What do children with pneumonia usually require?

What assessment tool is commonly used to evaluate newborns?

Which action should the paramedic perform for a neonate with a heart rate of 52 at 30 seconds post-delivery?

You are dispatched to an 18 month old male in respiratory distress.  Upon arrival you are met in the yard by the mother holding the patient.  The patient appears limp with acrocyanosis.  The mother tells you that the patient has a recent history of Bronchiolitis and was born premature. Your PAT assessment reveals severe lethargy, a clenched airway, SpO2 76%, and a delayed capillary refill in extremities.  The patient is hot to the touch and has a weak pulse rate of 48 beats per minute.  List you treatment plan for this patient and what all equipment and medications will be needed to provide adequate care.  What are your first priorities as the paramedic?    I know this is a loaded question lol I can assume you are going to cover scene safety and BSI so no need to write all of that out.  I want to know how you would try to combat the clenched airway? What kind of airway management would you do? what if they have a gag reflex? after you manage your ABC’s what will you do to handle the underlying issue of bronchiolitis? How are you going to administer your medications and fluids? 

Expansion of trapped air in the lungs from reverse squeeze can result in which condition?

Paramedics are called to the home of a 50-year-old patient who has been working on his roof for the last 3 hours. The patient is lying out in the middle of his yard. Examination reveals that the patient has a temperature of 105° F and is confused, flushed, and tachycardic. Which treatment protocol should the paramedics implement?

What is true of naloxone?

Use the following to answer the next five questions:Paramedics are called to the workplace of a 43-year-old female who is despondent. Her co-workers inform them that she is normally a very “bizarre” person and has acted out inappropriately in the past. They further inform EMS that the patient has been muttering to herself all morning and shouting at inanimate objects (walls, coffee maker, toilets, etc.). When questioning this patient about this episode and her past medical history, how should the paramedic proceed? (Refer to the previously described scenario.)

Use the following to answer the next two questions:Paramedics are called to the home of a 44-year-old male who is threatening suicide. Local law enforcement personnel are already on the scene when you arrive, and EMS finds the patient sitting on the hood of his car in the garage. During your interview of this patient, you should:

Paramedics are preparing to deliver a baby who is 34 weeks’ gestation. What should the paramedic prepare for in this case?