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Adult pulse
Ans: 60-80 beats/minute
Child
Ans: 80-100 beats/minute
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Rapid and weak pulse indicates
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Ans: Shock, bleeding, diabetic coma, and/or heat exhaustion
Rapid but stein pulse indicates
Ans: Heat stroke and/or severe fright
Strong bit slow pulse indicates
Ans: Skull fracture and/or stroke
No pulse indicates
Ans: Cardiac arrest and/or death
2 most convenient sites for taking the pulse
Ans: Neck (carotid artery)
And the wrist (radial artery) is
2 most convenient sites for taking the pulse
Ans: Neck (carotid artery)
And the wrist (radial artery) is
Adult respiration
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Ans: 12-20 breaths/ minute
Child respirations
Ans: 20-25 breaths/minute
Shallow breathing indicates
Ans: Shock
Measurement for respirations is taken by
Ans: Watching, feeling and counting the rise and fall of chest
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Oral temp
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Ans: 98.6 degrees F
Rectal temp
Ans: 99.6 degrees F
Ancillary temp
Ans: 97.6 degrees F
Hot, dry skin indicates
Ans: Disease, infection, and/or over exposure to environmental heat
Cool, clammy skin is and and indicator
Ans: Trauma, shock, and/or heat exhaustion
Cool and dry skin is displayed because of...
Ans: Overexposure to cold
Irregular or gasping breath
Ans: Cardiac related