When administering aspirin to a patient with chest pain that is suggestive of a heart attack, the EMT recognizes that this medication will benefit the patient by:
A) breaking up the blood clot that is occluding the coronary artery.
B) treating the headache that may occur when nitroglycerin is administered.
C) decreasing the ability of the platelets in the blood to form clots.
D) decreasing the chest pain caused by the possible heart attack.
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Q22: You are by the side of a
Q23: The EMT shows that she understands the
Q24: You have been called for a 56-year-old
Q25: Prior to administering nitroglycerin to a patient
Q26: You are completing the prehospital care report
Q28: The EMT shows she is correctly administering
Q29: You have been called for a patient
Q30: When assessing a patient in the prehospital
Q31: When obtaining a medical history, which of
Q32: A patient with a past medical history
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