Author: Anonymous

You are driving your unit to a scene where there has been a chemical exposure. As you arrive many victims approach the ambulance expecting treatment. You know that the fire department and HazMat team will arrive in just a few minutes. To prevent exposure to your partner and yourself, it would be best to communicate with your PA system and:

You are at the scene of a 27-year-old male who is unconscious and EMS was called by his parents. Which of the following type of consent would apply?

You are transporting a patient with classic heat stroke. It is a hot day with low humidity and high winds. In what condition would you suspect to find the skin of this patient?

You are assessing a patient you suspect has a pneumothorax (collapsed left lung). Which of the following sounds would you expect to obtain upon percussion of the left chest?

You are called to the scene of an 18-year-old male who suddenly became short of breath and is complaining of left shoulder pain. The symptoms began 15 minutes ago after he tried to tighten a lug nut on his car. Lung sounds are slightly diminished in the left upper lobe, there is no JVD or tracheal deviation, and the patient is breathing at 24 times per minute. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the patient’s dyspnea?

Choose the patient to whom you would apply a nasal cannula instead of a non-rebreather face mask.

Your patient speaks a language that is foreign to you. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate method of obtaining a medical history in this situation?

Immediately after you back into a private residence, the father of an 8-year-old child comes out carrying a child. He is panicked as he climbs into the back of your non-transport vehicle. The child is awake, but lethargic and slow to respond. The father says the child is sick with a fever and has a stiff neck. Identify the best plan of action.

How should you position an unconscious patient who is paralyzed on the right side as a result of a stroke?

Dispatch tells you that the patient who has called for a transport is a known hemodialysis patient. The patient only stated that he was having complications and needed to go in to the ED. As you think about what complications this patient may be experiencing, which one will need the most immediate attention?