NCOEMS PRACTICE EXAM 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EMTs5bshould5bwear5bhigh-
efficiency5bparticulate5bair5b(HEPA)5brespirators5bwhen5bthey5bare5bin5bcontact5bwith5
bpatients5bwho5bhave5bwhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing?
A.5bHIV5b(Human5bImmunodeficiency5bVirus)5bor5bAIDS5b(Acquired5bImmune5bDefici
ency5bSyndrome)
B.5bTuberculosis5b(TB)
C.5bOpen5bWounds
D.5bHepatitis5bB5b-5bANSWERS--B.
You5bare5bcalled5bto5bassist5ba5b60-year-
old5bfemale5bcomplaining5bof5ba5bsevere5bheadache.5bUpon5bentering5bthe5bhome,5by
ou5bsmell5ba5bstrong5bodor5bof5bnatural5bgas.5bWhat5bis5byour5bfirst5baction?
A.5bCheck5bthe5bpatient's5bairway,5bbreathing,5band5bcirculation.
B.5bInsert5ba5bnasopharyngeal5bairway5band5bassess5bvital5bsigns.
C.5bRemove5bthe5bpatient5bfrom5bthe5bhouse5bto5byour5bambulance.
D.5bOpen5ball5bwindows5band5bdetermine5bthe5bsource5bof5bthe5bgas5bleak.5b-
5bANSWERS--C.
The5bmost5bcommon5belectrical5brhythm5bdisturbance5bthat5bresults5bin5bsudden5bcar
diac5barrest5bis5bcalled:
A.5bPulseless5belectrical5bactivity
B.5bVentricular5bFibrillation
C.5bVentricular5bTachycardia
D.5bAsystole5b-5bANSWERS--B.
A5bnon-
trauma5bpatient5bwas5bpulseless5band5bapneic.5bAssisted5bventilation5bwas5battempte
d,5bbut5bunsuccessful.5bIf5bthe5bhead5bis5brepositioned5band5ba5brepeat5bventilation5bi
s5bunsuccessful,5bwhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bis5bthe5bnext5bmost5bappropriate5bstep?
A.5bCheck5bfor5ban5bairway5bobstruction.
B.5bContinue5bwith5bchest5bcompressions5bonly.
C.5bAttempt5bventilations5busing5ban5balternative5bmethod.
D.5bContinue5bto5breposition5bthe5bhead5buntil5bassisted5bventilations5bare5bsuccessf
ul.5b-5bANSWERS--A.
During5bthe5bmanagement5bof5ba5bcardiac5barrest,5bthe5bAED5bgives5ba5b'no5bshock5b
advised'5bmessage.5bWhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bconditions5bmost5blikely5bprompted5b
this5bmessage?
A.5bThe5bpatient5bis5bin5bV5btach.
B.5bThe5bpatient5bis5bhypothermic.
C.5bThe5bpatient5bis5bin5bV5bfib.
D.5bThe5bpatient's5brhythm5bis5basystole.5b-5bANSWERS--D.
,ALS5band5bEMS5bproviders5bare5bpreparing5bto5bhyperventilate5ba5bpatient5bwho5bha
s5ba5bsuspected5bbrainstem5bherniation.5bAs5bcapnography5bbecomes5bavailable,5bw
hat5bshould5bbe5bthe5btarget5bend-tidal5bcarbon-
dioxide5blevel5bduring5bhyperventilation?
A.5b20-255bmmHg
B.5b60-705bmmHg
C.5b30-355bmmHg
D.5b40-455bmmHg5b-5bANSWERS--C.
Which5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bis5bthe5bhighest5bpriority5bpatient?
A.5b57-year-old5bmale5bwith5bchest5bpain5band5bsystolic5bblood5bpressure5bof5b80.
B.5b40-year-old5bfemale5bwith5bmoderate5bpain5bfrom5ba5bleg5binjury.
C.5b75-year-old5bmale5bwho5bappears5bconfused5bbut5bresponds5bto5bcommands.
D.5b25-year-old5bfemale5bin5blabor5bwith5bcontractions5bsix5bminutes5bapart.5b-
5bANSWERS--A.
