In an argument about the driving age, your opponent wishes to prove that raising the driving age to 18 would be beneficial. which statement would best refute this argument?

in the u. s., there were 30,000 deaths from vehicle accidents among 17- to 19-year-olds during the years 1999 to 2004.

societies around the world generally see the age of 18 as the age when one becomes an adult.

studies have shown that risky driving behavior has less to do with age and more to do with personality.

the institution of graduated driver licensing has reduced the number of accidents overall.

Which one of the following statements about muscle is  mostaccurate?   a.  it weighs the same as fat.    b.  its weight in relation to fat depends on a person's fitness level.    c.  it weighs less than fat.    d.  it weighs more than fat

What are 3 important public health tools for addressing flu outbreaks and why

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