You arrive at the scene of an unresponsive man who crashed his motorcycle into a tree at a high rate of speed. His skin is pale and clammy, pulse is 44 and weak and you are unable to obtain a blood pressure. This patient is most likely experiencing _____________ shock.
A. psychogenic
B. compensated
C. decompensated
D. respiratory
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A patient has a small wooden splinter impaled in their eye. You should:
A. remove the splinter
B. instruct the patient to look down and to the left
C. gently bandage both eyes
D. bandage only the injured eye
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