A patient at 34 weeks’ gestation states that the baby is coming. Paramedics notice a cord protruding from the vagina. What should be the next step in patient care?

While paramedics are assisting in the delivery of twins, they observe an arm protruding from the vagina. This is the only visible part of the infant. What should the paramedics do next?

Which is a standard initial ventilator setting?

How much does tidal volume and minute ventilation increase during pregnancy?

During the first 8 weeks of pregnancy, what is the developing ovum also known as?

How much does tidal volume and minute ventilation increase during pregnancy?

With aging, impairment of the body’s defenses against inhaled bacteria and particulate matter is a result of which aspect?

A pregnant patient can’t remember how many weeks she is into her pregnancy. On exam, paramedics feel the fundus of the uterus at the level of the umbilicus. How far in term should the paramedic suspect the patient is?

When does Stage II of labor end?

Paramedics are dispatched to the home of a 42-year-old male who complains of diarrhea for the past 3 days. He has been unable to eat for the past 24 hours and would like to go to the emergency department. He is visually impaired by complete blindness and has a leader/work dog to assist him. He states that he can walk and would prefer walking to being carried on a stretcher. How should the paramedic proceed?