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Airbags that did not activate during a crash pose no threat to responders.

Helicopter transport is only for patients who have experienced a traumatic injury.

What part of the heart rhythm represents ventricular depolarization.  

*Extra Credit Question* You have a patient receiving 50% O2 via a nasal cannula. Barometric pressure is 600 mmHg and Water vapor pressure is 50 mmHg. The patient’s respiratory quotient is 0.8. An ABG was drawn with this results pH 7.38 PaCO2 40 PaO2 90 HCO3 22.   Calculate the Patients’ PAO2 with correct units of measure.

When checking capillary refill how long should it take for the nail bed to refill and turn to pink?

Map the path blood takes through the heart starting at the Vena cava and ending at the aorta.

Calculate the hearth rate from this 6 second ECG strip.  

*Extra Credit Question* You patient’s SpO2 is reading 95% on Room Air. A CBC shows a Hb is 15g/dL. PaO2 is 90.   Calculate the patients CaO2 with correct units of measure. 

*Extra Credit Question* You have a patient receiving 40% O2 via a nasal cannula. Barometric pressure is 500 mmHg and Water vapor pressure is 45 mmHg. The patient’s respiratory quotient is 0.8. An ABG was drawn with this results pH 7.38 PaCO2 40 PaO2 80 HCO3 22.   Calculate the Patients’ P(A-a)O2 with correct units of measure.

Which step is part of an occupational analysis?