You have a patient with a fractured right femur and a possible cervical spine injury. How should you transfer the patient to a long board?
A rapid extrication procedure from a vehicle should be perfo…
A rapid extrication procedure from a vehicle should be performed on which of the following patients:
Which of these signs would you expect to see in a pediatric…
Which of these signs would you expect to see in a pediatric patient who is in compensated shock but would be unexpected in a pediatric patient in decompensated shock?
A patient has been stabbed on the right anterior portion of…
A patient has been stabbed on the right anterior portion of the chest along the anterior midclavicular line at the 8th intercostal space. Which of the following organs has MOST likely been damaged?
You are treating a 26-year-old male with bradycardia who is…
You are treating a 26-year-old male with bradycardia who is in respiratory arrest. There are no signs of trauma as you begin ventilations. You suspect an opioid overdose. Assuming you are authorized to provide any of these, which of the following should you administer according to the 2015 AHA Guidelines?
You have requested an air medical transport for a patient wh…
You have requested an air medical transport for a patient who was injured on a divided highway. Which of these describes the proper method for handling this situation?
Why do we immobilize the entire spine when an isolated cervi…
Why do we immobilize the entire spine when an isolated cervical spine injury is suspected?
Your patient has just experienced a very difficult birth. Wh…
Your patient has just experienced a very difficult birth. Which of the following would be the best term to use to document this situation?
You make contact with the first patient, the driver involved…
You make contact with the first patient, the driver involved in a head-on MVC. You determine that the patient has a carotid pulse, but no radial pulse and is unresponsive. The method that should be used to move this patient is a/an:
You are called to a private residence to evaluate a child. T…
You are called to a private residence to evaluate a child. The mother is quite embarrassed about calling EMS, but she claims her 3-year-old-son is talking very strangely. The family was eating supper and he started talking with a high-pitched voice. He is acting very frustrated and irritable. He keeps trying to stick his hand into his mouth. He does cough once in awhile, but then he goes back to playing or running through the house. The boy was eating roasted chicken, corn, and French fries for supper. You are concerned about the high-pitched voice without any other symptoms, because it could indicate: