When cooling a patient with possible heat stroke, which one of the following would be of most concern to the EMT?
A) Blood pressure increasing to 102/78 mmHg
B) The heart rate going from 140 beats to 120 beats per minute
C) Observing your partner apply a sheet soaked in tepid water to the patient
D) Determining that the patient is shivering after having cold packs applied to the neck
D
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A) Arterioles B) Arteries C) Veins D) Capillaries
Emphysema may be caused by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. inhaling asbestos fibers. b. ?1-antitrypsin deficiency. c. secondhand cigarette smoke. d. air pollution.
During a personal conversation, it would be most appropriate to stand ____ from the person you are speaking with
A) less than 1 foot B) 2 feet C) 5 feet D) 7 feet
Mechanical valves in Barney Clark's Jarvik-7 artificial heart broke and helped cause the failure of the operation. In what previous subject had similar valves also broken?
A. A chimpanzee named "Goobers." B. A minority patient, Estell Washington. C. A Brazilian patient. D. A patient of Christiaan Barnard. E. A ram named Ted D. Baer.