When triaging patients, the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician's goal is to
A) triage as many patients in the shortest amount of time.
B) treat each patient as needed.
C) provide definitive treatment interventions.
D) assure that the most severely injured survive.
A
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An EMT is correctly assessing a patient's radial pulse when he:
A) uses the palm of his hand to feel the pulse on the upper arm. B) simultaneously checks for a heart rate on both sides of the neck. C) uses his thumb to feel for the pulse on the patient's lower arm. D) uses his fingertips to feel for a pulse at the patient's wrist.
The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute is known as the:
A. cardiac output. B. pulse. C. diastolic blood pressure. D. systolic blood pressure.
Decompensated shock in a 2-year-old child is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. a systolic BP of 80 mm Hg. B. weak and rapid central pulses. C. a decreased mental status. D. marked tachypnea or bradypnea.
Molecular motion ceases only if the temperature of a substance is
A) 32°F B) 212°F C) 100°F D) absolute zero