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 should benefit the patient by:
A) reinflating portions of the lung that have collapsed.
B) causing the diaphragm to relax during inspiration.
C) removing air from the lungs during exhalation.
D) forcing fluid in the lungs back into the bloodstream.
D
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Which of the following is included under Workers' Compensation insurance?
A. Rehabilitation costs are covered to return an employee to work. B. A monthly amount is paid to the patient for a temporary disability. C. There are no death benefits. D. Only selected medical expenses are covered, and no inpatient expenses are covered.
What is the most common form of TGA?
a. a-TGA b. b-TGA c. c-TGA d. d-TGA
In what ways can insurance policies be written?
A. only group B. only workers C. an individual or group D. only individual
Each of the following statements regarding testing for darkroom light leaks is correct except one. Which one is the exception?
A) All lights, including the safelight, should be turned off. B) White light leaks may be marked with tape or chalk so that they can subsequently be sealed. C) White light leaks are visible as soon as the lights in the darkroom are turned off. D) Possible sources of light leaks include around the entry door and around pipes leading into the darkroom.