Of5bthe5bfollowing,5bwhich5bbody5bfluid5bhas5bthe5bmost5bpotential5bto5btransmit5bbloo
d-borne5bdiseases?
A.5bNasal5bdischarge
B.5bVomitus
C.5bAmniotic5bfluid
D.5bFeces5b-5bANSWERS--C.
Your5bpatient5bis5ban5b11-month-
old5bfemale.5bHow5bcan5byou5bdetermine5bif5bshe5bhas5ba5bdecreased5bmental5bstatu
s5band5bis5bresponsive5bto5bverbal5bstimuli?
A.5bShe5bwill5bbe5bupset5bwhen5byou5btake5bher5bfrom5bher5bmother's5barms.
B.5bShe5bwill5bbe5bunable5bto5btell5byou5bhow5bold5bshe5bis5bif5byou5bask5bher.
C.5bShe5bwill5battempt5bto5blocate5bher5bparents'5bvoices5bwhen5bthey5bspeak.
D.5bShe5bwill5btry5bto5bpull5baway5bfrom5ba5bpainful5bstimulus5bon5bher5btoe.5b-
5bANSWERS--C.
What5bis5bthe5bbest5bmethod5bto5basses5bcirculation5bin5ban5binfant?
A.5bPalpate5bthe5bcarotid5bpulse.
B.5bPalpate5bthe5bbrachial5bpulse.
C.5bPalpate5bthe5bradial5bpulse.
D.5bObserve5bcapillary5brefill5btime.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
A5b45-year-
old5bmale5bis5bexperiencing5bchest5bdiscomfort.5bAfter5bplacing5bhim5bin5bhis5bpositio
n5bof5bcomfort,5byour5bnext5baction5bshould5bbe5bto:
A.5bVentilate5bthe5bpatient5bwith5ba5bnonrebreather5bmask5bat5b155bL/min.
B.5bVentilate5bthe5bpatient5bwith5bthe5bbag-valve5bmask5bat5b155bL/min.
C.5bAdminister5boxygen5bby5bnonrebreather5bmask5bat5b155bL/min.
D.5bAdminister5boxygen5bby5bthe5bnasal5bcannula5bat5b65bL/min.5b-5bANSWERS--C.
Which5bpatient5bshould5breceive5ba5brapid5btrauma5bsurvey5bto5bdetermine5bhidden5bi
njuries?5b
A.5bAlert5b2-year-old5bchild5bin5ba5bcar5bseat5bwho5bwas5bin5ba5bmedium-
speed5bcrash.5b
,B.5bAlert5b20-year-
old5bmale5bwho5bfell5bten5bfeet5band5bis5bcomplaining5bof5bleg5bpain.5b
C.5bAlert5b65-year-
old5bfemale5bwho5bfell5bin5bthe5bbathtub5band5bis5bcomplaining5bof5bwrist5bpain.5b
D.5bAlert5b11-year-old5bfemale5bwho5btripped5bwhile5broller-
skating5band5bfell5bdown5bthree5bsteps.5b-5bANSWERS--A.
Which5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bis5ba5bsign5bof5bincreased5bpressure5bin5bthe5bcirculatory5b
system?
A.5bFlat5bneck5bveins.
B.5bPalpable5bcarotid5bpulse.
C.5bDistended5bjugular5bveins.
D.5bDecreased5bradial5bpulse5b-5bANSWERS--C.
An5bautomated5bexternal5bdefibrillator5b(AED)5bwill5bshock5bwhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing5
brhythms?
A.5bSinus5brhythm.
B.5bAsystole.
C.5bVentricular5bfibrillation.
D.5bPulseless5belectrical5bactivity5b-5bANSWERS--C.
To5bassess5bthe5bmotor5bfunctions5bin5bthe5blower5bextremities5bof5ba5bresponsive5bp
atient,5byou5bwould:
A.5bAsk5bthe5bpatient5bto5bbend5bhis5bknees.
B.5bAsk5bthe5bpatient5bto5bwiggle5bhis5btoes.
C.5bCarefully5bmove5bthe5bpatient's5bleg.
D.5bTouch5bthe5bskin5bof5bthe5bpatient's5bfoot.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
Which5bpatient5bcan5bsafely5breceive5bonly5ba5bfocused5bphysical5bexamination5brath
er5bthan5ba5brapid5btrauma5bassessment?
