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Social movements increase voter turnout by helping political parties to raise more money for campaigns.

There were several differences between the campaigns in Albany, Georgia (1961) and Birmingham, Alabama (1963) that contributed to different outcomes. Which of the following is an accurate description of a difference between these campaigns?

The success of a local campaign, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, tends to help the movement as a whole advance because it fosters a greater sense of political efficacy.

How did the federal government contribute to the rise of the women’s movement?

Because the CIO contributed $800,000 to Roosevelt’s re-election campaign in 1936, the president was a vocal supporter of unions and the labor movement in 1937, when the CIO faced violence in strikes against the automobile and steel industries.

The abbreviation mmHg indicates that the blood pressure is measured by which of the following comparisons?

A 36-year-old male was accidentally shot with a nail gun into the chest. You see the nail, which protrudes about 2 to 3 centimeters from the thorax, when you visualize the injury site. Under which of the following circumstances should you remove the nail from the injury site?

How often should a patient’s vital signs be reassessed during transport to the hospital after the pulse has been restored with CPR and the use of an AED?

A rock contains 0.153 mg of lead-206 for each milligram of uranium-238.  The half-life for the decay of uranium-238 to lead-206 is 4.5 × 109 yr.  The rock was formed ________ years ago. (Assume there was no lead-206 in the beginning.) (8 points)    

You are on the scene of a home ventilator patient whose ventilator has experienced a mechanical failure. The patient is conscious and you have taken over the function of the ventilator with a bag-valve mask. As an EMT, you should verify the patient’s comfort level for which of the following?