Author: Anonymous

Your patient is a 42-year-old male who is supine on the floor, responsive only to pain. His wife states that he has been extremely depressed recently and talked about suicide yesterday. The patient’s skin is hot and dry, pupils are dilated and reactive to light bilaterally, and there is vomit around his mouth. HR = 138 and regular, BP = 82/52, RR= 16 and shallow. Temperature is 105.5°F. The patient has a history of hypothyroidism, for which he takes Synthroid. Your partner suctions the airway and initiates BVM ventilations with 100 percent oxygen and an oropharyngeal airway. In addition to monitoring the cardiac rhythm and starting an IV of normal saline, you should:

Which of the following is most indicative of a patient that had a seizure prior to your arrival?

The lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for speech processing is the _________ lobe?

Reciprocal changes on an ECG allow the paramedic to have greater _______ in their differential diagnosis?

Which of the following is the correct dosage for an n 18kg patient that is actively seizing?

Which cranial nerves control the cardinal positions of gaze? (Select all that apply)

Which cranial nerve supplies the sensation of feeling for the majority of the face and jaw?

Which adrenergic receptor causes bronchodilation when agonized?

The lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for vision is the __________ lobe?

With regard to pulse oximetry, the more hypoxic a patient becomes: