While ventilating an unresponsive patient, you feel increasing resistance and the stomach begins to distend. Your BEST next action is to:

A patient with wheezes, increased work of breathing, and prolonged expirations MOST likely needs:

You are ventilating a trauma patient who suddenly becomes hypotensive after you apply a BVM with PEEP. Why?

A patient with facial trauma and blood in the airway is gurgling. What is the FIRST priority?

A patient with stridor after a burn injury to the face is MOST likely experiencing:

A conscious hypoxic patient refuses CPAP. You should:

Which airway adjunct is acceptable for a semi-conscious patient with a gag reflex?

A trauma patient with jaw pain cannot open his mouth. You need to ventilate. Best option?

A patient with COPD suddenly becomes cyanotic. Which oxygen delivery method is the BEST immediate option?

When is CPAP contraindicated?

A bag-mask ventilation complication MOST likely in pediatrics is:

During airway assessment, snoring indicates:

Which patient MOST requires immediate ventilation?

A patient with severe facial trauma and profuse bleeding into the airway. Your BEST airway management is:

Which finding MOST suggests cardiogenic shock?

A patient with chest pain and diaphoresis is most concerning for:

A hypoglycemic patient who is unresponsive should receive:

A diabetic patient with fruity odor on breath most likely has:

A patient collapses with no pulse. Defibrillator recommends shock. Rhythm?

A patient in anaphylaxis with wheezing and hypotension MOST needs:

A 70-year-old in CHF has rales and respiratory distress. Best management?

Stroke symptoms for 25 minutes. The MOST important intervention?

Hypovolemic shock typically presents with:

A dialysis patient is short of breath with JVD and crackles following missed session. Most likely?

Which is MOST dangerous in a patient on clopidogrel?

A confused, sweaty, pale patient with normal respirations most likely has:

A patient with sepsis is MOST likely to present with:

A patient with pinpoint pupils and slow respirations likely needs:

A patient with nausea, vomiting, and LUQ pain after alcohol binge may have:

A patient with bright red hematemesis likely has bleeding from:

Hyperventilation in sepsis often causes:

A patient with a history of CHF and BP 90/60 should NOT receive:

Narcan should be titrated to:

A patient with paradoxical chest movement likely has:

A patient with JVD, hypotension, and muffled heart sounds has:

A gunshot wound to the abdomen with stable vitals. BEST care?

A patient with inadequate breathing after blunt chest trauma suddenly loses pulses during ventilation. Suspect:

Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulselessness, and paralysis suggest:

Pelvic fracture blood loss potential:

A severe burn patient’s FIRST priority is preventing:

An avulsed tooth should be transported:

A patient with flank ecchymosis likely has:

Traumatic asphyxia occurs after:

The MOST destructive organ when ruptured is the:

Evisceration management includes:

Knee dislocations are dangerous because of potential injury to:

Shoulder dislocations are generally:

A patient with RUQ pain after trauma likely injured the:

A patient with LLQ pain after blunt trauma may have injury to:

Fluid management in hemorrhage focuses on maintaining systolic BP:

A patient with ear drainage after head trauma likely has:

Burns to face, hands, and feet are:

A chest wound with bubbling during breathing indicates:

Eye impalement management:

Blood loss for tib-fib fracture:

Traction splints are used for:

Diaphragmatic breathing suggests:

A patient with Cullen’s sign likely has:

Grey Turner’s sign indicates:

Severe burns increase risk of:

Chemical burns should be managed by:

Partial-thickness burns present with:

Subcutaneous emphysema indicates:

The most immediate complication of rib fractures is:

Murphy’s sign indicates:

A tension pneumothorax MOST classically presents with:

A trauma patient with normal vitals may still have serious abdominal injuries because:

A newborn with HR <60 despite drying and stimulation should receive:

Children lose heat primarily through:

A pediatric burn patient is at greatest risk for:

A child with stridor and drooling most likely has:

Pediatric airway differences include:

A full-term newborn breathing 30/min with cyanosis and limp appearance needs FIRST:

A pregnant trauma patient should be positioned:

A prolapsed cord requires:

A newborn is not breathing but has a HR of 120. Best action:

A child with 10% partial-thickness burns needs:

A pediatric airway obstruction showing poor air movement should be treated with:

A pregnant patient with abdominal trauma may lose large amounts of blood before showing symptoms because:

APGAR is evaluated at:

A child with a suspected epiglottitis should NOT receive:

A pediatric patient with 30% burns MOST needs:

The MOST important scene safety consideration is:

During triage, a patient who is not breathing until you open their airway is tagged:

Most proper lift is with:

You are exposed to blood. First action:

The best way to avoid EMT-provider injury in lifting is:

A violent patient requires:

You have two critical patients, limited help, and a fire nearby. First step?

A rigid C-collar is applied for:

A patient on scene says they refuse care repeatedly but appears confused. Best action:

HIPAA MOST applies to:

Best method to document trauma timing is:

In a hazmat event, EMS should stage in:

When radioing the hospital, you should:

For a helicopter landing zone, minimum size is:

The BEST predictor of successful resuscitation is: