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When triaging using START, a victim has a respiratory rate of 16, a palpable radial pulse of 100. What action should the Paramedic do next?

You respond to a respiratory distress call when the patient tells you I can’t catch my breath. When documenting the patient’s statement(s) you should:

You respond to a downtown sidewalk cafe. Lying in a pool of blood is a 50-year-old male with a “drive-by” shotgun wound to the chest. The best crime scene procedure includes:

You are caring for a 66-year-old man with terminal cancer. He is conscious and alert without evidence of mental incapacitation. You offer him oxygen, but he refuses to accept it, stating “Just let me die with dignity!” The best strategy in this situation is:

Conditions such as airway obstruction, flail chest, and COPD initially result in what acid-base condition?

_____________ is the predominant intracellular cation; _________________ is the predominant extracellular cation.

Your crew is dispatched to a plane crash in an industrial complex that is rich in hazardous materials. To assist the incident commander in maintaining an effective span of control, sections and section chiefs are created and utilized. Your medical crew should be working under which section?

A highway construction worker fell 30 feet, landing on some hay bales. Cervical spine stabilization:

Using the START method of triage, a victim with a respiratory rate of 32, a palpable radial pulse of 110, and comatose, would be categorized as:

Upon assessment, you find a patient with +3 pitting edema of the ankles. The patient states this is a recent finding. You auscultate vesicular breath sounds. Your field impression would initially suggest a: