(2 of 5)En RouteParamedics staffing an ALS ambulance are dispatched at 0840 to a nursing home for an elderly patient who is experiencing trouble breathing and a persistent cough. ETA is 5 minutes. An ALS FD engine is dispatched with the ambulance. Skies are clear and road traffic is minimal. Temperature is 70 F (21 C). Nearest hospital is 6 minutes by ground.SceneAn awake and alert elderly adult is found exhausted, sitting up and using accessory muscles to breathe, using 1-2 word responses. When you arrive at the patient, what type of question(s) would be most appropriate to ask?

(2 of 2)A patient suffered blunt trauma to the head with a penetrating injury to the neck. Assessment finds an open neck wound which has blood oozing from it.The patient is suspected to have an air embolism.How should a paramedic position them during transport?Select 2 options

What drug should be added to the treatment of a patient with renal failure in cardiac arrest?

(2 of 2) An adult patient presents with chest pain for the past 2 hours. The pain rates a 10/10, described as crushing and radiates to the jaw and arm. Vitals: BP 102/78; P 75, R 20. Pt. has no known medical history, drugs or allergies.  12 lead ECG is pictured here:  Picture5.png Which of these is indicated first?

Which of the following disease(s) are inhalation/respiratory acquired?

A conscious & alert adult was struck in the anterior chest by a piece of heavy machinery and is c/o of severe midline precordial chest pain (9/10). Ventilations are unlabored at a normal rate; breath sounds are clear and equal bilaterally; heart sounds S1 and S2. Radial and femoral pulses are equal, rapid and irregular; ECG ST w/ PVCs; SpO2 96%; jugular veins are flat. There is redness and bruising over the sternum with point tenderness to palpation but no crepitus. Chest expansion is equal with no paradoxical movements, no difficulty swallowing, or variation in BP between the arms.What injury should be suspected?

What are the most common implications of a flail chest?Select 2 optionsMost frequent type of injury: Choose 1: A or BAcid base imbalance: Choose 1: C or D

EMS responds to an adult with a long history of cirrhosis had vomited large quantities of bright red blood clots. Vomiting is not active upon EMS arrival. Pt. is sitting upright, able to speak. Abdomen is distended (ascites), but the patient denies abdominal pain.VS: BP 82/64; P 124; R 22, non-labored.Given the presented findings, which of the following is the greatest concern?

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EMS successfully achieved ROSC via resuscitation for a pediatric patient who was in cardiac arrest.Which of these is the top priority?