Which of the following BEST describes who should assess the extent of entrapment while assessing the need for extrication?
A. Incident Commander
B. First firefighter on scene
C. Highest ranking officer at the incident
D. Firefighter trained in emergency medical care
D
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A child has been pulled from the pool after being submerged for less than 30 seconds. The child is crying and hyperventilating, as well as coughing up water and vomiting. The EMT should:
A) place the child prone to help evacuate water from the lungs. B) administer abdominal thrusts with the child in a supine position. C) place the child on his side and perform a primary assessment. D) insert an oral airway and provide oxygen via nonrebreather mask.
The elastic nature of the arteries allows them to _____ during systole and _____ during diastole to maintain vascular pressure
A. relax, contract B. contract, relax