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When assessing a patient who does not speak the same language as you or your partner, the best approach in the immediate care of the patient is to:

A patient has an altered mental status with a history of diabetes. Assessment reveals the following: unresponsive, shallow breathing with high-pitch sounds noted on inspiration, a thready pulse, diaphoresis, and warm skin. In accordance to the patient assessment protocol, what order should these be performed? 

Which of the following patients will benefit from a Beta2 agonist medication?

You can’t locate a pulse on either wrist, but the patient is responsive. There is a carotid pulse. This most likely indicates

 An EMT just received verbal orders from medical control to administer an additional dose of epinephrine to a patient experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following is the appropriate action from the EMT? 

A patient involved in a motor vehicle crash was just packaged for transport and placed in a Fowler’s position on the stretcher due to mild difficulty breathing. Reassessment shows a decrease in mental status, a reduction in respiratory effort, and bilateral JVD. Based on the findings in the reassessment, what is the next action the EMT should perform?

Trends in a patient’s condition are best noted during what phase of patient assessment

Categorize the following signs/symptoms with the corresponding nervous system activation. 

A patient fell down three stairs and their chief complaint is pain and deformity to his right wrist. The patient is alert and oriented. The patient has a history of diabetes and prior heart attacks.  How should the EMT classify them?

Crew arrives first on scene of a motor vehicle accident with multiple vehicles involved, some of which are on fire. Patients can be heard from within the burning vehicle screaming for help. Crew should first.