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You have arrived at a scene involving three vehicles and 13 injured patients on a quiet street in a residential neighborhood. Which of the following command systems should be initiated?

An unresponsive 50 year old male laying on the floor. You determine he is not breathing but has a faint pulse. You should

A 64 year old male complains of dyspnea and is coughing up blood-tinged sputum.  Upon auscultation, you note crackles bilaterally. What should you suspect?

You are caring for a patient with a severely decreased level of consciousness. The familystated that the patient has been sick with nausea and vomiting for the last several days.The patient is breathing rapidly, and their skin is warm and dry with a weak and rapidradial pulse.Based upon your primary assessment findings, what is the likely cause of the patient’scondition?Select all that apply.

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

You are called to the scene of an unresponsive, young adult male patient. Your primaryassessment reveals absent respirations, circumoral cyanosis, a strong carotid pulse withwarm and dry skin, and pinpoint pupils. What should you do?Select all that apply.

You are called to a farmhouse on a sunny spring afternoon. Upon arrival, a frantic mother tells you that her 3-year-old daughter was playing in the yard, accidentally stepped on a hornets’ nest, and was stung repeatedly. The patient is alert, screaming and crying, and can follow her mother’s commands. Her arms and legs are swollen and show the marks of several stings. Her body is covered in hives. Her vital signs are blood pressure 90/40, pulse 110, respiratory rate 24, and oxygen saturation 99 percent. Her lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally. Her mother states she put “nox-a-sting” on the bites but the bites only seemed to get worse. What condition is the patient suffering from?

Your neurological emergency patient opens his eyes to voice command, uttersincomprehensible sounds, and can localize pain. What is his Glasgow Coma Scalescore?

A patient is a middle-aged male found outside a homeless shelter.  As you approach, he coughs up pink sputum and passes out. What should you do?

Your patient has a known bee allergy.  She was stung and now complains that her throat feels “itchy.”  You note that her lips are swelling.  She has a prescribed epinephrine auto-injector.  What should you do?