You have been called for an elderly male patient who suddenly collapsed. On scene, you find an 82-year-old man lying on the garage floor. Assessment reveals him to be unresponsive and not breathing. What should you do immediately?
A) Determine the "down time"
B) Apply the AED
C) Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation
D) Check for a carotid pulse
D) Check for a carotid pulse
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A) All local anesthestic drugs are peripheral vasodilators. B) It is not a desired characteristic C) It affects both duration and efficacy D) Their vasoactivity decreases toxicity
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Given a request for a culture for isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi, what is the ideal medium for its isolation?
A) Chocolate agar with 3 mcg/mL vancomycin B) Chocolate agar C) Thayer-Martin agar D) JEMBEC
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