You Have Been Called to a Residence for a Patient

question 18

Multiple Choice

You have been called to a residence for a patient who is sick. On scene the family tells you that the patient is being treated for the "stomach flu" and has had a fever of 102°F for the past two days. She has been taking all of the medications prescribed by her doctor but this evening became very "sweaty." Assessment shows her to be stable with a pulse of 88, respirations 18, adequate blood pressure of 128/68 mmHg, and an oral temperature of 100.2°F. Based on this, the EMT should recognize the:

• A) patient's body is attempting to retain heat by covering itself with sweat, which acts as a barrier to heat loss.
• B) sweat is causing the loss of body heat since the sweat is warmer than the body, causing heat to move from inside to outside the body.
• C) sweat is causing the body to retain heat since sweat is warmer than the temperature of the body, causing the heat in the body to exit and cool the patient.
• D) patient's body is cooling itself by transferring heat into the sweat, which is then evaporated into the air.

Understand the null hypothesis in the context of ANOVA and decision-making.

Understand the concept and application of F-distribution in hypothesis testing.

Identify the conditions under which the F-test is appropriate for comparing two variances.

Calculate the F-test statistic for comparing two sample variances.

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