In your assessment of a 50-year-old female with confusion, irrational behavior, and agitation, you discover that the patient has a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, previous heart attacks, arthritis, and gallstones. Part of your continued assessment for this patient should be: A. a thorough examination of the abdomen, to reveal the presence of gallstones.

You are treating a patient in his mid-50s who is complaining of acute abdominal distress. When should you consider the use of oxygen therapy?

A gunman enters the scene of a call and begins shouting and waving his weapon at EMS personnel. An EMT finds a position behind a wall that will both hide and protect the EMT’s body from projectiles. This is called:

During bronchoconstriction, the smooth muscle that lines the bronchial passages contracts, resulting in a decrease of the internal diameter of the airway and an increase of:

Which of the following will provide a cardiac arrest patient the greatest chance of survival?

You and your crew are treating a young female who was found unconscious in her kitchen near the back door. After a few minutes of caring for her, you feel lightheaded and dizzy. You and your crew all report the onset of headaches and some nausea. What should you do?

Which of the following is true regarding decompensated shock?

Which of the following is represented by the blue area of the NFPA 704 placard?

You are caring for a patient with special medical challenges at her home. The patient is noncommunicative. Which of the following is likely to be the best source of information about the advanced medical devices found in the home?

A person exposed to an explosion is vomiting blood, which makes you suspect: