The flexible parts of your nose and ears are made of ________

An OEC candidate indicates that she understands the difference between a pneumothorax and a tension pneumothorax when she makes which of the following statements?

a. "A tension pneumothorax causes blood to accumulate around the lung; a pneumothorax involves the accumulation of air only around the lung." b. "A tension pneumothorax can cause cardiac output to decrease; a pneumothorax does not." c. "A pneumothorax describes a collapsed lung; a tension pneumothorax involves both a collapsed lung and blood loss." d. "A pneumothorax is caused by a closed chest injury; a tension pneumothorax is caused by an open chest injury."

Which of the following would be routinely ordered for the majority of wet-drowning victims?

1. Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) 2. Hemodialysis 3. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) 4. Mechanical ventilation a. 1, 4 b. 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4