A 14-year-old boy has fallen through a plate glass window and is bleeding heavily from a laceration to his arm. His panicked mother has called 911 for help. Since the 911 operators are also Emergency Medical Dispatchers, which one of the following will they be able to provide?
A) Simultaneous notification of the hospital
B) Whether the EMS response is covered by medical insurance
C) Instructions on how to control bleeding
D) The names of the EMTs who are responding
C
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less than a minute earlier. An AED is located less than a minute from your location. The nearest EMT is 5 minutes from your location. Which one of the following should you do immediately? A) Start CPR and wait for the AED. B) Run to retrieve the nearby AED. C) Call for assistance and start CPR. D) Take manual in-line spinal stabilization.
At which of the following time intervals should booster vaccinations be scheduled?
a. 24 months and school entry b. School entry and every 5 years c. 20 months and every 10 years d. School entry and every 10 years