A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily from a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911 operators are also Emergency Medical Dispatchers, which one of the following will they be able to provide?
A) Simultaneous notification of the hospital
B) Whether the EMS response is covered by medical insurance
C) Instructions on how to control bleeding
D) The names of the EMTs who are responding
C
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A) Garbled and incomprehensible speech when you call his name B) Flexing his arms across his chest when you pinch his shoulder C) Attempting to move his hand away from you as you pinch it D) Exhibiting no response to any stimuli
In a third-degree burn (letter ____), the skin often looks black or charred, which is known as eschar.
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A. A
B. B
C. C
Complete RNA or DNA particles surrounded by protein shells that constitute infectious forms of viruses are referred to as
A) virions B) envelopes C) spores D) capsules
Which of the following risk factors is associated with the HIGHEST rate of mortality following a burn injury in an elderly person?
A) Age over 55 years B) Musculoskeletal injury C) Preexisting medical condition D) Proportional increase in adipose tissue