In which of the following pregnancy categories is systemic tetracycline classified?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. X

d. Category D drugs (e.g., tetracycline) have been shown through medical studies to cause harm to the fetus and/or pregnant woman and should not be given to a pregnant woman or a child under the age of 8 because it causes enamel hypoplasia and permanent tooth discoloration.

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A teenage female patient has been ejected from a car as it rolled down a hill. She is responsive, but with signs of early shock. She has bruising to her anterior abdomen, a laceration to her left temple, and deformity to he left wrist. At what point should the wrist injury be splinted?

A) En route to the hospital B) Before transferring to the stretcher C) Just before leaving the scene D) Prior to immobilizing the patient

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Before you begin CPR, the patient must be:

A. supine on a firm surface. B. prone on a soft surface. C. supine on a soft surface. D. prone on a firm surface.

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