While transporting an intubated 8-year-old boy, he suddenly jerks his head and becomes cyanotic shortly thereafter. His oxygen saturation and capnometry readings are both falling, and he is becoming bradycardic. You attempt to auscultate breath sounds, but are unable to hear because of the drone of the engine. What has MOST likely happened?

Which of the following is an example of a chemical that may be employed as a weapon of mass destruction?

A) Chlorine B) Gamma radiation C) Botulism toxin D) Anthrax

A patient has had part of his right thumb amputated in an industrial accident. Coworkers have retrieved the thumb and wrapped it in a towel. The AEMT demonstrates appropriate handling of the amputated part when he:

A) keeps the thumb warm during transport. B) places the thumb in sterile saline. C) places the thumb in ice water. D) wraps it in a dry sterile dressing.