Ahealthcare worker assists a patient who is vomiting as a result of a gastrointestinal bug. the worker neglects to wash her hands adequately after assisting the patient and touches her hand to her mouth. in this scenario, in the context of chain of infection, what is the term used to describe the mouth? portal of exit portal of entry reservoir

How is health different for most people in this country today from what it was for people born in 1900? a. people have a shorter life span. b. people today work harder to survive. c. people today live in poorer sanitary conditions. d. people today can focus less on day-to-day survival and more quality of life.

Which of these is a sexual stereotype? a) on average, males are taller than females. b) people over the age of 60 are not interested in sex. c) male hormone levels differ from those of females. d) there are more male representatives than female representatives in congress.

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