A Surgical Team Was Operating in a Rural Hospital Without

question 88

Multiple Choice

A surgical team was operating in a rural hospital without a backup electrical generator when the power went out. To provide light for the surgery, they collected all the cellphones in the hospital and turned them on. The operation was able to proceed because the surgical team avoided ____________ and ____________ the problem.

• A) functional fixedness; restructured
• B) mental sets; correctly analyzed
• C) affective forecasting; gained insight into
• D) the availability heuristic; reframed

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Definitions:

Hemorrhage

An excessive or uncontrolled bleeding, either internally or externally, due to ruptured blood vessels.

Autopsy

A post-mortem examination of a body to determine the cause of death or the extent of disease.

Electrodes

Conductive materials that allow the flow of electric current in and out of devices, such as batteries or electrochemical cells.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

A portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and can treat them through defibrillation.