You are called to a local park for a 7-year old boy with respiratory distress. During your assessment, you find that the patient is wheezing and has wide-spread hives and facial edema. What should you suspect has occurred?
A. Heat emergency
B. allergic reaction
C. Acute asthma attack
D. Exposure to a poisonous plant
Answer: B. allergic reaction
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a. medications by intravenous fluids b. chemotherapy drugs c. narcotics d. any of the above
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The first federal legislation protecting the privacy of medical records is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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