When establishing a landing zone for the incoming helicopter, your landing zone should measure:
A 4-year-old, 16-kg female ingested an unknown quantity of l…
A 4-year-old, 16-kg female ingested an unknown quantity of liquid drain cleaner. Your assessment reveals that she is conscious and alert, is breathing adequately, and has skin burns around her mouth. You should:
You receive a call to a residence for an apneic 2-month-old…
You receive a call to a residence for an apneic 2-month-old male. When you arrive at the scene, the infant’s mother tells you that her son was born prematurely and that his apnea monitor has alarmed four times in the past 30 minutes. Your assessment of the infant reveals that he is conscious and active. His skin is pink and dry, and he is breathing at an adequate rate and with adequate tidal depth. His oxygen saturation reads 98% on room air. You should:
CPR is in progress on a pulseless and apneic 29-year-old wom…
CPR is in progress on a pulseless and apneic 29-year-old woman who is 37 weeks pregnant. When treating this patient, the EMT should:
EMTs are dispatched for a patient in cardiac arrest. When th…
EMTs are dispatched for a patient in cardiac arrest. When they arrive, they find that the patient is pulseless, apneic, and wearing an external defibrillator vest. In this situation, the EMTs should:
By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically at or…
By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically at or above the level of the mother’s:
Whenever possible, a female sexual assault victim should be:…
Whenever possible, a female sexual assault victim should be:
While triaging patients at the scene of a motor-vehicle cras…
While triaging patients at the scene of a motor-vehicle crash, you encounter a 5-year-old child who is unresponsive and apneic. After positioning his airway, you should:
Which of the following conditions would MOST likely lead to…
Which of the following conditions would MOST likely lead to pelvic inflammatory disease if left untreated?
You and your partner are preparing to apply a traction splin…
You and your partner are preparing to apply a traction splint to a patient’s deformed thigh. As you apply manual traction, the patient resists your efforts and states that the pain is getting worse. You should: