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A spinning disc rotating at 130 rev/min slows and stops 31 s later.  How many revolutions did the disc make during this time?

How much power is needed to lift a 55-kg student vertically upward at a constant speed of 0.44 m/s?

A 75-kg skater begins a spin with an angular speed of 2.0 rad/s. By changing the position of his arms, the skater decreases his moment of inertia to one-fifth of its initial value. What is the skater’s final angular speed?

A 66-N x m torque acts on a wheel with a moment of inertia 175 kg x m2.  If the wheel starts from rest, how long will it take the wheel to make one revolution?

A child standing on the edge of a freely spinning merry-go-round moves quickly to the center. Which one of the following statements is necessarily true concerning this event and why?

You are called to treat a 6-month-old who was experiencing a seizure; however, upon your arrival the patient has stopped seizing. Which of the following methods would be the most appropriate to ascertain the temperature of this patient?

You are dispatched to an adult foster care home for a male patient that has aspirated and is currently suffering from septic shock. When reviewing the DNR order, which of the following treatments is most likely restricted?

You are called to a poorly maintained home for an unresponsive 5-year-old and your initial assessment reveals a patient who appears emaciated and looks more like a 3-year-old. Your assessment of the patient indicates no pertinent medical history, the blood pressure is 60/40, respirations are 14 and shallow, pulse is 140, blood sugar is 78 and pulse oximetry readings are unobtainable. After providing ventilatory support, which of the following should you administer next?

While transporting an intubated 6-year-old submersion victim to the hospital from a scene, you note the patient’s heart rate changes from 122 to 64 gradually during transport. His skin color was pink and is now pale and cold to the touch. After confirming the endotracheal tube is still in place, what another likely cause for the heart rate change?

While assessing a 6-year-old with difficulty breathing and a fever you find a pulse oximetry reading of 92%. The patient is responsive to his father’s voice but otherwise seems lethargic. Which of the following finding would lead you to suspect the child has a lower airway complication?