You are teaching a group of firefighters who are taking classes to become Emergency Medical Responders. The topic is artificial ventilation with the bag-valve mask (BVM). Which point related to use of the BVM is it important to emphasize?

A) It is better to ventilate too quickly than too slowly
B) Maintaining a good mask-to-face seal is difficult
C) The BVM is useless unless it is hooked to supplemental oxygen
D) The bag must be fully squeezed to give the proper amount of volume with each breath

B) Maintaining a good mask-to-face seal is difficult

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Mentoring programs involves a supportive relationship between which of the following?

A) Top executive and low-level manager B) Junior and senior colleague C) Peers at the same level D) None of the above

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When a patient is referred to a specialist by the primary care provider, how might this benefit the patient? If the patient asks the medical office manager why his primary care physician cannot address the condition for which the patient is being

referred, what answer could the medical office manager provide?

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