An early sign of tetanus is ____.
A. drooling
B. fever
C. diarrhea
D. sweating
E. muscle spasm in the jaw and neck
E. muscle spasm in the jaw and neck
The first signs of tetanus are usually muscle spasms in the jaw, neck, and facial muscles.
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Speaking with good ________ enables the person to whom you are speaking to understand you.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Newborn infants have certain reflexes due to an immature nervous system such as the ________ reflex, in which they feel like they are falling.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
An unresponsive apneic patient's chest fails to rise after two ventilation attempts. You should:
A) immediately proceed to chest compressions. B) suction the airway and reattempt ventilations. C) attempt to ventilate again using more volume. D) reposition the head and reattempt to ventilate.