List at least three factors other than genetics that influence the individual human characteristics


Family relationships, cultural customs, religion, education, physical health

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A typical size massage table for Western/Swedish massage is:

A) 30 inches wide and 73 inches long B) 28 inches wide and 80 inches long C) 35 inches wide and 70 inches long D) 40 inches wide and 75 inches long

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A 40-year-old homeless male is found lying in the street. On physical examination, you notice that the patient has a stab wound to the mid-chest. He is unresponsive and his skin is cool to the touch. His respirations are snoring at 40 per minute and his pulse is 120. Which of the following would the EMT perform first?

A) Apply a sterile dressing to the wound. B) Start positive pressure ventilations. C) Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver. D) Listen to breath sounds.

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A young male golfer has been struck in the right eye with a golf club. The upper and lower lids are swollen shut and ecchymotic. There are also blood clots between the two eyelids. What would be an indication that the EMT is providing proper care to this patient?

A) He gently opens the lids to assess for injury to the eye B) He places a numbing medication in the eye C) He irrigates blood from the eye with sterile saline solution D) He wipes any remaining blood from the face but not the eye

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Incision and drainage is a procedure to relieve pain and pressure by draining pus from an abscess

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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