Your patient is a 42-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse who is in severe distress with dysphagia and hematemesis. You note that he is becoming lethargic and is having trouble keeping his head up. His skin is cool and clammy. HR = 138, BP = 82/56, RR = 8, SaO 2 = 90%. Proper treatment of this patient would include all of the following EXCEPT:

A 54-year-old female is conscious and alert and in significant pain after a coral snake bite to her hand. You note two small puncture wounds surrounded by a swollen, red area. She states that she is nauseous and has chills. Your management of this patient should include immobilization of the affected arm and:

In order for hemodialysis to be effective in ridding the body of excess electrolytes, which of the following statements must be TRUE?

Your patient is a 38-year-old female with a history of Crohn’s disease. She is conscious and alert and complaining of abdominal pain. She describes a one-week history of increasingly diffuse, crampy abdominal pain. She also states that she has had nausea and vomiting, fever, and diarrhea the past two days. Physical examination reveals that her skin is warm and dry and that her abdomen is tender to palpation in all quadrants with no masses or distension noted. HR = 100, BP = 118/78, RR = 14, SaO 2 = 99%. Which of the following treatments is appropriate in the prehospital management of this patient?

All of the following are considered part of the lower gastrointestinal tract EXCEPT the:

Oliguria is defined as:

Which of the following DOES NOT affect bandwidth?

Choose the item that correctly completes the following statement. NFPA’s definition of Maintenance states: “Work, including, but not limited to, ___________________, performed to ensure that equipment operates properly.” 

Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentence. _______ includes relays that can activate doors or gates.

An auxiliary output of a 12V control panel may exceed the 12V rating of the control panel.