The FDA's pregnancy safety designation of Category A for a drug means:
A) no adequate animal studies or adequate studies of pregnant women have been done.
B) animal studies have demonstrated adverse effects, but there are no adequate studies in pregnant women; benefits may be acceptable despite the potential risks.
C) adequate studies in pregnant women have not demonstrated a risk to the fetus in the first trimester or later trimesters.
D) fetal risk has been demonstrated, which outweighs any possible benefit to the mother; avoid using in pregnant or potentially pregnant patients.
C
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A) Reporting the patient condition to an EMT and turning over care before leaving the scene B) Turning over care to another Emergency Medical Responder at the scene of an incident C) Allowing a Paramedic to take over care and leaving the scene without giving a report D) Leaving your patient with another trained First Responder to go care for a second patient
The brief reactive psychosis, called a(n) ____________________ in lay terms, is provoked by a stressful event, such as a death in the family.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. I, II only B. I, III only C. II, III only D. III, IV only
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A. the rules they bend B. the property they save C. the most difficult case they have solved D. the clues they observe