When assessing a geriatric patient, you must remember that this type of patient often has:

Where does the pain associated with appendicitis typically begin?

You are called to care for an elderly patient. The patient takes insulin for diabetes and the family reports there has been no trauma. The patient has been getting worse for a week, and is now unconscious. During assessment you find the patient to be breathing 6 times per minute, the pulse is 130, and BP is 78/54. Identify the most important intervention while awaiting ALS arrival

You are treating a five-year-old female who is very dehydrated. The patient’s mother tells you the girl has been sick for several days and is now unable to be awakened. Which of the following findings would indicate the patient is suffering from poor perfusion?

What care should you provide to a patient who has bruising near the right upper quadrant? You are in the middle of transporting this trauma patient but are still 20 minutes out from the hospital.

During transport of a woman and her recent newborn to the hospital, she complains of a sudden onset of difficulty breathing and excruciating, sharp chest pain. She becomes unresponsive, has marked jugular venous distension, and is hypotensive. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?

A 55-year-old male was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs in his home. He is unresponsive, bradycardic, and hypotensive. His head and neck are found severely angulated so you suspect a neck injury and possible neurogenic shock. Why does he present with bradycardia and dry skin?

Pain associated with peritoneal irritation will typically be described by the patient as which of the following?

During treatment of a shooting victim, you find a gunshot wound on his thigh that is bleeding mildly but hurts a lot. Choose the BEST reason to insist on doing a rapid secondary assessment (rapid trauma exam) to see if there are other sources of external bleeding

What is the standard dose of epinephrine in an auto-injector for an adult?