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Your patient is a 32-year-old female who is alert but in significant distress, complaining of a migraine. She has a history of migraines, describes a gradual onset of headache this morning, and is now experiencing nausea and intense throbbing pain behind her temples. She is lying on a couch in a dim room and keeps her eyes closed while talking to you in a low voice. HR = 100, BP = 148/100, RR = 12, SaO2 = 99%. Which of the following is most appropriate in the prehospital management of this patient?

As intracranial pressure rises:

A stroke to the right cerebral hemisphere would likely cause:

A condition seen in chronic alcoholics that causes ataxia, eye muscle weakness, and mental derangement is known as:

In contrast to syncope, a seizure:

When assessing a patient’s response to pain, you notice that the patient is not responding to stimuli. What should you do first?

Tremors that increase as the patient’s hand gets closer to an object that they are trying to grab are what type of tremors?

Which of the following would MOST likely cause a sustained increase in intracranial pressure?

Your patient is a 57-year-old male who is alert and oriented and complaining of a slight headache. His coworker states the patient “fainted.” The patient describes feeling weak and lightheaded before the incident and “came to” lying on the floor. Medical history includes cardiovascular disease with a history of angina and hypertension. Medications include clopidogrel (Plavix), nitroglycerin, and metoprolol. Which of the following is least helpful when formulating a field impression for this patient?

Any electrical impulse that originates in the ventricles will produce: