You are treating a patient complaining of chest pressure. You completed your assessment, applied oxygen, and are transporting him to the hospital, now that the pain has subsided. His vital signs are BP 134/70, HR 78, and RR22. How often should you reassess this patient?

A 75-year-old man has generalized weakness and chest pain. He has a bottle of prescribed nitroglycerin and he states that he has not taken any of his medication. After initiating oxygen therapy, you should next?

A patient complaining of respiratory distress is also found to have chest pressure, crackles to the chest with auscultation, distended neck veins, and edema of the lower extremities. This clinical picture best fits what field diagnosis?

Arriving at the home of a patient who has chest pain, you are told that she has an automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD). You administer oxygen and begin a SAMPLE history. Before you finish, the patient loses consciousness. You determine she is apneic and pulseless. Of the following which one is the most appropriate action to take?

A 32-year-old female has a complaint of sudden onset of dyspnea with no history of any respiratory problems. She is a one-pack-a-day smoker, takes an oral contraceptive but no other meds, and has no allergies. Which of the following conditions should be highly considered as the cause of this acute dyspnea?

Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. he is conscious and in considerable respiratory distress. He has a brassy cough and singed nasal hairs. The most immediate threat to this patient’s life is what?

The scene size-up includes all of the following components, EXCEPT

You have just arrived on the scene of a construction site. Apparently, one of the workers, a 26-year-old male, is having difficulty breathing and expressed that he has food allergies. The EMT-Basic should suspect that a patient with a known serious allergy might have a what?

Which of the following statements from the patient would BEST indicate severe difficulty in breathing?

Chest pain caused by a narrowed coronary artery, which cannot supply enough oxygen to a portion of the heart during exertion is called what?