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 pelvic inflammatory disease if left untreated? 

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: 

If a person’s tidal volume decreases, but his or her respiratory rate remains unchanged:

Which of the following musculoskeletal injuries would pose the greatest threat to a patient’s life?

A patient is bleeding severely from a severed femoral artery high in the groin region. Which of the following would most likely control the bleeding? 

You arrive at the residence of a 33-year-old woman who is experiencing a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. She has a small amount of vomitus draining from the side of her mouth. After protecting her from further injury, you should: 

A patient with a history of schizophrenia called EMS because he was experiencing abdominal pain. When law enforcement arrived, the patient became violent, necessitating the placement of handcuffs. When you assess the patient, he tells you that killing someone will make his abdominal pain go away. His vital signs are stable. How should you manage this situation? 

Your patient opens their eyes in response to voice, makes incomprehensible sounds, and localizes pain. What is this patients GCS?

 48-year-old male is found unconscious in the garden by his wife. When you arrive at the scene and assess the man, you find that he is unresponsive, has labored breathing, and has hives over his entire trunk. You should: