Your patient has been stung by a bee, and the stinger is present in the wound. You should attempt to remove it by: A. grabbing it with sterile tweezers B. cutting around it with a knife C. scraping it away with a rigid object D. grabbing it with your fingers In legal terms, a tort is a(n) A. civil wrong committed by one individual against another B. criminal wrongdoing C. action by an employee for a workers' compensation claim D. breach of contract Which of the following are signs of early respiratory distress in children and infants? A. breathing rate of less than ten per minute, limp muscle tone, slow or absent heart rate, weak or absent distal pulses B. increased rate of breathing, nasal flaring, intercostal or supraclavicular retractions, mottled skin color, abdominal muscle tone C. altered mental status, respiratory rate of over 60 or under 20 breaths per minute, severe retractions, severe use of accessory muscles D. inability to cough, crying with tears but no sounds, cyanosis, abdominal or chest-wall movements with absent breath sounds Your patient is an 8-year-old female who had a single, brief seizure at school. Her mother arrives at the same time you do and reports that her daughter has seizures often and is under medical treatment. What should you do? A. request advanced life support (ALS) and law enforcement backup so you can transport your child B. administer a dose of the child's prescribed seizure-control medication C. maintain ABCs, monitor vital signs and transport the patient immediately D. ensure a patent airway and request medical direction regarding transport