Your EMS team is called to attend to a patient in her mid-thirties who is having a generalized motor seizure. Bystanders inform you that she has been seizing continually for the past 10 minutes. You note that the patient is shaking violently, is diaphoretic and slightly cyanotic.This prolonged seizure is specifically termed

A 27-year-old patient is complaining of persistent headache, fatigue, and pain upon flexion of his neck. He has had a chronic fever of 100°F for the past two days.His complaints lead you to suspect

A 23-year-old healthy male who has been threatened by another person has a pulse rate of 146 and a respiratory rate of 32. These vital signs indicate that his

A 30-year-old suddenly developed a two- to three-minute grand ma! seizure. On scene you find an unconscious and unresponsive patient with the following vital signs: BP 178/100, pulse 50 and regular, respiratory rate 32 and irregular. He has no history of substance abuse but has complained of headaches for the past two weeks. His blood glucose registers 110.It is important to avoid excessive hyperventilation because it can

You are having lunch with your nephew Josh and his friend Sam. You notice that Sam appears to have periods of inattentiveness and daydreaming. During these spells, his eyelids flutter and he appears to be unaware of his surroundings. You ask Josh if he has ever noticed this before. Josh says he has been “goofing around” like this for a week now. These signs indicate Sam may have

A 30-year-old suddenly developed a two- to three-minute grand ma! seizure. On scene you find an unconscious and unresponsive patient with the following vital signs: BP 178/100, pulse 50 and regular, respiratory rate 32 and irregular. He has no history of substance abuse but has complained of headaches for the past two weeks. His blood glucose registers 110.The patient is now exhibiting decorticate posturing to painful stimuli. These are signs that indicate

You respond to a possible drowning call. On arrival, you find bystander CPR in progress on a male patient in his thirties. Your first action should be

Procainamide administration should be discontinued if which of the following occurs?

On an ECG tracing, the P wave indicates·

In Lead III placement, the positive lead is located on the