An EMT has an accurate understanding of diastolic blood pressure when she tells you that diastolic pressure:
A) Is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is not contracting
B) Can be estimated as one-third of the systolic blood pressure
C) Can be easily obtained by palpating the blood pressure
D) Should always be rounded to the nearest 10
A) Is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is not contracting
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A. True B. False
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