Assessment of an unresponsive elderly patient reveals warm, dry skin. The patient is hypotensive, tachycardic, and has normal respirations. The patient takes Glucophage. The BEST explanation for these findings and treatment is

An elderly patient with diabetes presents with an altered mental status and pale, cool skin. What is the most appropriate reason to give glucose if a CBG cannot be obtained?

The paramedic is evaluating a patient with a severe head injury. On assessment very little chest wall movement is noted, the skin is dry, and circumoral cyanosis is present. These findings are most likely due to:

An ECG shows ST segment depression in Leads I and II. The paramedic should recognize:

Assessment of an unresponsive elderly patient reveals warm, dry skin. The patient is hypotensive, tachycardic, and has normal respirations. The patient takes Glucophage. The BEST explanation for these findings and treatment is

Which of the following would best describe indications to perform an intubation? (Select three correct answers)

Inadequate chest rise is noted while ventilating an 8-month-old infant. The paramedic should:

During intubation, the tip of the curved blade:

An elderly patient was a restrained driver of a vehicle that sustained a lateral impact to the driver’s side door. The patient is unresponsive, trachea is midline, neck veins are flat, and lung sounds are absent on the left side with hypo-resonance noted. There are broken ribs on the left side and the abdomen is flat and non-tender. The paramedic should suspect which injury and what is the best management?  Management (Choose 1) Injury (Choose 1)

Law enforcement insists they force him to go to the hospital. How should the crew handle this situation?