The ABCs to consider in an emergency include airway, bleeding, and circulation.

You are caring for a 6-month-old male who is fussy, crying, and has a fever. What would be most appropriate?

A) Talk to the parents and not the baby since a stranger's voice is upsetting. B) Wait for the baby to stop crying so that you can properly assess him. C) Keep the parents calm even though it is the baby you are caring for. D) Distract the baby with a small toy or ball so that you can assess him.

Diphtheria had been controlled for over 30 years in the Soviet Union. After the Soviet Union was disbanded, cases of diphtheria increased to epidemic proportions in the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. This is an example of a/an

A) opportunistic infection. B) focal infection. C) emerging infection. D) reemerging infection.