A.5b10-year-
old5bmale5bwith5ba5bdeformed5bright5blower5bleg5bwho5bis5bresponsive5bafter5bfalling5b
off5bhis5bbicycle.
B.5b20-year-
old5bfemale5bwho5bcomplains5bof5bsevere5bpain5bin5bher5bankle5bafter5bstepping5boff5b
a5bcurb.
C.5b70-year-old5bmale5bwho5bcomplains5bof5bneck5bpain5bafter5ba5bmedium-
speed5bcar5bcollision.
D.5b30-year-
old5bmale5bwho5bis5bunresponsive5bbut5bhas5bonly5bminor5bcuts5bon5bthe5bextremities
.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
You5bare5busing5bthe5bOPQRST5bacronym5bto5bassess5ba5bresponsive5bmedical5bpat
ient.5bWhat5bquestion5bwould5byou5bask5bto5bassess5bthe5bP5bcomponent?
A.5bWhat5bwere5byou5bdoing5bwhen5bthe5bpain5bstarted?
B.5bCan5byou5bdescribe5bthe5bcharacter5bof5bthe5bpain5bfor5bme?
C.5bWhat5bmakes5bthe5bpain5bfeel5bworse5bor5bbetter?
D.5bOn5ba5bscale5bof5b15bto5b10,5bhow5bwould5byou5brte5bthe5bpain?5b-5bANSWERS--
C.
, What5bis5bthe5bfirst5bstep5bin5bthe5bphysical5bassessment5bof5ban5bunresponsive5bme
dical5bpatient?
A.5bPerform5bthe5binitial5bassessment.
B.5bAssess5ba5bcomplete5bset5bof5bvital5bsigns.
C.5bPosition5bthe5bpatient5bto5bprotect5bthe5bairway.
D.5bObtain5bSAMPLE5bhistory5bfrom5ba5bfamily5bmember.5b-5bANSWERS--A.
Which5bpatient5bneeds5ba5bdetailed5bphysical5bexamination?
A.5b48-year-
old5bmale5bwith5ba5bhistory5bof5bheart5bdisease5bwho5bis5bcomplaining5bof5bchest5bpai
n.
B.5b35-year-old5bfemale5bwho5bhas5bbeen5bin5ba5bsingle-
car5bcollision5band5bwho5bbriefly5blost5bconsciousness.
C.5b28-year-old5bfull-
term5bpregnant5bfemale5bwhose5bwater5bhas5bbroken5band5bwho5bis5bhaving5bcontrac
tions5bevery5btwo5bminutes.
D.5b53-year-
old5bfemale5bwith5ba5bhistory5bof5bsmoking5bwho5bis5bdistressed5band5bshort5bof5bbre
ath.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
Where5bis5ba5bdetailed5bphysical5bexam5btypically5bperformed?
A.5bAt5bthe5bscene5bof5bthe5baccident5bor5binjury.
B.5bIn5bthe5bhospital5bemergency5bdepartment.
C.5bIn5bthe5bambulance5bduring5btransport.
D.5bIn5bthe5btriage5barea5bof5bthe5btrauma5bcenter.5b-5bANSWERS--C.
The5bpurpose5bof5bthe5bongoing5bassessment5bis5bto5bre-
evaluate5bthe5bpatient's5bcondition5band5bto:
A.5bFind5bany5binjuries5bmissed5bduring5bthe5binitial5bassessment.
B.5bReassure5bthe5bpatient5bthat5byou5bare5bstill5bcaring5bfor5bhim5bor5bher.
C.5bCheck5bthe5badequacy5bof5beach5bintervention5bperformed.
D.5bProtect5bthe5bEMT5bagainst5bliability5bfrom5bmalpractice.5b-5bANSWERS--C.
Immediately5bafter5bdelivering5ba5bshock5bwith5ban5bAED5bto5ba5bpatient5bin5bcardiac5
barrest,5byou5bshould:
A.5bCheck5bfor5ba5bpulse.
B.5bCheck5bbreathing5band5bprovide5brescue5bbreaths5bas5bnecessary.
