Your 17-year-old patient is presenting with fatigue, fever, chills, headache, muscle and joint pain. Further history reveals a recent camping trip to the mountains. You note a rash on his back that he had missed. You should suspect:

Carbohydrate craving occurs as a result of:

a. elevated levels of cortisol. b. depleted mineral levels. c. released stores of energy from the liver. d. dehydration.

An AEMT is correctly assessing a patient's radial pulse when she:

A) uses her thumb to feel for the pulse on the patient's lower arm. B) simultaneously checks for a heart rate on both sides of the neck. C) uses her fingertips to feel for a pulse at the patient's wrist. D) uses the palm of his hand to feel the pulse on the upper arm.