Which of these is the EMT's highest priority when presented with a patient who has been exposed to a poisonous substance?
A) Identify the poison
B) Induce vomiting
C) Perform a primary assessment
D) Administer activated charcoal
C) Perform a primary assessment
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A) Cataracts. B) Glaucoma. C) Middle ear infection. D) Conjunctivitis
Which of the following statements best describes the pathogenesis of HIV infection?
a. HIV virus selectively infects T helper cells, incorporates its own DNA into the T helper's DNA, and lyses the cell. b. HIV virus infects all lymphocytes, incorporates its own DNA into the T helper's DNA, and changes the T helper's identity. c. HIV virus infects all cells involved in cell-mediated immunity, incorporates its own DNA into the DNA of the infected cells, and lyses the cells. d. HIV infects T-suppressor cells and initiates apoptosis.
______________ items must be sterile. These items enter sterile tissue or the vascular system
A. Semicritical C. Critical B. Noncritical D. Low critical
Which of the following would shift the volume-pressure curve to the right?
I. Acute asthma episode II. Pneumothorax III. Pleural effusion IV. Pulmonary edema a. II, II, and IV only c. I, II, and IV only b. I. III and IV only d. Ii and IV only