 25 mm Hg prior to use
________________ take data that humans understand and digitize it, that is, translate it into binary form of ones and zeroes
A. Output devices B. Input devices C. Storage devices D. None of the above
Which of the following is considered an input/output device because it allows information to be transferred to and from a computer over telephone lines?
A. diskette drive B. central processing unit C. modem D. keyboard