When obtaining a blood pressure, the EMT listens for a pulse over which blood vessel?

A) Radial artery
B) Antecubital vein
C) Carotid vessel
D) Brachial artery


D) Brachial artery

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You believe that a young male patient, who has been shot in the lower abdomen, is bleeding internally and is in the early stage of shock. Which of these descriptions includes appropriate prehospital care of this patient?

A) Semi-Fowler's position and direct pressure over the injury site B) "Shock" position and administration of water by mouth C) Oxygen therapy and rapid transport to the hospital D) Oxygen therapy and warm packs to the abdomen

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Which of the following types of urine collection yields the most concentrated specimen?

A) Clean-catch B) Early afternoon C) Random D) First morning

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A business uses the calendar year for its fiscal year. On March 10th, it buys six months of liability insurance that will go into effect on April 1st. This should be listed in the books as a prepaid expense.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The AEC backup timer should be set at 100% to 150% of the expected manual exposure time to prevent overexposure

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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