How would you tell a pregnant woman to restrain herself when traveling in a car?
A) Wear all seat belts normally, as you would if not pregnant.
B) Use the shoulder restraint but not the lap belt to prevent abdominal injury.
C) Avoid the belt system as long as your car has front and side air bags in place.
D) The lap belt by itself should be adequate, as long as the car is equipped with air bags.
A
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You have responded to a local pool for a drowning patient. Lifeguards have pulled the patient out of the pool prior to your arrival. You find a 22-year-old male patient unresponsive with agonal respirations and a weak carotid pulse. Bystanders state the patient was not using the diving board and was found in the shallow end. Why are cervical spine precautions necessary?
A) The patient may have suffered a cervical spine injury when pulled out of the water. B) The patient may have been using the diving board after all and injured his cervical spine. C) The patient may have suffered a spinal injury by jumping in shallow water. D) The patient may have hit his head on the side wall while swimming laps.
Which of the following statements regarding factors affecting communication of fire is MOST accurate?
A) Flame temperature alone determines if a fire can communicate to an exposed building. B) As the area of opening increases in size, the amount of convection increases. C) As the area of opening increases in size, the amount of thermal radiation increases. D) As the area of opening increases in size, the amount of thermal radiation decreases.
The main objectives in directing traffic include:
a. warning other drivers b. preventing additional crashes c. keeping vehicles moving in an orderly fashion d. all of the above
The average pulse rate of persons between 19 and 60 years of age is typically:
A. 80 beats/min. B. 90 beats/min. C. 70 beats/min. D. 60 beats/min.