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Which one of the following statements shows that the EMT has a good understanding of her role and responsibility related to being an EMT?

A) "The patient's needs come before anyone else's needs." B) "On a scene of an emergency, my responsibility is to get to the patient no matter what." C) "My safety comes first and then the patient's safety." D) "As an EMT, I recognize that the public's safety comes before the safety of me or my partner."

Why is it important that synthesis of globin chains and heme be balanced in the RBCs?

a. Excess concentration of protoporphyrin increases bilirubin in plasma. b. An excess of one of the components of hemoglobin decreases RBC survival. c. An excess of one of the components of hemoglobin increases RBC survival leading to an eventual elevated RBC count. d. An excess of globin chains significantly decreases the concentration of globin chain messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in the developing RBCs.