You have been asked to speak to a local EMT class about caring for patients older than age 60 years. When presenting your material, which point would you emphasize?
A) All persons older than age 60 have chronic health problems
B) Older adults often do not want to give up their independent lifestyle even if medical conditions necessitate it
C) Most persons older than age 70 are in assisted living facilities or nursing homes
D) Most persons older than age 60 now reside with their grown children
B) Older adults often do not want to give up their independent lifestyle even if medical conditions necessitate it
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A) Structural versus metabolic cause of unresponsiveness B) Large-vessel occlusion stroke C) Seizures that are due to an organic cause versus metabolic cause D) Stroke stemming from a smaller blood vessel above the circle of Willis
How does an E --visit differ from provider--to--patient e--mails?
What will be an ideal response?
The watery by-products from the distillation of plant products are called
A) infusions. B) absolutes. C) hydrosols. D) solvents.
Most outbreaks of respiratory diseases, such as influenza, are ____, as are some food or water borne outbreaks, such as those occurring from norovirus infections.
A. common source outbreaks B. deadly outbreaks C. mild outbreaks D. propagated outbreaks