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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding alcohol and drug use in the elderly population?

You are off duty and in a convenience store when a mother hands you an unresponsive infant. After identifying the infant is in cardiac arrest, which of the following should you do next?

On further exam, you note the patient has diffuse rales and 2+ pitting edema. Based on the patients presentation, she is most likely suffering from ________ and your first intervention should be_________.

You are treating an elderly female patient that is unstable related to a suspected heat emergency. Which of the following conditions would warrant a “lights and siren” transport to the emergency department if the patient was found in a hot setting?

While assessing a 72-year-old male who had blurred vision, he suddenly becomes more confused. You find the following vital signs: pulse 178 and irregular, respirations 36 and shallow, and blood pressure 192/106 while sitting up on his own. What prehospital treatment could be detrimental to the patient’s outcome?

Which of the following findings would be MOST important to know prior to administering an emergency medication to a geriatric patient?

Which of the following pulse ranges would you expect to find in an awake infant?

Which of the following is a physiological change associated with aging? (Choose 3)

Identify a common finding in geriatric patients who are struggling with an alcohol addiction.

EMS is treating a pediatric patient with suspected pneumonia. What would you expect to find to indicate the patient’s condition changes from respiratory distress to respiratory failure? (CHOOSE 3)