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 2-month-old infant has a three-day history of diarrhea and vomiting. This should cause a high suspicion for:
A) fever. B) infection. C) croup. D) shock.
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.