C.5bAnalyze5bwith5bthe5bAED5band5bshock5bagain5bif5bindicated.
D.5bDo5bCPR.5b-5bANSWERS--D.
You5bshould5bapply5ban5bAED5bto:
A.5bAdult5bpatients5bexperiencing5bchest5bdiscomfort.
B.5bAdult5bpatients5bwith5bsignificant5btraumatic5binjuries.
C.5bAdult5bpatients5bwithout5brespirations5bor5ba5bpulse.
D.5bAdult5bpatients5bwith5blow5bblood5bpressure.5b-5bANSWERS--C.
In5bwhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bsituations5bshould5byou5bcall5bfor5bimmediate5bassistan
ce?
A.5bYou5bmust5bcare5bfor5btwo5bcritical5bpatient5bwith5bgunshot5bwounds.
B.5bYour5bpatient5bis5ba5b26-year-old5bfemale5bin5bactive5blabor.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EMTs5bshould5bwear5bhigh-
efficiency5bparticulate5bair5b(HEPA)5brespirators5bwhen5bthey5bare5bin5bcontact5bwith5
bpatients5bwho5bhave5bwhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing?
A.5bHIV5b(Human5bImmunodeficiency5bVirus)5bor5bAIDS5b(Acquired5bImmune5bDefici
ency5bSyndrome)
B.5bTuberculosis5b(TB)
C.5bOpen5bWounds
D.5bHepatitis5bB5b-5bANSWERS--B.
You5bare5bcalled5bto5bassist5ba5b60-year-
old5bfemale5bcomplaining5bof5ba5bsevere5bheadache.5bUpon5bentering5bthe5bhome,5by
ou5bsmell5ba5bstrong5bodor5bof5bnatural5bgas.5bWhat5bis5byour5bfirst5baction?
A.5bCheck5bthe5bpatient's5bairway,5bbreathing,5band5bcirculation.
B.5bInsert5ba5bnasopharyngeal5bairway5band5bassess5bvital5bsigns.
C.5bRemove5bthe5bpatient5bfrom5bthe5bhouse5bto5byour5bambulance.
D.5bOpen5ball5bwindows5band5bdetermine5bthe5bsource5bof5bthe5bgas5bleak.5b-
5bANSWERS--C.
The5bmost5bcommon5belectrical5brhythm5bdisturbance5bthat5bresults5bin5bsudden5bcar
diac5barrest5bis5bcalled:
A.5bPulseless5belectrical5bactivity
B.5bVentricular5bFibrillation
C.5bVentricular5bTachycardia
D.5bAsystole5b-5bANSWERS--B.
A5bnon-
trauma5bpatient5bwas5bpulseless5band5bapneic.5bAssisted5bventilation5bwas5battempte
d,5bbut5bunsuccessful.5bIf5bthe5bhead5bis5brepositioned5band5ba5brepeat5bventilation5bi
s5bunsuccessful,5bwhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bis5bthe5bnext5bmost5bappropriate5bstep?
A.5bCheck5bfor5ban5bairway5bobstruction.
B.5bContinue5bwith5bchest5bcompressions5bonly.
C.5bAttempt5bventilations5busing5ban5balternative5bmethod.
D.5bContinue5bto5breposition5bthe5bhead5buntil5bassisted5bventilations5bare5bsuccessf
ul.5b-5bANSWERS--A.
During5bthe5bmanagement5bof5ba5bcardiac5barrest,5bthe5bAED5bgives5ba5b'no5bshock5b
advised'5bmessage.5bWhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bconditions5bmost5blikely5bprompted5b
this5bmessage?
A.5bThe5bpatient5bis5bin5bV5btach.
B.5bThe5bpatient5bis5bhypothermic.
C.5bThe5bpatient5bis5bin5bV5bfib.
D.5bThe5bpatient's5brhythm5bis5basystole.5b-5bANSWERS--D.
,ALS5band5bEMS5bproviders5bare5bpreparing5bto5bhyperventilate5ba5bpatient5bwho5bha
s5ba5bsuspected5bbrainstem5bherniation.5bAs5bcapnography5bbecomes5bavailable,5bw
hat5bshould5bbe5bthe5btarget5bend-tidal5bcarbon-
dioxide5blevel5bduring5bhyperventilation?
