Activated charcoal should be withheld if the ingestion occurred:

A) Within 30 minutes before EMS arrival
B) Within 45 minutes before EMS arrival
C) More than 1 hour before EMS arrival
D) Within 20 minutes before EMS arrival

Answer: C) More than 1 hour before EMS arrival

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You have determined that you will need to perform a field delivery. Which instructions to the patient show that the EMT is properly positioning her?

A) "Please lie on your back, draw your knees upward, and spread your legs apart." B) "I am going to place you on your left side with your legs up until the baby's head is visible." C) "Please lie back, and then elevate both legs into the air. Your husband will help you hold them up." D) "I'd like you to lie flat on the bed and bend your right leg while keeping your left leg straight."

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