The data set linked here will be used in questions 1-12. This data set provides information about a study conducted on smokers.  We have data on age, gender, cigarette use, and carbon monoxide (CO) levels. Categorize all variables as continuous or discrete.  

You are transporting a trauma patient that was injured during a football tackle. He complains of severe right shoulder and arm pain. The athletic trainer removed his helmet and padding. Which device may help you to evaluate the distal circulation in the injured arm?

You are caring for an unstable, underwater submersion event victim that occurred in the winter. Which of the following would you expect to find during your reassessment?

Identify which technique will work BEST for ventilating a non-breathing stoma patient.

You are dispatched to a child in cardiac arrest and you and your partner decide to initiate CPR. Which of the following is the appropriate compression to ventilation ratio?

You are assisting to package a patient for transport with spinal stabilization. The patient is alert and calm considering he took a major impact to his chest and abdomen during a motor vehicle crash. As you place the patient into the ambulance, you note that his pulse and respirations have increased. This sudden change in status is most likely related to the onset of:

Which of the following would be classified as a multiple casualty incident?

EMTs have directed a light into a patient’s eyes, which caused the pupils to become smaller. Which term BEST describes this type of reaction?

You are called to care for an adolescent, who the mother describes as “a perfectly normal teen-ager”. You discover the patient’s wrists have been cut. What is a priority assessment in this patient?

What is the MOST important reason for applying an AED as quickly as possible?