Your patient is a 38-year-old man who was pinned beneath the frame of a vehicle when it slipped off the makeshift jacks he was using to elevate it. The patient’s brother thinks he may have been trapped for up to 20 minutes. The rescue unit is preparing to use airbags to lift the vehicle off the patient. Which of the following medications could you consider giving this patient?

Your patient is a 21-year-old football player who was struck in the lateral aspect of the left knee by another player’s shoulder. The patient is in extreme pain, and the knee is significantly deformed and swollen. The pedal pulse is weak, but present, and capillary refill is less than 2 seconds. The patient is screaming at you to “fix” his knee. You are 10 minutes from the emergency department. You should:

Which of the following is NOT part of the prehospital examination of the patient with suspected abdominal trauma?

Your patient is an 80-year-old woman who fractured a vertebra while coughing. This type of fracture is best described as a(n) ________ fracture.

Which of the following may affect the pattern of injury in abdominal trauma?

Which of the following can reduce the potential for abdominal injury?

Which of the following is the highest priority when managing a patient with bilateral closed femur fractures?

Your patient is a 27-year-old male ice skater whose left skate was planted when he was struck and knocked down by another skater. He is agitated and complaining of severe pain in his leg. Your examination reveals an open fracture 6 inches proximal to the ankle joint. Which of the following describes the most appropriate management of this patient?

Which of the following best describes the threat to life associated with traumatic rupture of the esophagus?

Which of the following statements concerning blunt thoracic trauma in the pediatric population is most accurate?