The transfer of patient care officially occurs when you:

A 38-year-old male with an inguinal hernia complains of increased pain and nausea. He tells you that he has been able to reduce the hernia himself in the past, but it will not reduce today. This patient is at greatest risk for:

While reading a patient’s history, you discover the he has had pertussis. Which of the following BEST defines pertussis?

According to the JumpSTART triage system, what should you do after delivering five rescue breaths to an unresponsive, apneic child?

The detection of a pulsating mass upon palpation of a patient’s abdomen should make the EMT suspicious that the patient may be suffering from which of the following?

The method of medication administration that involves placing a hollow needle into the medullary cavity, where medication is absorbed through the medullary vasculature would be:

When treating an anxious and uncooperative patient with chest pain, you state, “If you don’t settle down, I am going to put a large IV in your arm.” What is this an example of?

You arrive at the scene of a residential fire where the occupant, a 48-year-old male, has sustained partial and full-thickness burns to his lower extremities and lower torso. Firefighters removed the patient’s smoldering clothing and stopped the burning process prior to your arrival. The patient is conscious, but restless, and complains of intense pain to the burned areas. After taking the standard precautions, you should:

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?

Internal heat production is called: