Paramedics are called to the scene of a 27-year-old trauma patient who is supine, unresponsive to verbal stimuli, and having agonal breathing. The patient has blood coming from the mouth secondary to a lacerated tongue and is currently pinned under the car from the legs down. Assessment reveals the patient has an intact gag reflex. Which of the following would be the best initial action for this patient?

Paramedics are assessing an unresponsive 32-year-old who has a history of asthma. The patient takes a steroid daily to help prevent asthma attacks and a bronchodilator for acute care of asthma. The patient is breathing deeply at 26 times per minute with a pulse of 100 and bilateral expiratory wheezing. Which of the following treatments would be of most benefit to this patient at this time?

Paramedics are called to the scene of a patient with a decreased level of consciousness, snoring respirations, and an intact gag reflex. After a head-tilt chin-lift, which of the following would be the best device to maintain the open airway? 

Paramedics are providing care to an adult patient with congestive heart failure who is complaining of respiratory distress. If the paramedics misdiagnose the patient as having pneumonia and begin standard treatment, which of the following would be the most detrimental result of the incorrect field impression?

A Paramedic is assessing a patient with chemical burns to the airway. The patient has high-pitched inspiratory sounds. These would be characterized as which of the following?

Which equipment would a rescuer most likely use to clear oral secretions from an adult patient’s airway while at a home scene?

Paramedics are evaluating a 42-year-old male who is on room air and appears to be in no respiratory distress with a pulse oximetry of 99%.  The patient has a RR of 12 breaths a minute with normal tidal volumes. What is his approximate minute volume?

EMS is treating a 72-year-old with difficulty breathing. What finding will most likely help differentiate pneumonia from chronic bronchitis complications if the patient has a past medical history of both conditions?

Which of the following would be the HIGHEST priority when assessing a patient complaining of difficulty breathing and has distended neck veins?

Which of the following respiratory patterns have a characteristic “fruity” or “acetone” odor associated with it?