You have been dispatched to a residence for a male patient with a cardiac history who is complaining of chest pain. On scene, you find a 52-year-old man sitting in a chair. He is alert and oriented. He states that his chest pain feels like the last time he had a heart attack. He reports that in the hospital his heart stopped and the health care personnel had to shock him twice before it restarted. He is breathing adequately and has a strong radial pulse. Which of these actions would be appropriate in the assessment and/or management of this patient?

The EMT is correctly accessing for accessory muscle use when he examines which part of the body?

Which of these statements about the heart rhythm of ventricular fibrillation is true?

You have been called for a patient who is confused and slightly combative. Which of these assessment findings would make you suspicious that the patient has hyperglycemia?

You are called to a motor vehicle collision. A 26-year-old female states that she was unrestrained and struck the steering column with her chest after the car she was driving hit another car from behind. She is somewhat confused, and complains of chest pain and difficult and painful breathing when she inhales. Her airway is patent and her breathing is adequate. Assessment of the radial pulse reveals it to be rapid and very irregular and weak. The patient has cyanosis in her nose and fingertips. Her breath sounds are clear and equal, and her skin is moist and pale. The patient informs you that she has asthma and has a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). What is your best initial action in treating this patient?

You have arrived at the residence of a 66-year-old female patient who is in cardiac arrest. In the living room, you find Emergency Medical Responders performing CPR on the patient. They quickly report that they found the patient in cardiac arrest and have been doing CPR for 5 minutes. Which of these statements should you make at this time?

You have been called for an elderly male patient who suddenly collapsed. On scene, you find an 82-year-old man lying on the garage floor. Assessment reveals him to be unresponsive and not breathing. What should you do immediately?

Prior to the administration of oral glucose, a patient’s blood glucose level was 49 mg/dL. After administering the oral glucose, the patient is alert and oriented. Which repeat blood glucose levels would the EMT expect with this clinical presentation?

While death penalty cases clearly show that Black defendants are more likely to receive death sentences, victim race, specifically for white victims, is the most indicative factor for whether or not someone receives a death sentence. 

In 3 sentences, what is Fick’s law of diffusion and what are the components that decide rate of gas diffusion? Using the image here, describe the relationship between pressure and rate of oxygen disassociation from hemoglobin. Basically, what occurs from rest to exercise and what does this shift in pressure do to the percent of oxygen bound to hemoglobin? Where is this oxygen that was bound to hemoglobin going? o2dissasociation.png