While doing medical stand-by coverage at a raceway, you come upon a male patient with a large cut across his face. The bleeding is controlled with basic first aid bandages. A nurse on scene suggests looking at it to see if it needs stitches. What should you do if the wound is covered?

At an open house at a city fire station, a visitor asks why the fire department goes whenever an ambulance is called for. The best response to the visitor would be:

You are called to a private home for a baby that is unresponsive. The 6-month-old infant was found by the mother who reports, “She went to wake the baby up from her nap at the usual time”. The child is breathing but unresponsive. What is your MOST important action in this case?

You are providing ventilations with a pocket mask. The mask has no oxygen inlet valve. Which of the following would be the BEST way to increase the oxygen amount delivered to the patient?

Which of the following assessments would allow you to BEST differentiate a pneumothorax from a hemothorax?

Which of the following would be proper for a patient you suspect has a communicable disease?

Which of the following is the BEST reason for confirming that the patient is pulseless and apneic before applying an AED?

You have just delivered an infant and thick meconium was present. Which of the following describes the appropriate procedure for this situation?

Rescuers are immobilizing a motorcycle rider to a backboard after a serious crash. The patient’s level of consciousness continues to decrease while on scene. Select the BEST reason for removing the full face-style helmet prior to transport.

You are called to treat a patient with an initial complaint of double vision, dysphasia, hemiplegia, and aphagia. On the way to the hospital, the symptoms begin resolving. Which of the following is MOST likely occurring in this situation?