During a bad winter storm, you respond to a traffic accident to transport one adult patient. Fire rescue personnel bring the patient on a backboard to the back of your ambulance and help load. They report to you that this patient was unrestrained in the back seat. The two front-seat passengers are DOA. This patient is alert, moaning and skin color is good. You work to get the patient warmed up and finish a detailed assessment. The hospital has been notified you are enroute with one patient. What finding from your assessment would be the most critical to notify the hospital about?

What is the medical terminology for the voluntary nervous system?

A postal worker has been attacked by a dog during her mail delivery route. The patient is a 54-year-old female with several dog bites on her lower extremities and left arm. The worst of these bites is located on the back of her right leg just above the ankle. How can you explain the location of this injury using anatomical landmarks?

Which of the following populations has a normal heart-rate range of 70 to 110?

You are called to the scene of a multi-trauma patient who has distended neck veins. Which of the following could be eliminated from your differential diagnosis?

You are called to treat a patient who is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. The patient has a valid DNR bracelet, yet the spouse is asking you to provide treatment. What should you do?

From the list provided, select the five (5) most common causes of inadequate oxygenation of a newborn in the prehospital setting.

How should you determine the responsiveness of a newborn?

You arrive on scene to find an adult complaining of difficulty breathing. Breathing rate is 20 times per minute with adequate volume. Lung sounds are clear and equal without accessory muscle usage. Color is normal and his pulse oximeter reading is 100% on room air. How would you describe this patient’s respiratory status?

At the conclusion of a primary assessment, what is the principal reason we determine the priority of the patient?