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
C
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A body mass index (BMI) above ________ is considered obese
A) 30 B) 35 C) 40 D) 25
An air pressure of 13.6 psi is the equivalent of how many mm Hg?Answer: ___________
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not one of the parallel guidelines?
A) Diaphragm B) Lumbar spine C) Waist D) Neck/shoulder
You must transport a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning to a specialized facility for treatment. Transport time is estimated at an hour and a half. The patient is on a nonrebreather face mask with a continuous oxygen flow of 15 lpm. On the ambulance, you have a G tank with 1,100 psi inside. Knowing that the cylinder constant is 2.41, what action should the EMT take in relation to the amount
of available oxygen and transport time? A) Replace the G cylinder with a full D cylinder. B) Decrease the oxygen flow to 10 lpm for the transport. C) Apply a nasal cannula at 8 lpm for the transport. D) Replace the G cylinder after the transport.