A patient has been pulled from a house fire. Assessment reveals him to be lethargic with stridorous respirations and a rapid but strong radial pulse. Firefighters are dousing his body with water to cool him. What action would the EMT perform immediately?
A) Determine if critical areas of the body have been burned.
B) Administer oxygen through a nonrebreather face mask and obtain a full set of vitals.
C) Begin removing the patient's clothes to determine the type of burn.
D) Provide positive pressure ventilation with a bag-valve mask.
D
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
RCTs are generally quantitative studies and usually do not include qualitative methods.
Match the correct term with the definition.
A. A temporary disease that occurs in pregnant women who have high blood glucose levels and no history of diabetes prior to pregnancy B. A disease where no insulin is produced because of autoimmune response against the beta cells of the pancreas C. A disease in which insulin is produced normally, at least initially, but the body's cells do not respond; a state of insulin resistance