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1. Describe con detalles lo que ocurre cuando Mirta y su amiga Yolanda (“Yoli”) tienen que esconderse en el apartamento de Mirta. (1 pto. por la descripción, 2 ptos. por detalles precisos; 3 ptos. en total)  

 Access the assessment here: Formative #1 – SL2.pdf

Paramedics have decided to use a small off-road vehicle to remove an unconscious patient from the woods. The paramedics are limited to the amount of equipment that they are able to carry with them.  Which piece of equipment must be present while removing the patient from the woods?

Identify which technique will work best for ventilating a non-breathing stoma patient.

Which of the following respiratory patterns would most likely be seen in a patient who suffered severe head trauma?

Two rescuers are assisting ventilations on an unconscious patient. If one rescuer compresses the bag-valve-mask, the other rescuer should.

Paramedics are called to the scene of a 56-year-old complaining of severe dyspnea. The patient has a history of asthma and right-sided heart failure. Select the assessment findings that paramedics would expect to find with this patient? (Select three correct answers) 

Paramedics are transporting a patient with a penetrating wound to their left upper chest with difficulty breathing. The patient begins experiencing severe dyspnea and pulsus paradoxus. Which description best explains these findings?

Paramedics have a trauma patient with severe facial injuries from a shotgun blast. Which of the following procedures would be contraindicated for use in this patient?