Blog

With normal metabolism, what happens after a healthy patient ingests food?

When administering aspirin to a patient with chest discomfort that is suggestive of a heart attack, the EMT recognizes that this medication will benefit the patient by:

A patient informs you that she takes Januvia pills for her diabetes. Which of these statements about this patient and her diabetes is true?

Which portion of the heart, when weakened by a heart attack, is responsible for causing fluid to back up into the alveoli?

You have been called to a residence for a patient with altered mental status and shortness of breath. On scene, an Emergency Medical Responder meets you and states that he believes the patient had a stroke and is unresponsive. As you enter the room, you see the patient lying in bed with snoring respirations. Oxygen at 15 liters per minute has been applied. Your immediate action when you reach the patient’s side would be to:

A patient informs you that he has a hard time breathing when he lies in bed. You would best document this report as:

The primary control or automaticity of the heart rate originates in the:

The EMT is correctly accessing for accessory muscle use when he examines which part of the body?

You are reviewing prehospital care reports and notice that a patient with low blood sugar and no contraindications to oral glucose did not receive the medication. You recognize that this inaction placed the patient at risk for which condition?

As you enter a room for an unknown medical emergency, you find an unresponsive male with snoring respirations lying supine in bed. Which action should you take immediately?