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A teenage male patient is complaining of right testicle pain radiating down his right leg and nausea following blunt trauma to the groin. The paramedic should suspect a:

At a private residence you are attending to a patient that receives peritoneal dialysis through the night. This morning, the patient tells you they have uncontrolled bleeding at the site where they administer the fluids. The paramedic should:

According to family, your patient took too much of their atenolol. What signs would support this claim?

A patient is complaining of severe muscle spasms and vomiting after working near a woodpile in the yard. There is a red, swollen patch of skin to the back of their right hand. The paramedic should: 

A patient with anemia would have a hematocrit reading that is:

Possible side effects of naloxone administration include: (Select two correct answers) 

The paramedic should be especially cautious of these call notes because:

A adult patient has been combative and threatening their family. You arrive to find that first responders have restrained the patient in a prone position. The paramedics immediate concern is:

A teenager attempted suicide by aspirin overdose. The parent states they witnessed the ingestion approximately 10 minutes ago, and that the patient consumed the whole bottle, totaling 32,500 mg. Vitals are BP 128/80, HR 94, RR 16, and GCS 15. Initial management should include: 

In the pre-hospital setting, a person experiencing sickle cell crisis should be treated with: