The unique characteristics of a fire apparatus can:
A. make it easier to handle.
B. make it more difficult to handle.
C. require driver/operators to drive faster than with other vehicles.
D. require driver/operators to drive the same as with other vehicles.
B
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During your assistance in the above event, which of the following personnel are NOT recognized levels of EMS-trained individuals?
A) Paramedics B) Bystanders C) Emergency Medical Technicians D) Emergency Medical Responders
You have been called for a 4-year-old female who is short of breath. Her mother informs you that she has had a fever and runny nose for two days and today began to have difficulty breathing. Furthermore, the mother is having a difficult time waking her daughter up. You find the girl lying in bed with snoring respirations despite use of the head-tilt, chin-lift airway maneuver. Your assessment reveals her to be responsive to painful stimuli and breathing at 12 times per minute with minimal chest and abdominal rise and fall. Her skin is warm to the touch with cyanosis around the lips. Your partner informs you that her heart rate is 124 beats per minute. What is your immediate action in caring for this child?
A) Positive pressure ventilation B) Suctioning the airway C) Application of a nonrebreather face mask and oxygen D) Insertion of a nasal airway
Which of the following items of information may be presented in an electronic health record?
Progress notes Radiology reports Medication records All of the above
Prior to applying and inflating the pneumatic antishock garment (PASG), you should:
A. auscultate bilateral breath sounds. B. palpate the pelvis at least two times. C. palpate the abdomen for rigidity. D. perform a secondary assessment.