Your patient is a 44-year-old female with a history of hiatal hernia. She is complaining of diffuse abdominal pain. All four quadrants are tender to palpation. She also states that she has vomited numerous times and describes the presence of bile. You note that her abdomen is slightly distended, and auscultation of her abdomen reveals absent bowel sounds. Of the following, which is the most

While staffing an emergency services dispatch center, an Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) receives a call from someone who is very upset and screaming that her friend was just shot. Which of the following would the EMD need to do in this situation?

A) Notify the victim's family of the incident. B) Provide the caller with information on local hospitals. C) Determine the location of the shooter. D) Ask the caller for her phone number.

At what age do children tend to develop a sense of what is right and wrong and a sense of honesty and fairness? 

A. 1 to 3 years B. 3 to 5 years C. 6 to 10 years D. 11 to 13 years E. 14 to 19 years