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You arrive on the scene of a motor vehicle collision to find an 18-year-old male patient with signs and symptoms of internal injuries. Medical control orders you to start an IV with a large bore catheter and administer fluid at the rate of 180 mL/hr. Using a macro drip, how many drops per minute will the patient receive?    

The range of duties and skills paramedics are allowed to perform by law is known as: 

This medication causes dissociation between the cortical and limbic systems: 

What type of research uses numbers and is more objective than subjective?

What calcium channel blocker is indicated in the field emergency setting for a patient experiencing a rapid ventricular rate associated with atrial fibrillation?

What route of medication administration involves any area outside of the gastrointestinal tract?

You have just administered albuterol to your patient. While monitoring the patient’s vitals, what potential adverse effects should you be alert for? (Select three correct answers)

Which size IV cannula is used for the average adult patient who does not require fluid resuscitation? 

Utilizing the SOAP format,  match the following to the correct form of narrative. (Select three answers for each type of narrative)

You are tasked to administer amiodarone to a patient with ventricular tachycardia with a pulse. The patient weighs 110 pounds. Your protocol instructs you to give the patient 150 mg of amiodarone in 100 mL of 5% dextrose over 10 minutes. You have on hand 1 vial of medication labeled 450 mg/9mL. What volume of medication would you draw up?