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The modern view of case control studies suggests that:

Calculate the P(A-a)O2 for a patient with the following ABG results: pH 7.31, PaCO2 48 mm Hg, PaO2 50 mm Hg, SaO2 72% on a nonrebreathing mask at 12 L/min. (Assume the nonrebreathing mask is delivering approximately 70% oxygen.) **You do not have to type the units; type numerical value only for answer. 

Your patient is a construction worker who fell 15 feet and has a 3-foot metal concrete reinforcement bar (rebar) impaled in his right thigh. Which of the following is the best action?

Which of the following is TRUE of shotgun ammunition?

Which of the following statements about the impact of motorcycle helmet usage is TRUE?

Paramedics should do everything possible to ensure that they are on the scene of a traumatic emergency for no more than ________ minutes. _______

Which of the following best describes why the occupants of a vehicle moving at 50 miles per hour will be injured when the vehicle strikes a tree, but not when it brakes to a stop?

Which type of motor vehicle collision is most common in rural areas?

The primary assessment of a patient with a gunshot wound to the chest should focus on detecting what type of injury ? _______

When a patient falls, which section of the spinal column is the most prone to compression injury? _______