What is a cause of gastric distention during rescue breathing?

a. The patient begins to breathe on his own.
b. The rescuer uses too little air to ventilate the patient.
c. The patient’s head is tilted too far back.
d. The patient’s airway is partially or completely blocked.


d. The patient’s airway is partially or completely blocked.

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A. Intoxication B. Spinal injury C. Low blood sugar D. High blood sugar

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The normal range of fees is different in every

A. city. B. town. C. state. D. geographic area.

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The ingestion of a foreign particle or cell by another cell is called ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Therapeutic doses of certain drugs may reach toxic levels in older people due to deterioration of the:

A) liver. B) spleen. C) gallbladder. D) intestinal tract.

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