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While you are applying a sling and swathe to an obvious shoulder injury, the patient starts yelling to stop because it hurts too much. The splint is only partially applied. While activity would show the patient you care about the pain he is going through?

Where in the respiratory tract does the most O2/CO2 exchange occur?

During an EMS run, it is necessary for you to report “on the scene” to the Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD). Identify the MOST important reason for doing this.

Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of stridor?

Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of stridor?

During assessment of a trauma patient, you find a stab wound just left of the sternum. The wound is not bubbling, lung sounds are clear and equal, neck veins are distended, and the trachea is midline. The patient is most likely suffering from a/an:

You arrive to find a 25-year-old male collapsed by a dumpster. Which statement is MOST accurate regarding this patient?

During a two-person lift of a patient on a backboard, it is important to:

When two bone ends pull out of a joint, this is called a:

A motorcycle rider wearing a helmet and leathers was struck by a car. He has snoring respirations uncorrected with a jaw thrust. He has an open deformity of the right femur as well as the right lower leg. Which of the following should you do FIRST?