When determining the results for a microhematocrit, use the Hct card by placing the sealing clay just below the ________ line on both tubes.

Many stroke patients are candidates for thrombolytic drugs. One of the most important things that an EMT can do to optimize the care of a stroke patient who is a candidate for the drugs is:

A) transport to the closest hospital since the patient must go to the operating room as soon as possible. B) determine the exact time of onset of symptoms. C) do a thorough physical exam of the patient. D) transport the patient to a Level I Trauma Center.

________________ is generally used only for the removal of large tissue or a foreign body

A. Rigid bronchoscopy C. Mediastinoscopy B. Flexible bronchoscopy D. Thoracoscopy