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A patient reports that they took a large number of anti-anxiety pills because they were angry with their spouse. The patient’s airway is patent and their breathing is adequate. Their pulse is normal and their skin is warm and dry. During your reassessment, the patient reports that they are now dizzy and extremely nauseated. You should:

EMTs are responding to a 43-year-old patient complaining of generalized weakness. The patient’s medical history is extensive. The EMT should recognize which diagnosis affects which body system. Place the items on the patient’s medical history with the correct body system that is being affected. Select two answers for each category. 

A patient presents with abdominal pain and states that they recently had their gallbladder removed. Based on this information, which of the following is true?

A patient has been struck by lightning on a golf course and is in cardiac arrest. Other golfers say that they were struck about 10 minutes ago. Which one of the following should you do immediately?

Administration of albuterol will most commonly cause which of the following side effects?

Dispatch is relaying information about a call to a large office building in the center of town. They first received a call about a person with a headache and violent vomiting. Now they tell EMTs they have received at least ten calls to their same address with victims reporting the same symptoms. The EMT should have dispatch:

Match the drug with its corresponding drug cluster. Select each answer choice once.

What is the highest priority when managing a patient with a behavioral emergency?

You have been dispatched to a patient who has been sexually assaulted. Which of the following should be your first priority?

You are assessing a patient you suspect has overdosed on cocaine. What should you expect to find when assessing the pupils?