An infant is called a(n) _______ from birth to one month of age. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


neonate
A neonate is an infant from birth to one month of age.

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Which one of the following statements made by an EMT shows a proper understanding of what is required when restraining a patient?

A) "To decrease the potential legal problems, it is best to have the patient agree to being restrained and have family members, if present, act as witnesses." B) "One person should be assigned the task of explaining everything to the patient before, during, and after he has been restrained." C) "Always come at the patient with more force than you think is needed so the job of restraining can be done quickly and effectively." D) "Securing the patient's arms and legs to the stretcher with handcuffs is a very effective form of restraint, but should only be used if police are present."

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Progressively deeper, faster breathing alternating gradually with shallow, slower breathing is called:

A) Cheyne-Stokes respirations. B) Biot's respirations. C) Kussmaul's respirations. D) agonal respirations.

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A category ____ hurricane is likely to cause extensive damage.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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When a building has an automatic fire sprinkler system, what must you make sure the system is matched to perform against?

A) Square footage B) Exit area C) Content hazard level D) Number of expected occupants

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