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Hepatitis A is most commonly transmitted to people:

 The proper depth of chest compressions on a 9-month-old infant is:

It is 2230 and you have requested air medical transport for a critically injured patient. When you arrive at the designated landing zone, you should:

Which of the following signs most clearly indicates possible life-threatening respiratory distress due to severe hypoxia?

You are called to the home of a 45-year-old, 240-pound male whose wife says she fears he is having a heart attack. You find him in bed complaining of severe chest pain. His vitals are BP 150/88, his P 120 thready & regular, R30 shallow and regular with dyspnea, SOB and a sharp increase in pain when you ask him to take a deep breath. You note a cast on his leg due to a recent accident.  From these signs and symptoms, you suspect:

Padding underneath the torso when immobilizing an injured child is generally NOT necessary if he or she is:

You are called to the home of a 12-year-old female with a chief complaint of shortness of breath. You find no evidence of trauma. She complains of numbness & tingling of the lips and dizziness. Vitals are BP 116/80, P 120 and strong, R 32 and regular, and SpO2 of 99%. Skin signs are warm, flush, and dry. For this patient, you would:

You respond to an office where you find a 25-year-old male lying on the ground. He is unresponsive to verbal and physical stimuli and only marginally reactive to painful stimuli. His vitals are BP 138/88, R 24, deep and regular, with an occasional large sigh. Pulse is 92, and regular at the wrist. His skin color seems normal (Slightly reddish), warm and sweaty. The other office workers state that he just made a noise, fell out of his chair and was shaking on the ground for about 3 minutes. The apparent seizure stopped about 5 minutes ago. You find a Medic Alert bracelet that states that he is an epileptic.   What phase of the seizure was he in when you arrived?

You arrive on scene to a patient involved in a physical altercation. Your 24-year-old patient presents with difficulty breathing. While performing your rapid trauma assessment, you note crepitus and paradoxical movement in the right flank. What is this condition?

You are called to the home of a 70-year-old male whom you find in bed, pulseless and apneic. The correct first steps in treating this patient would be to: