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A patient is found lying on the bedroom floor. The family says that the patient took an unspecified poison. Assessment reveals a green-colored liquid in the mouth and respirations that are rapid and shallow. Their pulse is weak and their skin is cool and dry with cyanosis noted to the fingertips. The EMT’s immediate action should be to:

A 26-year-old patient is hemorrhaging profusely. Due to hypoperfusion, the sympathetic response has activated. The EMT should recognize the findings associated with a sympathetic response and a parasympathetic response. Move the options to the appropriate category it describes. Select three answer choices for each category.

A 16-year-old patient called 911 to report their parents unconscious in the home after arriving home from school. While on the phone, the caller indicated feeling sick and then stopped speaking, but the dispatcher could still hear the television in the background. What is your primary concern when reporting to the scene?

You respond to a patient who is walking along a busy highway. The police have secured the scene and confirmed that the patient does not have any weapons. As you approach, the patient yells phrases that are hard to understand and makes threats to your life. The patient must be transported to the emergency room because:

A 3-year-old patient is feeling ill and short of breath. The EMT should be able to differentiate between epiglottitis and croup. Move the options to show which signs and symptoms indicate epiglottitis, croup, or both.

A teenage athlete at a local gym is experiencing sudden chest pain and shortness of breath. The tall, thin male patient explains that he was lunging to block a shot on goal when the symptoms started. Assessment reveals lung sounds are slightly diminished in the right upper lobe. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the patient’s symptoms?

A 42-year-old patient is being assessed during a diabetic emergency. Which signs and symptoms are related to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, or both? Place the signs and symptoms with the correct classification. Select two answer choices for each category. 

A patient is complaining of shortness of breath with chest pain that occurs during a cough. The patient is febrile and lung sounds reveal rhonchi lung sounds on only one side. The EMT should suspect which of the following conditions?

The mnemonic FAST was developed by the AHA to quickly recognize a stroke. Which of the following are components of the mnemonic? Select three correct answers.

Which of the following would lead an EMT to suspect that a patient is going to have an anaphylactoid reaction?