Although there are a number of ways to perform a surgical cricothyroidotomy, the rapid two-step cricothyroidotomy method is simple, relatively safe for the Paramedic, and an easy-to-perform procedure.

A 50-year-old female states that she has gone through menopause and does not experience menstrual periods any longer. The EMT would document this as:

A) past menses. B) dysmenorrhea. C) post melena. D) post menarche.

A patient complains of pain to the upper jaw. This would be documented as pain in the:

A) mandible. B) zygoma. C) maxilla. D) mastoid.