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Title: An immediate and obvious sign of airway obstruction is the presence of:
Post by: memoloka on Mar 18, 2018
An immediate and obvious sign of airway obstruction is the presence of:
 
  A) stridor.
  B) coughing.
  C) unresponsiveness.
  D) pallor.

Question 2

You are dispatched to a beach where a patient has been sunburned. Upon arrival, you find a 23-year-old woman who was sunbathing and fell asleep. She is alert and oriented, in moderate pain, and has blisters covering all four extremities. She also has blisters on her abdomen, face, and chest. You should consider this patient to have ________ burns.
 
  A) critical
  B) moderate
  C) superficial
  D) minor

Question 3

Which of the following terms is defined as a bluish or purple discoloration?
 
  A) Flushed
  B) Cyanosis
  C) Jaundice
  D) Pallor

Question 4

Which of the following burns would be classified as a moderate burn?
 
  A) Superficial burns < 50 percent body surface area
  B) Partial-thickness burns < 30 percent body surface area
  C) Full-thickness burns < 2 percent body surface area
  D) Partial-thickness burns > 30 percent body surface area


Title: An immediate and obvious sign of airway obstruction is the presence of:
Post by: dindsi on Mar 18, 2018
Answer to q. 1

A

Answer to q. 2

A

Answer to q. 3

B

Answer to q. 4

B