You respond to a pregnant patient who is experiencing eclampsia. Medical direction orders you to administer 1 g of magnesium sulfate. The vial of magnesium sulfate is 4g/10 mL. What volume of the medication will you administer?
A patient is transported to the hospital without consent and…
A patient is transported to the hospital without consent and is restrained without proper justification. What act can EMS be held liable for?
A patient has been involved in a major trauma with significa…
A patient has been involved in a major trauma with significant injuries and altered mental status. After your initial assessment what type of assessment should this patient receive next?
Which of the following are signs of inadequate breathing? (S…
Which of the following are signs of inadequate breathing? (Select three correct answers)
Select the following medications that are classified as musc…
Select the following medications that are classified as muscarinic anticholinergic: (Select two correct answers)
The range of duties and skills paramedics are allowed to per…
The range of duties and skills paramedics are allowed to perform by law is known as:
You arrive on the scene of a motor vehicle collision to find…
You arrive on the scene of a motor vehicle collision to find an 18-year-old male patient with signs and symptoms of internal injuries. Medical control orders you to start an IV with a large bore catheter and administer fluid at the rate of 180 mL/hr. Using a macro drip, how many drops per minute will the patient receive?
This is the most basic radio communications system, as it tr…
This is the most basic radio communications system, as it transmits and receives on the same frequency, but can not do both simultaneously.
Your patient is suffering from bradycardia. This means their…
Your patient is suffering from bradycardia. This means their heart rate is:
You are tasked to administer amiodarone to a patient with ve…
You are tasked to administer amiodarone to a patient with ventricular tachycardia with a pulse. The patient weighs 110 pounds. Your protocol instructs you to give the patient 150 mg of amiodarone in 100 mL of 5% dextrose over 10 minutes. You have on hand 1 vial of medication labeled 450 mg/9mL. What volume of medication would you draw up?