Which part of a medical term tells us “what is going on/action?”

Sonorous respirations are MOST likely caused by:

Upon arriving at a scene in which the incident command system has already been established, you should:

Upon arriving at a scene involving a weapon of mass destruction, you should first:

You are attempting to resuscitate a 50-year-old woman in a traumatic cardiac arrest. Your crew consists of an EMT and an Advanced EMT. Which of the following tasks would be MOST appropriate to assign to the Advanced EMT?

Upon arriving at the scene of a patient with difficulty breathing, you find the patient, a 350-pound man, sitting on the couch in his living room. The patient is conscious and alert and tells you that he is chronically short of breath, but feels worse today and wishes to be transported to the hospital. As you begin your assessment, your partner’s first act should be to:

The NHTSA standards use Type I, II, and III ambulance criteria. This standard is known as:

You respond to a call where the patient advises you he’s contracted a severe case of Hepatitis B after having an unprotected sexual contact. In performing your paramedic assessment, you expect to find which of the following skin colors?

You are dispatched to a patient you transported to the hospital last week. You are informed by her son that his 83-year-old mother is to be transported to a local hospital for admission by her physician. The physician believes she’s had a stroke. She refuses to go and babbles that her family wants to “steal her good china.” Vital signs show a BP of 80/60, pulse of 130 and respirations of 30. Bilateral crackles are noted. The pulse oximeter shows 80%. Her skin condition is cold and clammy. She continuously talks about her family stealing social security checks from her and wants to call the police. At this point in the call, who can initially authorize treatment of this patient against her will?

In April 2003 a federal priavacy act was enacted that has direct effects on EMS records and release of information. This act was: