A patient is confused and anxious after falling 20 feet from a ladder onto the grass below. Which clinical finding described is most suggestive of shock?
A) Heart rate of 112 beats per minute
B) Deformity to the left arm
C) Large hematoma to the head
D) Constricted pupils
A) Heart rate of 112 beats per minute
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A) monophasic defibrillator B) biphasic defibrillator C) triphasic defibrillator D) quadphasic defibrillator
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A) rhonchi. B) stridor. C) snoring. D) wheezes.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
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