When caring for a patient suffering from a nervous system condition or disease, the FIRST priority in patient care is to:

A) administer thrombolytic therapy.
B) assess for any neurological deficits.
C) establish and maintain a patent airway.
D) apply high-concentration oxygen.

C

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Services provided to treat a medical condition that involves the sudden onset of acute symptoms of sufficient severity to threaten a person's life or health are:

A. urgent care. B. medical care. C. hospital care. D. emergency care.

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The physical method used to measure aerosol particle size distribution that uses multiple steps in determining sizes of aerosol particles is referred to as

a. the laser scattering method. b. the Mie-scattering theory. c. a cascade impactor. d. none of the above.

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