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A 38-year-old woman was bitten by fire ants while at the park. Your primary assessment reveals that she is semiconscious; has labored breathing; and has a rapid, thready pulse. She has a red rash on her entire body, and her face is swollen. You should:

Your patient is a 25-year-old male that was assaulted yesterday. He states he was kicked in the stomach and now has increased abdominal pain. He also complains that is left shoulder hurts. Physical exam reveals bruising over the left upper quadrant and abdominal rigidity. Vital signs are BP 104/72, P 126, and R 24. Breath sounds are clear bilaterally and present in all fields. You suspect

Your patient is a 79-year-old female who presents in moderate respiratory distress. She sits upright and can answer your questions with only short phrases. She complains of a recent cold and worsening shortness-of-breath and cough. She denies chest pain. She has a long history of breathing problems. She admits to being a 2-pack-per-day smoker for the last 50 years. Vital signs are BP 150/80, P 100, and R 36 and labored. Her skin is cyanotic and you auscultate diffuse expiratory wheezes. She has a productive cough with yellowish-brown sputum. You suspect

You are rock climbing with a fellow paramedic when you feel a sharp stab in your calf and see a snake slithering away. Your partner says he thinks it was red, yellow, and black, but cannot remember the order of the stripes. Your biggest concern is

12 Cranial nerves arise from the underside of the brain most of which are mixed nerves.

Cerebral cortex is a thin layer of gray matter and is the outermost part of the cerebrum

The human circulatory system distributes/removes

An adult who opens her eyes in response to verbal stimuli, is disoriented, and pushes your hand away when you palpate a painful area has a Glasgow Coma Scale score of:

Chemical agents that smell like newly mowed hay.

What electrolyte disturbance should you suspect from the following ECG?