Convert the following measurements to the designated units.a. 250 millimeters (mm) to meters (m)b. 5.6 meters (m) to centimeters (cm)

Both anemia and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can cause severe hypoxia, yet neither condi-tion results in a major stimulation of breathing. Why is this so?

a. The peripheral chemoreceptors do not re-spond to low O2 content. b. Anemia and CO poisoning depresses the peripheral chemoreceptors. c. Anemia and CO poisoning depresses the central chemoreceptors. d. Anemia and CO cause stagnant hypoxia, not hypoxemia.

A patient is in cardiac arrest after being submerged in a pond for 15 minutes. You note that his abdomen is greatly distended and it is very difficult to ventilate him. What should you do next?

A) Ventilate more forcibly at a rate of 20-24 breaths/min B) Administer chest compressions to evacuate water from the body C) Place the patient on his side and firmly press on the abdomen D) Administer five abdominal thrusts