You respond to a patient who is walking along a busy highway. The police have secured the scene and confirmed that the patient does not have any weapons. As you approach, the patient yells phrases that are hard to understand and makes threats to your life. The patient must be transported to the emergency room because:

A diabetic patient is reported to be responsive only to pain. Upon arrival, the EMT notes the patient has shallow respirations with clammy skin. The EMT should recognize the need to:

Which of the following is responsible for breathing air into the lungs?

When obtaining a history, which statement made by the patient should raise suspicion that the patient may be experiencing a pulmonary embolism?

The EMT responding to a patient experiencing a seizure should consider administration of which medication?

Match the correct initial action to its corresponding exposure type. Select each answer choice once.

You have been called for a patient who slipped while getting out of their bathtub. They are confused and cold to the touch. The patient likely slipped 24 hours ago and has been on the tile bathroom floor ever since. Since it is summer, they also had their air conditioner running on high. You should best categorize their emergency as:

A patient is disoriented at the local mall. Which finding would help the EMT conclude the patient is most likely hypoglycemic?

Within two minutes of going into cardiac arrest an AED is applied; the patient is shocked and the pulse is restored. The EMT would recognize that the heart was in:

The mnemonic FAST was developed by the AHA to quickly recognize a stroke. Which of the following are components of the mnemonic? Select three correct answers.