A patient has an altered level of consciousness after a head injury. The patient is initially breathing normally, but suddenly begins breathing shallowly for a few moments before going completely apneic. They spontaneously begin breathing shallowly again before breathing normally. This cycle continues to repeat itself. Which of the following describes this pattern of breathing?

EMS is dispatched to a 45-year-old patient who has fallen from a roof. It is discovered that they have an obvious head injury, two broken legs, and has vomited several times. What is the paramedics highest priority for this patient?

A paramedic is performing direct laryngoscopy on an obese adult patient and having difficulty visualizing the vocal cords. Which of the following may be helpful in securing this airway? (Select two correct answers) 

An oropharyngeal airway is measured from the:

When red blood cells are hemolyzed, what is the molecule released that will give the plasma its reddish appearance

Extensions of epimysium form tough cords of connective tissue, the _______, that anchor muscle to bones.

The biceps brachii _______.

Even when we are not moving, our muscles are in a state of partial contraction that gives us _______.

_______ muscle is the voluntary muscle attached to bones.

The external intercostals are important in _______.