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You are called for an unresponsive patient in the hallway of an office complex. You find the 36-year-old female patient moaning slightly. Her breathing is adequate and she appears to have lost bladder control. As you place oxygen on the patient and gather a quick history from bystanders you observe the patient’s mental status improving. This patient’s current presentation was most likely caused by what?

You are dispatched for a possible CVA. Upon arrival, you determine the patient is responsive to painful stimuli. Which of the following should be assessed first for this patient?

what medication is most commonly administered by an EMT basic?

Your unit is on the scene of a 38-year-old female who may be having an asthma attack. As you enter the room you notice audible wheezing and the patient is sitting with her elbows out. This tripod position is associated with a patient in what respiratory state?

Firefighters have rescued a man from his burning house. he is conscious and in considerable respiratory distress. He has a brassy cough and singed nasal hairs. The most immediate threat to this patient’s life is what?

An injury to a hollow organ, will most likely result in which of the following?

You arrive on scene with a 42-year-old male with snoring respirations. What would be the most appropriate initial action?

You are treating a patient complaining of chest pressure. You completed your assessment, applied oxygen, and are transporting him to the hospital, now that the pain has subsided. His vital signs are BP 134/70, HR 78, and RR22. How often should you reassess this patient?

In infants and children, the primary cause of nontraumatic cardiac arrest is what?

Your unit has just arrived on the scene of a 34-year-old male patient who was found by a co-worker at the base of the stairwell. He states the patient has not been responding for the past 20 minutes. You assume that an unconscious medical patient would give you permission to treat him. This is known as________consent.