Which of the following statements about stab wounds is TRUE?
A) The presence of defense wounds decreases the likelihood of trauma to the neck, thorax, and abdomen.
B) Damage is usually limited to physical injury caused by direct contact between the blade and the victim's tissue.
C) The size and shape of the weapon allow precise prediction of the injury.
D) Stab wounds by female attackers are seldom lethal.
B
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Which of the following describes the condition of having an abnormally high body temperature?
A) Septic shock B) Hyperdynamic state C) Heat shock D) Hyperthermia
Your paramedic partner has applied continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to a patient in respiratory distress from congestive heart failure (CHF). As an EMT, you realize that this treatment should benefit the patient by:
A) Collapsing portions of the diaphragm B) Causing the diaphragm to relax during inspiration C) Removing air from the lungs during exhalation D) Displacing fluid in the alveoli back into the bloodstream
Identify the data to be reviewed and the complexity of the data to be reviewed when the physician performing the E/M visit independently reviews the image, tracing, or scan
A. Straightforward B. Low C. Moderate D. High
In which dysrhythmia do the P-P and R-R intervals progressively widen, and then narrow, following the patient's breathing pattern?
A. Sinus dysrhythmia B. Sinus tachycardia C. Normal sinus rhythm D. Sinus bradycardia