During the transport of critically ill patients, it is essential for the Paramedic to maintain an even oxygen flow and ____ rate to minimize damage to the brain from the increasing intracranial pressure.

You are on the scene of a 40-year-old male patient who is anaphylactic and still unresponsive following a single epinephrine injection. You had inserted an oral airway and administered oxygen at 15 liters per minute by bag-valve mask and your partner found diminished lung sounds. After the epinephrine administration your partner reassesses lung sounds and tells you that the patient is now

wheezing loudly in all fields. What is the next action you should perform? A) Hyperventilate the patient. B) Place the patient on a nonrebreather mask. C) Contact medical control and request to administer another dose of epinephrine. D) Discontinue bagging the patient.

You have a patient with a suspected spinal injury. There are six rescuers on scene available to help you. The best method for moving this patient to a backboard is the:

A) extremity lift. B) shoulder drag. C) log roll. D) lift-and-slide technique.