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You have standing orders to administer 1 mcg/kg fentanyl to your patient complaining of severe pain. Your patient weighs 176 pounds. Your medication packaging is shown below. What is the correct volume of medication to deliver? DO NOT FORGET THE CORRECT UNITS IN YOUR ANSWER.  

You are eligible to earn partial-credit on drug calculations in EMT 118.  You can upload a document here that shows the setup and math used for the drug calculation questions.  

When administered sublingually, nitroglycerine works to relieve chest pain by what mechanism?

You arrive at the home of a patient who is unconscious. He was sitting in a semi-fowlers position in a recliner when he stopped speaking to his wife, who realized he had passed out. The patient has a pulse of 62 and snoring respirations at a rate of 6. As your partner hooks the bag-valve-mask to oxygen you should first

Open cricothyrotomy is indicated when:

When confronted with a serious unfamiliar medical situation that is not clearly outlined in your local protocols, you should

Standard precautions

An 8-year-old child in cardiac arrest has been intubated. When ventilating the child, the paramedic should:

At a minimum, proper PPE for endotracheal intubation includes

You and your team are attempting to resuscitate a 50-year-old man in cardiac arrest when his wife returns home. She immediately goes into a blind panic and begins screaming and crying. You should: