A Postictal Patient Is Awake but Has Trouble Answering Your

question 28

Multiple Choice

A postictal patient is awake but has trouble answering your questions correctly. Given this presentation, the EMT would recognize that:

• A) the airway is open.
• B) another seizure is coming.
• C) the patient has a seizure history.
• D) high-concentration oxygen is indicated.

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Third Gender

(1) A person who does not identify with the traditional genders of “man” or “woman,” but identifies with a third gender; (2) the gender category available in societies that recognize three or more genders.

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