Your patient has a decrease in his CVP, PCWP, and CO, with an increased HR following a laceration to his liver in a motor vehicle crash. Which shock state is he experiencing?

A patient has taken a medication that increases the activity of his sympathetic nervous system. Which one of the following signs and symptoms would the EMT expect to find?

A) Decreased heart rate B) Dilated pupils C) Low blood pressure D) Dry and flushed skin

All of the following are true of alpha and beta emissions EXCEPT:

a. They produce ionizations. b. They are highly penetrating. c. They are unable to penetrate the outer layers of the skin. d. They have a mass and a charge.