which emergency can be treated using the heimlich maneuver?
shock
stroke
choking
burns
1 points
question 6
which is the best way to treat poison on the skin?
rinse the skin with water for 5 minutes.
rub the affected skin with alcohol.
rub the affected skin with iodine.
rinse the skin with water for 15 minutes.
after catching your finger in a car door, which would be considered an avulsion?
a bad scrape
a deep wound
a severed fingertip
a severe bruise
which is the most obvious symptom of shock?
shallow breathing
swollen tongue
white fingertips
slurred speech
which action would control bleeding through the use of pressure points?
wrap a tight cloth around the wound.
push the main artery against a bone.
sit on the injured person's arm or leg.
apply a cold, tight dressing.
which is the proper treatment for a snakebite?
make sure the victim does not fall asleep.
keep the bitten area above the level of the heart.
apply heat to the area.
keep the victim as still as possible.

Dominique has a bmi of 35. what does the bmi indicate about dominique?

Avirus consisting of a single strand of rna, which is transcribed into complementary dna, is a ) proteaseb) retrovirusc) rna replicase virusd) nonenveloped virus

The parents of a 9-year-old girl bring their daughter to the ed. for the last 12 hours, the child has suffered severe nausea and vomiting, as well as diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. further discussion with the child indicates that she suffers from blurred vision and headache. the parents originally were worried about bringing the child to the ed because they feared deportation since the family are illegal immigrants employed to pick strawberries on a nearby farm. on direct questionning, the parents admit that the child was assisting with spraying crops with pesticides the previous day. none of the family members was wearing any protecting clothing. her bp is 88/48 mmhg, pulse is 90/min, rr 33/min, temp 38 c. the child appears sweaty and confused. auscultation of the lungs reveals a diffuse wheeze bilaterally. pupils are miotic and the child has diffuse muscle weakness. which of the following interventions is the most appropriate treatment? - atropine- charcoal- glucagon- naloxone- exposure: consider organophosphate poisoning, which inhibits cholinesterase and results in accumulation of ach in both muscarinic and nicotinic sites. pralidoxime activates achatropine competes with ach only at muscarinic receptors, but will not reverse nicotinic effectscharcoal = gastric decontaminationglucagon = reverse beta-blocker overdosenaloxone = reverse effects of opioids