Recent data suggests that one in five transportation-related fatalities among EMS providers are due to risks on the rescue scene, such as being struck by a passing vehicle due to poor visibility.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Which ventilatory pattern is defined as the complete absence of spontaneous breathing?
A. apnea B. dyspnea C. apneusis D. eupnea
Which of the following situations will NOT require additional resources at the scene?
A) A call to a manufacturing plant where a worker has his hand caught in a machine B) A 300-pound woman complaining of back pain C) A call for a sick person at home during which an odor of natural gas is detected D) A patient with emphysema who is on oxygen therapy at home
Which of the following precautions should be immediately taken in a patient with blunt trauma?
a. Securing the airway with an endotracheal tube b. Immobilization of the cervical spine c. IV placement and aggressive fluid re-placement therapy d. CT scanning to determine occult internal bleeding
Plasma accounts for about ________ percent of the total volume of whole blood.
A. 35 B. 55 C. 75 D. 95