Your unit is on the scene of a 38-year-old female who may be having an asthma attack. As you enter the room you notice audible wheezing and the patient is sitting with her elbows out. This tripod position is associated with a patient in what respiratory state?

You arrive at the scene shortly after a 55-year-old man collapsed. Two bystanders are performing CPR. The man’s wife states that he had cardiac by-pass surgery approximately 6 months earlier. There are no signs of trauma. After you attach the AED and analyze this patient’s heart rhythm, the machine states, “shock advised.” What cardiac rhythm is the patient most likely in?

You are treating an unresponsive patient with slow, shallow respirations and pinpoint pupils. Which of the following conditions is most likely?

The EMT-Basic arrives at an office to find multiple patients with altered mental statuses. The EMT-Basic should suspect what?

True or False? All elements on the periodic table are considered to have an equal number of protons and electrons

How many valence electrons are in carbon? Hint: it is in group 4A on the periodic table.

Please match the following terms with their correct definitions

An acidic solution would have a higher number of what in solution?

A chemical reaction in which a substance is broken down or dissociated by water is considered

Please match the following state of matter with its correct relationship to shape and volume