A 34-year-old male twisted his lower leg and ankle while skiing. He complains of severe pain and swelling to the area. When assessing for deformity, you should:

One meter equals how many millimeters?

Because heat always travels from a warmer areas to a cooler areas, a person standing in a cold room will lose heat by:

You arrive at the scene of a motor-vehicle crash in which a 30-year-old male was ejected from his truck. As you approach the patient, who is not moving, you can see that he has gross deformity to both of his femurs and an angulated left humerus. You should first:

In order for electricity to flow through the body and cause injury:

As the baby’s head delivers, you note that the umbilical cord is loosely wrapped around its neck. You should:

Upon entering the residence of an elderly patient who has fallen, you should ensure personal safety and then:

According to the JumpSTART triage system, what should you do after delivering five rescue breaths to an unresponsive, apneic child?

You and your partner are caring for a 30-year-old female who sustained extensive partial- and full-thickness burns when she was near a gas heater that exploded. Your primary assessment reveals that the patient is semiconscious with profoundly labored and stridorous respirations. Immediate management of this patient should include:

The mouth, nose, and other body orifices are lined with _______, which secrete a watery substance and provide a protective barrier against harmful agents.