EMC Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

cultural proximities - ANSWERinternational broadcasting historically used to maintain contact with a nation's citizens pr persons who live abroad examples of cultural proximities - ANSWERBBC Empire Service, Latinos in the US, Radio France Internationale, Al-Jazeera, VOA Much of American media content directly diffused from the UK due to _________ ___________ - ANSWERlinguistic continuity (geographic names, the King James version of the Bible has greatly influenced English language and c...

The very first episode of a new sitcom is generally considered the pilot. - ANSWERT First-run syndicated programs are produced for television stations but are not intended for prime time network airing. - ANSWERT Jeopardy is an example of narrative program - ANSWERF -Non-narrative Non-narrative programs weave a story around the lives of fictional characters played by actors. - ANSWERF -Narrative What does it mean when programs such as game shows are "stripped" into the television...

What is the Glasgow Coma Scale? - ANSWERReliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person Eye opening Verbal Response Motor Response Based on a maximal score of 15 What is the care for someone with altered mental status? - ANSWERInitial assessment (ongoing) airway open (provide oxygen) Recovery position Conscious (loosen restrictive clothing, DO NOT GIVE ANY FOOD OR DRINK) What is diabetes? How many Americans affected? ___ leading cause of death ...

The average cost per kilowatt hour in the summer is? - ANSWERS8 cents the average cost kilowatt hour per kilowatt hour in the winter is? - ANSWERS6 cents What is Plant Doyle? - ANSWERSa large natural gas fired generating plant the produces electricity to meet peak summer demand. Most of the electricity produced by Oglethorpe power for member EMCs is generated in? - ANSWERSCoal burning steam plants. WEMC first natural gas turbines went on the line at a generation facility in what coun...

what do constricted pupils indicate? what about dilated pupils? - ANSWERS- constricted: opiate or heroine use, central nervous system disorder - dilated: LSD, meth, cocaine, or alcohol use, cardiac arrest what is the definition of flail chest? what does it look like in a Pt? - ANSWERS- looks like paradoxical motion during respiration, bruising, or discoloration in affected area 3 ribs 2 places 1 side what is JVD? what is the cause? - ANSWERS- jugular vein distention - caused by righ...

1. What can cause stress risers? a. punch marks b. corrosion grooves c. corrosion pits d. all of the above - ANSWERSD 2. When a metal (or alloy) cools from a liquid to a solid state, the lack of molten metal to feed the shrinkage will lead to: a. pipes, voids and cavities b. sponge like appearance and hot tears c. none of the above d. both a and b - ANSWERSD 2. Which of the following is not a cause of undercutting? a. excessive amperage b. excessive travel speed c. excessi...

Membrane Transport What is the major difference between V-ATPase and F-ATPase? - ANSWERSV-ATPase uses ATP to pump hydrogen against the concentration gradient; F-ATPase uses hydrogen concentration gradient to make ATP Why can't H3O+ flow through an aquaporin channel? - ANSWERSH3O+ size and charge; positively charged Asn repel H3O+ How would F-ATPase be affected with H3O+ could flow through aquaporins? - ANSWERSChange H+ gradient, affecting function of F-ATPase and production of ATP How...

True/False: A vaccine is available for Hep A, B, and C - ANSWERSFalse True/False:A DNR is a written order from a physician and only needs to be signed by the physician and not the patient - ANSWERSFalse True/False:A first responder is the first individual to arrive to a scene that has more training to provide higher care than the citizen responder - ANSWERSTrue True/False:A first responder's scope of practice is the same in every state - ANSWERSFalse True/False:A laceration is when ...

As mentioned in Chapter 13, the first technological breakthrough in electronic devices in cars was the - ANSWERSCar Radio The technology of cruise control in cars is not considered an influential innovation in telecommunications of automotive telematics - ANSWERSFALSE When was the first GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) and GPS (Global Positioning System) brought to the market? - ANSWERS2000 According to Google's research team, these types of cars could reduce road falsities...

The average cost per kilowatt hour in the summer is? - ANSWERS8 cents the average cost kilowatt hour per kilowatt hour in the winter is? - ANSWERS6 cents What is Plant Doyle? - ANSWERSa large natural gas fired generating plant the produces electricity to meet peak summer demand. Most of the electricity produced by Oglethorpe power for member EMCs is generated in? - ANSWERSCoal burning steam plants. WEMC first natural gas turbines went on the line at a generation facility in what coun...