A 31-year-old patient is in the emergency department complaining of a fever and severe lower right quadrant abdominal pain that they rate as a 9 out of 10. The patient tells you that they have suffered from dull, generalized abdominal discomfort for approximately 7 hours and in the past hour the pain focused and intensified just below the beltline on their right side. The paramedic should suspect:

What should the paramedic do to manage the increased ICP? (Select two correct answers)

A contaminated needle should be disposed of by:

A patient has been stung by a bee on the thigh. They are complaining of pain, swelling, and redness at the site, and are denying any respiratory distress. The paramedic should first: 

Ischemic (or occlusive) strokes comprise approximately ________ percent of all strokes.

What findings majorly key into this patient’s diagnosis? (Select two correct answers)

The three components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale are:

Which of the following assessments findings would be associated more with chronic renal failure than acute renal failure?

What respiratory pattern should the paramedic expect to see in this patient?

What is the significance of a single abnormal finding in the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke evaluation?