The transfer of patient care officially occurs when you:

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?

During times of decreased perfusion, the autonomic nervous system:

A 40-year-old female, who is conscious and alert with mild hypothermia, should receive active external rewarming. This involves:

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

A driver involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash will most likely experience serious injuries or death if he or she:

Immediate treatment for a patient with an open soft-tissue injury includes:

A 21-year-old male presents with a severely angulated forearm and extreme pain. Distal sensory, motor, and circulatory functions are intact. You should:

In addition to providing the framework for the human body, bones also:

If insulin production and secretion are insufficient for metabolic needs: