What is a factory farm? What are the alternatives to factory farms?


A factory farm is a farm where chickens are kept in cages and veal calves in crates.
Alternatives to factory farms include keeping cattle on pastures or on open ranges, using turn-aroundstalls
for sows, using free range systems or group housing for sows, and barns and free range for chickens.

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Who is the most susceptible to hypothermia?

A) 55-year-old male patient who sprained his knee snow skiing B) 80-year-old male patient on the ground who slipped and has a hip fracture C) 76-year-old male patient involved in a vehicle accident on icy roads D) 21-year-old near-drowning patient on a warm spring day

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You correctly identify the primary benefit of triage when you say:

a. "Triage is a process by which the number of patients is quickly estimated so the appropriate resources can be summoned." b. "Triage is a system that can be used to determine the number of patients who will most likely die." c. "Triage is a system used to assign the order of care when an incident contains more than 10 patients." d. "Triage is used to prioritize patients for treatment and transportation based on their clinical signs and symptoms."

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You have been asked to perform an ECG on a hospital patient who was admitted to the cardiac care unit this morning. When you review the ECG tracing from the emergency department before the patient was admitted, you notice that the patient had an idioventricular rhythm. As you prepare to enter the patient's room, you will not be surprised to find the patient in what state?

A. Hypertensive B. Alert and oriented C. Combative D. Unconscious

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Which of the following local anesthetics are most commonly used in medical offices?

A) Xylocaine B) Lidocaine C) Carbocaine D) Marcaine E) All of the above

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