Your patient is a 15-year-old male who was struck in the chest with a baseball. He is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. The monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. This condition is most accurately described as:

A) pericardial tamponade.
B) blunt cardiac injury.
C) commotio cordis.
D) traumatic asphyxia.

C

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A condition in which a medical environment is free from pathogens is called __________________________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Determining the order in which to should take calls from patients is known as telephone ________.

A. etiquette B. triage C. prioritization D. queuing

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