Assessment of a patient reveals partial- and full- thickness burns over 90 percent of the body, including the patient's head and neck. The patient is not breathing, even after multiple attempts to open and clear the airway. You should classify this patient as which of the following?

A) Immediate
B) Hold
C) Deceased/non- salvageable/expectant
D) Delayed

Answer: C) Deceased/non- salvageable/expectant

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A) permits minors to allow posthumous use of organs through a type of written document. B) permits competent adults to have organs donated by their parents. C) permits competent adults to allow posthumous use of their organs through a written document. D) requires all persons to be organ donors.

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Another name for a thyroid tenaculum is a:

a. Braun b. Jacobs c. Lahey d. Schroeder

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