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According to the JumpSTART triage system, infants or children not developed enough to walk or follow commands, including children with special needs: 

. As the first arriving emergency responder at the scene of a suspected terrorist or weapon of mass destruction incident, you should request additional resources as needed and then:

When immobilizing a patient with a kyphotic spine to a long backboard, the EMT would most likely have to: 

When establishing a landing zone for the incoming helicopter, your landing zone should measure:

By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically at or above the level of the mother’s:

You respond to a skate park where a 10-year-old male fell from his skateboard and struck his head on the ground; he was not wearing a helmet. He is responsive to painful stimuli only and has a large hematoma on the back of his head. After your partner stabilizes his head and opens his airway, you assess his breathing and determine that it is slow and irregular. His pulse is slow and bounding. You should: 

Placing a pregnant patient in a supine position during the third trimester of pregnancy

While triaging patients at the scene of a motor-vehicle crash, you encounter a 5-year-old child who is unresponsive and apneic. After positioning his airway, you should: 

A high school football player was injured during a tackle and complains of neck and upper back pain. He is conscious and alert and is breathing without difficulty. The EMT should: 

When assessing the interior of a crashed motor vehicle for damage, you are gathering information regarding the: