Unless otherwise directed by the flight crew, you should approach a helicopter from the:

The use of the lights and siren on an ambulance:

Which of the following describes the highest volume of ambulance calls in an EMS system?

Currently, approximately how many medical service programs use rotary or fixed-wing aircraft?

Which of the following entities created a list of personnel qualifications for aeromedical crew members?

Safe practices when parking your emergency vehicle on a roadway at night include which of the following?

A nurse is reviewing the lab results of a patient diagnosed with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC). The following lab values are noted: Platelet count: 50,000/mm³ (Normal range: 150,000–400,000/mm³) Prothrombin Time (PT): 22 seconds (Normal range: 11–14 seconds) Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT): 45 seconds (Normal range: 30–40 seconds) D-dimer: 12 mcg/mL (Normal range:

The nurse cares for an adult client with gram (-) negative septicemia due to infective endocarditis. Which observation by the nurse requires contact with the health care provider?

Using the scenario above: Given the patient’s clinical findings, which of the following actions is the nurse’s priority?    

What laboratory test would be most appropriate for a pt that is going to be prescribed a diuretic medication?