A 31-year-old female is in labor. After ensuring her airway, breathing, and circulation, you assess her perineum and observe the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. However, the baby is not visible. Your next action would be to:

The components of the Apgar scoring system include:

The grandfather of an alert and oriented 2-year-old girl found her on the floor playing with pills from his open bottle of Digoxin (a heart medication that slows the heart rate). He cannot remember how many pills were in the bottle, but he thinks that some are missing and suspects that his granddaughter may have eaten them thinking that they were candy. Assessment reveals the patient’s airway to be open and breathing adequate. Her pulse is appropriate for a child her age and her skin warm and dry. Her grandfather is not sure of how long ago she may have taken the pills. Given the assessment findings, the EMT would assume:

The Poison Control Center has advised you to administer milk to a patient who has overdosed on a medication. Given this information, you would:

What is the most significant mechanism by which the body can lose heat?

You are at the scene where a male patient threatened to take pills to end his life. In talking with the patient, he informs you that he just got a new job that requires more of his time, and his wife has been giving him a hard time about it. Tonight, he had enough and just made the comment because he was mad at her. He says that although he is still upset, he does not plan to do anything “drastic.” Before taking further action, which fact about the patient should raise the EMT’s suspicion that he is indeed at a higher risk for suicide?

A diver has summoned 911 after he came to the surface and became short of breath and “itchy” all over. Additionally, he complains of a headache. Assessment reveals a patent airway, adequate breathing, clear breath sounds, and the following vital signs: pulse 92 beats/min, respirations 20 breaths/min, blood pressure 156/62 mmHg, and SpO2 96%. Proper care of this patient should include:

The wife of a 43-year-old male patient has called 911 because her husband was difficult to wake up and now is lethargic with garbled speech. She reports a history of diabetes, stroke, renal failure, and high blood pressure. The patient’s airway is patent, respirations are tachypneic but adequate, and radial pulse is rapid. Your partner advises you of following vital signs: pulse, 136; respirations, 22 breaths/min; blood pressure, 106/62 mmHg; SpO2, 92%; and blood glucose, 642 mg/dL. What would be the most appropriate action in the care of this patient?

You are filling in at your local Emergency Medical Services class where you are leading a discussion about assessment of the diabetic patient. You tell the students there are several questions that are most important to ask during the history gathering of a diabetic patient. Select the questions that are of greatest importance to ask (but select no more than three).

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