During assessment, paramedics discover the baby is crowning. The contractions are 1 minute apart. The patient is a gravida 3, para 2. How should the paramedics proceed?

Paramedics are preparing to transport a clinically obese patient to the emergency department for severe substernal chest pain. The patient weighs more than 500 pounds and is on the third floor of an apartment complex with no elevator. Currently, there is only one EMS crew in the apartment. The patient states that he can walk and doesn’t want EMS to call for extra lift assistance. As the paramedic, how should you proceed?

The incidence of Down syndrome increases dramatically with what aspect?

Multiple sclerosis is typically diagnosed during which age period?

During assessment, paramedics discover the baby is crowning. The contractions are 1 minute apart. The patient is a gravida 3, para 2. How should the paramedics proceed?

The incidence of Down syndrome increases dramatically with what aspect?

Use the following to answer the next three questions:A 14-year-old male is being treated on an outpatient basis for leukemia. He has a peripherally inserted central catheter for vascular access. While roughhousing with his older brother, the patient’s vascular access device was damaged and he is bleeding. How should the paramedics control bleeding?

What is the most common dysrhythmia experienced by older adults?

If a patient inverts her uterus immediately after delivery of the infant, how should the paramedic treat this?

When newborns are hypothermic, the demand on the body to maintain temperature can cause which condition?