You arrive on the scene to find a 20-year-old woman with a recent history of drug use. She is breathing at a rate of six breaths per minute and withdraws to pain. What is your FIRST priority in treating this patient?
A) Find out what she might have taken
B) Establish an intravenous line
C) Secure the airway, provide ventilation and oxygenation
D) Administer 2 mg Narcan
Answer: C
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A) "Abdominal pain is more of an emergency when the patient has a medical history related to the abdominal organs." B) "If the abdominal pain is not sharp in nature, it is most likely not a life-threatening condition." C) "Sometimes the cause of abdominal pain will be obvious, but most often the cause will not be that apparent." D) "If the patient complains of ‘crampy' or colicky pain, the EMT should suspect that a solid organ has ruptured and is bleeding."
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A. age of tool. B. user ability. C. age of tool and power source. D. manufacturer and power source.
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A) Call for mutual aid after triaging all patients B) Recognize whether it is a terrorist attack early on C) Treat victims as quickly as possible D) Establish the background radiation level
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