Which of the following scissors would NOT be used for ophthalmologic procedures?

You have arrived at a residence for a 66-year-old female who is in cardiac arrest. In the living room, you find Emergency Medical Responders performing CPR on the patient. They quickly report that they found the patient in cardiac arrest and have been doing CPR for 5 minutes. Which one of the following statements should you make at this time?

A) "Let's stop CPR so I can check the airway, breathing, and circulation." B) "Let's stop CPR so I can put the electrodes of the AED on her chest." C) "Let's continue CPR for another 2 minutes, and then I will put the AED on." D) "Let's continue CPR while I talk with the family to see if they want us to continue."

Thalassemias are produced as a result of:

a. Quantitative defects in globin chain synthesis b. Qualitative defects in globin chain synthesis c. Structural defects in heme synthesis d. Molecular defects in hemoglobin synthesis