A.5b20-255bmmHg
B.5b60-705bmmHg
C.5b30-355bmmHg
D.5b40-455bmmHg5b-5bANSWERS--C.
Which5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bis5bthe5bhighest5bpriority5bpatient?
A.5b57-year-old5bmale5bwith5bchest5bpain5band5bsystolic5bblood5bpressure5bof5b80.
B.5b40-year-old5bfemale5bwith5bmoderate5bpain5bfrom5ba5bleg5binjury.
C.5b75-year-old5bmale5bwho5bappears5bconfused5bbut5bresponds5bto5bcommands.
D.5b25-year-old5bfemale5bin5blabor5bwith5bcontractions5bsix5bminutes5bapart.5b-
5bANSWERS--A.
Of5bthe5bfollowing,5bwhich5bbody5bfluid5bhas5bthe5bmost5bpotential5bto5btransmit5bbloo
d-borne5bdiseases?
A.5bNasal5bdischarge
B.5bVomitus
C.5bAmniotic5bfluid
D.5bFeces5b-5bANSWERS--C.
Your5bpatient5bis5ban5b11-month-
old5bfemale.5bHow5bcan5byou5bdetermine5bif5bshe5bhas5ba5bdecreased5bmental5bstatu
s5band5bis5bresponsive5bto5bverbal5bstimuli?
A.5bShe5bwill5bbe5bupset5bwhen5byou5btake5bher5bfrom5bher5bmother's5barms.
B.5bShe5bwill5bbe5bunable5bto5btell5byou5bhow5bold5bshe5bis5bif5byou5bask5bher.
C.5bShe5bwill5battempt5bto5blocate5bher5bparents'5bvoices5bwhen5bthey5bspeak.
D.5bShe5bwill5btry5bto5bpull5baway5bfrom5ba5bpainful5bstimulus5bon5bher5btoe.5b-
5bANSWERS--C.
What5bis5bthe5bbest5bmethod5bto5basses5bcirculation5bin5ban5binfant?
A.5bPalpate5bthe5bcarotid5bpulse.
B.5bPalpate5bthe5bbrachial5bpulse.
C.5bPalpate5bthe5bradial5bpulse.
D.5bObserve5bcapillary5brefill5btime.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
A5b45-year-
old5bmale5bis5bexperiencing5bchest5bdiscomfort.5bAfter5bplacing5bhim5bin5bhis5bpositio
n5bof5bcomfort,5byour5bnext5baction5bshould5bbe5bto:
A.5bVentilate5bthe5bpatient5bwith5ba5bnonrebreather5bmask5bat5b155bL/min.
B.5bVentilate5bthe5bpatient5bwith5bthe5bbag-valve5bmask5bat5b155bL/min.
C.5bAdminister5boxygen5bby5bnonrebreather5bmask5bat5b155bL/min.
D.5bAdminister5boxygen5bby5bthe5bnasal5bcannula5bat5b65bL/min.5b-5bANSWERS--C.
Which5bpatient5bshould5breceive5ba5brapid5btrauma5bsurvey5bto5bdetermine5bhidden5bi
njuries?5b
A.5bAlert5b2-year-old5bchild5bin5ba5bcar5bseat5bwho5bwas5bin5ba5bmedium-
speed5bcrash.5b
,B.5bAlert5b20-year-
old5bmale5bwho5bfell5bten5bfeet5band5bis5bcomplaining5bof5bleg5bpain.5b
C.5bAlert5b65-year-
old5bfemale5bwho5bfell5bin5bthe5bbathtub5band5bis5bcomplaining5bof5bwrist5bpain.5b
D.5bAlert5b11-year-old5bfemale5bwho5btripped5bwhile5broller-
skating5band5bfell5bdown5bthree5bsteps.5b-5bANSWERS--A.
Which5bof5bthe5bfollowing5bis5ba5bsign5bof5bincreased5bpressure5bin5bthe5bcirculatory5b
system?
A.5bFlat5bneck5bveins.
B.5bPalpable5bcarotid5bpulse.
C.5bDistended5bjugular5bveins.
