A tourniquet should not be left in place for more than ________

a. 30 seconds
b. three minutes
c. 60 seconds
d. six minutes

c

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A) fever. B) infection. C) croup. D) shock.

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The two MOST important steps in treating a patient with a contact poisoning are:

A) determining when the exposure occurred and irrigating the patient's entire body with copious amounts of water. B) donning a pair of gloves and performing a physical examination to determine if a significant exposure occurred. C) immediately washing any dry chemicals off of the patient's skin and removing his or her clothing as soon as possible. D) avoiding self-contamination and removing the irritating or corrosive substance from the patient as rapidly as possible.

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