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What should you assess for a 49-year-old male presenting with acute onset of crushing chest pain?
What should you assess for a 49-year-old male presenting with acute onset of crushing chest pain?
Assess the adequacy of his respirations.
What action should be taken for a 66-year-old female with substernal chest pressure?
What action should be taken for a 66-year-old female with substernal chest pressure?
Administer oxygen, give her 324 mg of aspirin, and assess her further.
What occurs when a dissecting aortic aneurysm happens?
What occurs when a dissecting aortic aneurysm happens?
The inner layers of the aorta become separated.
What should the EMT do if a patient in cardiac arrest is wearing an external defibrillator vest?
What should the EMT do if a patient in cardiac arrest is wearing an external defibrillator vest?
What condition should you suspect in a patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)?
What condition should you suspect in a patient with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)?
Why does a patient with atherosclerotic heart disease experience chest pain during exertion?
Why does a patient with atherosclerotic heart disease experience chest pain during exertion?
What should the EMT do after the AED has delivered a shock?
What should the EMT do after the AED has delivered a shock?
When does angina pectoris occur?
When does angina pectoris occur?
Where does deoxygenated blood from the body return?
Where does deoxygenated blood from the body return?
What does the impedance refer to in the context of AEDs?
What does the impedance refer to in the context of AEDs?
In which patients is nitroglycerin contraindicated?
In which patients is nitroglycerin contraindicated?
What should be done prior to attaching the AED to a cardiac arrest patient?
What should be done prior to attaching the AED to a cardiac arrest patient?
What are risk factors for AMI that cannot be controlled?
What are risk factors for AMI that cannot be controlled?
When might signs of a hypertensive emergency be most likely delayed?
When might signs of a hypertensive emergency be most likely delayed?
Where does the electrical impulse generated by the heart originate?
Where does the electrical impulse generated by the heart originate?
When should an EMT use an AED on a child between 1 month and 8 years of age?
When should an EMT use an AED on a child between 1 month and 8 years of age?
Where should the 'LL' and 'RL' electrodes be placed when preparing for a 12-lead ECG?
Where should the 'LL' and 'RL' electrodes be placed when preparing for a 12-lead ECG?
Which of the following is NOT a common sign or symptom associated with malfunction of an implanted cardiac pacemaker?
Which of the following is NOT a common sign or symptom associated with malfunction of an implanted cardiac pacemaker?
What sign is commonly observed in patients with right-sided heart failure?
What sign is commonly observed in patients with right-sided heart failure?
What should you do when arriving at the scene of an unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless middle-aged man?
What should you do when arriving at the scene of an unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless middle-aged man?
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