D.5bDecreased5bradial5bpulse5b-5bANSWERS--C.
An5bautomated5bexternal5bdefibrillator5b(AED)5bwill5bshock5bwhich5bof5bthe5bfollowing5
brhythms?
A.5bSinus5brhythm.
B.5bAsystole.
C.5bVentricular5bfibrillation.
D.5bPulseless5belectrical5bactivity5b-5bANSWERS--C.
To5bassess5bthe5bmotor5bfunctions5bin5bthe5blower5bextremities5bof5ba5bresponsive5bp
atient,5byou5bwould:
A.5bAsk5bthe5bpatient5bto5bbend5bhis5bknees.
B.5bAsk5bthe5bpatient5bto5bwiggle5bhis5btoes.
C.5bCarefully5bmove5bthe5bpatient's5bleg.
D.5bTouch5bthe5bskin5bof5bthe5bpatient's5bfoot.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
Which5bpatient5bcan5bsafely5breceive5bonly5ba5bfocused5bphysical5bexamination5brath
er5bthan5ba5brapid5btrauma5bassessment?
A.5b10-year-
old5bmale5bwith5ba5bdeformed5bright5blower5bleg5bwho5bis5bresponsive5bafter5bfalling5b
off5bhis5bbicycle.
B.5b20-year-
old5bfemale5bwho5bcomplains5bof5bsevere5bpain5bin5bher5bankle5bafter5bstepping5boff5b
a5bcurb.
C.5b70-year-old5bmale5bwho5bcomplains5bof5bneck5bpain5bafter5ba5bmedium-
speed5bcar5bcollision.
D.5b30-year-
old5bmale5bwho5bis5bunresponsive5bbut5bhas5bonly5bminor5bcuts5bon5bthe5bextremities
.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
You5bare5busing5bthe5bOPQRST5bacronym5bto5bassess5ba5bresponsive5bmedical5bpat
ient.5bWhat5bquestion5bwould5byou5bask5bto5bassess5bthe5bP5bcomponent?
A.5bWhat5bwere5byou5bdoing5bwhen5bthe5bpain5bstarted?
B.5bCan5byou5bdescribe5bthe5bcharacter5bof5bthe5bpain5bfor5bme?
C.5bWhat5bmakes5bthe5bpain5bfeel5bworse5bor5bbetter?
D.5bOn5ba5bscale5bof5b15bto5b10,5bhow5bwould5byou5brte5bthe5bpain?5b-5bANSWERS--
C.
, What5bis5bthe5bfirst5bstep5bin5bthe5bphysical5bassessment5bof5ban5bunresponsive5bme
dical5bpatient?
A.5bPerform5bthe5binitial5bassessment.
B.5bAssess5ba5bcomplete5bset5bof5bvital5bsigns.
C.5bPosition5bthe5bpatient5bto5bprotect5bthe5bairway.
D.5bObtain5bSAMPLE5bhistory5bfrom5ba5bfamily5bmember.5b-5bANSWERS--A.
Which5bpatient5bneeds5ba5bdetailed5bphysical5bexamination?
A.5b48-year-
old5bmale5bwith5ba5bhistory5bof5bheart5bdisease5bwho5bis5bcomplaining5bof5bchest5bpai
n.
B.5b35-year-old5bfemale5bwho5bhas5bbeen5bin5ba5bsingle-
car5bcollision5band5bwho5bbriefly5blost5bconsciousness.
C.5b28-year-old5bfull-
term5bpregnant5bfemale5bwhose5bwater5bhas5bbroken5band5bwho5bis5bhaving5bcontrac
tions5bevery5btwo5bminutes.
D.5b53-year-
old5bfemale5bwith5ba5bhistory5bof5bsmoking5bwho5bis5bdistressed5band5bshort5bof5bbre
ath.5b-5bANSWERS--B.
Where5bis5ba5bdetailed5bphysical5bexam5btypically5bperformed?
A.5bAt5bthe5bscene5bof5bthe5baccident5bor5binjury.
B.5bIn5bthe5bhospital5bemergency5bdepartment.
C.5bIn5bthe5bambulance5bduring5btransport.
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B.5bAdult5bpatients5bwith5bsignificant5btraumatic5binjuries.
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