You have been called to a residence by the parents of a 14-year-old boy, whom they found sniffing paint fumes in an effort to get high. The patient is agitated, coughing, and complaining of dizziness and shortness of breath. His airway is patent, respirations adequate, and radial pulse easily palpable. Closer assessment of the patient reveals paint around his mouth and breath sounds that are clear and equal. Heart rate = 96, respirations = 20, blood pressure = 116/78, and SaO2 = 96. Oxygen via a nonrebreather has been applied and an IV established. Which of the following is the most important in the assessment and care of this patient?
A) Benzodiazepines
B) Antipyretics
C) Cardiac monitoring
D) Albuterol administration
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT an example of the paramedic's responsibility for community involvement?
A) Teaching the public BLS classes
B) Conducting illness and injury risk surveys
C) Allowing citizens to vote on EMS protocols
D) Helping the public learn how to recognize an emergency
Mechanism of transport by a transporter, also called a carrier.
(c) snow in Nunavut, alter the local albedo, causing altered microclimates. High albedos are found
The calcaneus spur found on the male's hind limb is used to deliver venom.
Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA for a muscle protein called α-tropomyosin