While managing a patient in cardiac arrest, you turn the AED on and attach the pads to the patient. When you push the analyze button, the machine signals “low battery” and then ceases to function. The patient subsequently dies. Which of the following statements regarding this case is most correct?

Your unit has just arrived on the scene of a 34-year-old male patient who was found by a co-worker at the base of the stairwell. He states the patient has not been responding for the past 20 minutes. You assume that an unconscious medical patient would give you permission to treat him. This is known as________consent.

Which of the following statements from the patient would BEST indicate severe difficulty in breathing?

Chest pain caused by a narrowed coronary artery, which cannot supply enough oxygen to a portion of the heart during exertion is called what?

Match each step of the patient assessment to its proper section of the patient assessment. 

An injury to a hollow organ, will most likely result in which of the following?

Witch of the follow is not part of sample history?

If a first responder is holding manual in-line spinal stabilization of a patient with a suspected spinal injury upon arrival, the EMT-Basic should:

In infants and children, the primary cause of nontraumatic cardiac arrest is what?

Stridor may be a sign of the following except: