A patient who is bleeding profusely from a laceration on the leg will not let you help or treat him. He states that, "God will stop the bleeding". What type of consent is this man giving?

You arrive on scene with your partner Rico to aid with a mass casualty. Rico has begun tending c spine to a patient in a crushed vehicle while you begin to manage the airway of the unconscious patient. While you are getting an oral airway out of your bag you see that one of the other cars in the crash is that of your cousin. You go to the car and find him in respiratory distress with shallow respirations and he can barely talk. You put him on high flow O2 and put a collar on him telling him to stay put until you get back. What just happened?

CISM should be utilized to?

When treating a patient who is terminal, it is best to keep in mind the wishes of the?

You are performing CPR on a 58 y/o patient when you notice your partner is not performing compressions adequately. He is performing compressions at the rate of:

A 6 year old girl was found outside in her yard unconscious. She is breathing 6 breaths a minute and her pulse is 58 bpm with poor systematic perfusion. What should you do?

You and your partner Wilmer respond to a call of a man down with unknown injuries. You recognize this address as being in a high crime neighborhood. As you drive up near the residence, you see a group of young men fighting. There is a man on the ground who appears to be bloody and is not moving. When the group of men see your ambulance, they take off running. What should you do next?

Which method of penetrating trauma would be considered high energy?

A pregnant woman presenting with both the infant's legs sticking out of the vagina is called?

Traumatic injuries that occur after the initial impact are called?

You are on scene of an ice skating accident where your patient has completely dislocated her knee. She has no distal pulses and her leg is pale. She is in extreme pain, so you should?

The V in AVPU stands for?

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has jurisdiction to regulate all interstate and international telephone, telegraph, and satellite communication, including EMS communication. Which of the following is NOT a function of the FCC regulation of EMS communication?

A 6 year old was struck by a car while crossing the street. You would suspect this child to have what type of injuries?

The secondary blast phase of an explosion is dangerous because ________________.

Rapid breathing is found in what stage of shock?

CPR is in progress on an 80 year old man who has fallen from a ladder. He has no pulse and chest compressions are being initiated. Current AHA guidelines specify that this man should receive approximately how many compressions over a period of 2 minutes?

You and your partner arrive on the scene of a truck and auto accident and find that the truck has a class 6 hazardous materials placard on it. There is a substance leaking from the truck. You should do all of the following except:

You are dispatched to an accident involving two semi trucks and several cars that have collided under an overpass. The reporting party says that there are several people in the road and nobody is helping them. Your unit is the first to arrive on scene. After performing a thorough scene size-up, what should you do?

Medical control is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:

Methods of controlling bleeding include:

With regard to putting on latex or vinyl gloves, a good recommendation would be to?

An evisceration can be described as __________________.

You arrive on scene at a single-car accident involving a moose. Your patient was driving about 50 MPH when she hit the moose. After completing your scene size up, to which of the following would you proceed?

You arrive on scene to find a 34 year old male laying on the ground in a pool of blood. Bright red blood is spurting from a large cut in his shirt sleeve and he is clutching a knife between his teeth. What should you do first?

Capillary bleeding is usually ___________________.

You and your partner Belinda are called to the scene of a shooting. There are two patients reported. A man with a bullet wound to the LLQ and another man in his 60's with a bullet wound to the LRQ. The patient with the wound in the LLQ is having problems breathing, has a pulse of 99, respirations of 26 and they are shallow. The patient with the wound to the LRQ is complaining of severe abdominal pain and has a pulse of 60 and a respiration rate of 24. What action is likely the cause for both wounds?

Battle's sign:

The blood travels from the left ventricle to the?

Where is the radius located on the body?

The femoral artery is located where in relation to the carotid artery?

A woman in her 37th week of pregnancy reports feeling very dizzy when she lays down to rest and is not getting any rest as a result. What would you suggest?

Syncope is another word for what?

You are transporting a 6 year old child that has had a seizure. She is in the postictal state. How would you best describe this patient?

Which of the following is not a type of tissue?

An arterial bleed on the wrist should be immediately controlled with _____________.

You and your partner Andrea arrive on scene to find a woman in her 30's lying on a couch. Which of the following would determine your next actions?

You and your partner Juan arrive on scene to a possible drowning. Coming through the back gate of the house you see two men doing CPR on a child of 8 or 9 years of age. When you begin CPR, what rate and depth of compressions will you use?

The first stage of shock is called?

How much blood loss is considered serious in young children?

A pulse rate above ______ in adults is considered tachycardia.

While talking with a group of daycare children you notice a child who seems to be having an increased work of breathing. Which of the following signs helped you come to this decision?

You arrive at a restaurant to a call of a woman choking. You find her sitting in a chair, very pale, and sweating. She states in a very hush tone that she has a piece of steak caught in her throat. You should immediately?

Fluid that accumulates in the lungs makes the transfer of oxygen more difficult as the alveoli are partitioned by the fluid this is called?

You and your partner Sue have just arrived on scene to an unknown injury/ illness. You see a man lying against the side of a convenience store who appears unconscious. One of the witnesses tells you that the man was standing there and then just fell over hitting his head on the building and sliding down into the sitting position. As you check his pulse and respirations you find that he is breathing shallow at about 10 per minute, and his pulse is rapid. What would you do first for this patient?

Rescue breaths during adult CPR should be administered?

Chest compressions on a newborn that is not breathing adequately should be done at what depth?

Dispatch has just called you to Medical Park where a man has fallen out of his wheel chair. You and your partner Sheila arrive to find two bystanders doing CPR on an approximately 60 y/o male. When you begin CPR, what rate and depth of compressions will you use?

You are called to the home of an elderly male. He is conscious, lying in the supine position and having a hard time breathing. There does not seem to be a foreign object blocking his airway. Which would be an appropriate response by your team.

You arrive on scene to find a mother holding her 3-year-old boy who is complaining of a stomachache. You begin to assess the history of the patient by asking questions. Which of the following inquiries would be inappropriate?

If a patient was throwing up blood that looked like coffee grounds you might suspect?

Dispatch has called you and your partner Lenny to a possible cardiac arrest. You arrive at a local restaurant and enter to find a 60'ish woman lying supine on the restaurant floor. Bystanders are performing CPR and a crowd has gathered around the woman. After questioning bystanders about the event what should you do?

You are transporting an unconscious but breathing 55 year old male who has suffered a head injury. He has an oropharyngeal airway in place. You hear gurgling sounds during his respirations and you need to suction his airway. How should this be accomplished?

A sign is _____________, while a symptom is______________.

A symptom is_____________while a sign is________________.

What is Hyperthermia?

If someone is blue around the lips and has an altered level of consciousness, you could say for certain that they are?

You are ventilating an adult patient who is apneic. According to the AHA, approximately what volume of air should you deliver during each ventilation?

You are suctioning an unconscious patient who has vomited. It is proper procedure to suction the patient for approximately ________________ and then ___________________________________.

A person suffering from apnea may be _____________.

An adult and a child's airway are much different from each other. Which answer most correctly describes this relationship?

You arrive on scene with your partner Enrique to find a man who has suffered a spinal injury and is showing signs of shock. Shock as the result of a spinal cord injury is likely caused by ______________________?

According to AHA CPR and AED guidelines, a patient with a VF rhythm should be shocked how many times before CPR is resumed?

You and your partner arrive at the home of a 35 year old female. As you assess the patient, which of the following would indicate an abnormal breathing pattern?

Your patient was in VF, an AED was attached and a shock was called for and administered. What is the next step in your treatment?

You and your partner arrive on scene to find a 9 year old with a possible basilar fracture of the skull. Which of the following would be contraindicated in this patient?

You are assessing a 6 month old infant girl and become concerned when you discover her respiratory rate. Which of the following rates would give you this concern?

The initial two breaths given during CPR are:

Your patient is a 33 year old female who fell off the back of a motorcycle going approximately 20 MPH. Her respirations are irregular at 8 a minute. An OPA has been inserted and ventilations are being assisted with a BVM and 100% O2 at a rate and tidal volume of________________________. C-Spine precautions have been taken and she is packaged and moved to the ambulance where she stops breathing and there is no palpable pulse. CPR is started and the lead paramedic does a rapid sequence intubation. The BVM is attached to the ET tube and ventilations are restarted at a rate of ______________________________________________.

Parts of the upper respiratory system would include?

Which type of poison is likely to cause a scene to be hazardous?

If someone has audible inspiratory stridor they may have _____________.

A respiration rate would be considered within normal limits for an adult at____ per minute, for a 6-12 year old child at ____ per minute, and for an infant at____ per minute.

You have been called to a home where a 1-year-old girl is in respiratory distress, possible apnea. The caregiver called 911 after finding the girl on the floor in front of the TV. She does not know if the child is breathing or not. Which of the following choices below contains the most accurate facts related to this call?

The exchange of gases in the lungs is called _________________.

You have arrived on scene and find a unconscious adult male who is not able to maintain his airway spontaneously. You determine that his gag reflex is not intact. What is the first step in inserting a oropharyngeal airway?

AHA Guidelines specify that rescue breaths should be delivered over a period of___________.

Your patient has a pulse, but is not breathing. Rescue breathing should be done... __________________.

Your patient is an 8 year old girl who fell from a swing and hit her head. She has a pulse but is not breathing. Your CPR should include what?