A 41-year-old patient is complaining of severe chest pain. Which statement best describes why the EMT should treat the patient with delivery of their prescribed nitroglycerin?

Match symptoms to the correct corresponding condition.Select each answer choice once.

When obtaining a history, which statement made by the patient should raise suspicion that the patient may be experiencing a pulmonary embolism?

A BLS team responds to a patient with altered mental status. The family reports the patient has not felt well for a few days and this morning they could not wake the patient. The EMT finds the mouth is dry and skin is warm with poor turgor. There is a faint sweet odor noted when assessing the airway of  the patient. Based on this limited amount of information, the EMT would suspect:

An EMT is interviewing the family of a seizure patient. Which of the following answers should cause the greatest concern?

A 26-year-old patient is hemorrhaging profusely. Due to hypoperfusion, the sympathetic response has activated. The EMT should recognize the findings associated with a sympathetic response and a parasympathetic response. Move the options to the appropriate category it describes. Select three answer choices for each category.

The EMT responding to a patient experiencing a seizure should consider administration of which medication?

You are called to a construction site on a hot and humid day and arrive to find a patient who is responsive. Coworkers state that the patient has been moving concrete blocks all day in the hot weather and has not rested, eaten, or had anything to drink in the past two hours. After conducting the primary assessment, you note the patient’s airway to be open and breathing rapid but adequate. Their radial pulse is rapid and bounding, and their skin is cool and moist. Which heat emergency is the patient showing signs of?

You have been called for a patient who slipped while getting out of their bathtub. They are confused and cold to the touch. The patient likely slipped 24 hours ago and has been on the tile bathroom floor ever since. Since it is summer, they also had their air conditioner running on high. You should best categorize their emergency as:

A teenage athlete at a local gym is experiencing sudden chest pain and shortness of breath. The tall, thin male patient explains that he was lunging to block a shot on goal when the symptoms started. Assessment reveals lung sounds are slightly diminished in the right upper lobe. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the patient’s symptoms?