A 6-year-old unresponsive male presents with respiratory distress, profound cyanosis, and a weak heart rate of 70 beats/min. You should:

Abnormalities in normal bone growth and development will most likely occur in children when:

You are explaining to your EMT partner how he can differentiate tension pneumothorax from a simple pneumothorax. Which of the following would you tell him indicates tension pneumothorax?

When establishing negligence, which of the following factors is not a consideration?

If insulin production and secretion are insufficient for metabolic needs:

When you arrive at an accident scene where a child has been seriously injured, you are unable to locate the child’s parents. What type of consent is involved in treating and transporting this child?

You arrive at the scene of a motor-vehicle crash in which a 30-year-old male was ejected from his truck. As you approach the patient, who is not moving, you can see that he has gross deformity to both of his femurs and an angulated left humerus. You should first:

In addition to providing the framework for the human body, bones also:

Body core temperature in a patient suffering from heatstroke will usually be at least:

When assessing a conscious patient who experienced an electrical injury, you note irregularity in his pulse. This is most indicative of: