A suspected musculoskeletal injury of the shoulder is BEST managed by which of the following techniques?
A) Placing two long padded board splints on either side of the extremity, extending from the shoulder to the wrist
B) Placing the arm in a sling and using a triangular bandage to secure it to the body
C) Using an upper extremity traction splint
D) Using a long-arm air splint
B
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A) Keep the patient on her home ventilator, transporting the equipment with the patient. B) Call dispatch and ask for a CCT unit that has a transport ventilator. C) Provide positive-pressure ventilation with a bag-valve device during transport. D) Disconnect the ventilator and passively oxygenate the patient with a nonrebreather mask.
The portion of the renal cortex that extends between the pyramids is the ____.
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