A 10-year-old boy has an open chest wound to the left lateral thorax after falling off a deck being built in his back yard, and landing on a metal spike protruding from the ground. His family is present; they are very upset and crying. As an EMT, you recognize that in this situation, your primary focus is:

You have been called to a nursing home for a confused 91-year-old male patient who became dizzy and fell, striking his head on the floor. Which statement made by the nurse should be of most concern to you?

In the geriatric population, what is the minimally acceptable pulse oximeter reading that you want to maintain?

An alert and oriented young male fell 5 feet from a stage, impacting a metal railing with the right side of his chest, inferior to his armpit. The primary assessment is negative for life threats, although he does complain of very painful breathing and has remarkable tenderness and crepitus over the fifth and sixth ribs laterally in this area. Throughout care, which action is essential to perform?

A middle-aged male died immediately after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Which portion of the central nervous system was most likely damaged to cause such a rapid death?

Select the layers of the meninges (but no more than three).

Which statement is most accurate concerning spine motion restriction of an ambulatory patient?

Select the correct output of the following Python program: print(1 * 2 + 3)

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