You respond to a 32-year-old male who fell 20 feet off a ladder. He is responsive to painful stimuli. He has snoring respirations at 20 a minute with decent chest rise and fall. He has a broken femur, a broken wrist, and a lacerated radial artery that is bleeding profusely. Which of these injuries is the highest priority?

________ Syphilis is spread by direct person-to-person contact with a syphilitic chancre, or sore

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Upon entering the room of a 62-year-old woman who has an unknown medical complaint, which of the following clues observed during the scene size-up would increase an OEC Technician's suspicion that the patient is suffering from an acute abdominal condition?

a. She is sweating even though the air conditioning is on "high." b. A portable commode is next to the bed. c. She is lying on her side with her knees drawn up to her chest. d. She is wearing a nasal cannula attached to oxygen at 2 LPM.