The body surface area is important for determination of medication doses for burn victims and for patients undergoing open ____________________ surgery

The reasons for rescue failure can be referred to by the mnemonic FAILURE. According to this mnemonic, the "U" stands for:

A. underutilizing personnel at the scene. B. unprepared to effectively manage the scene. C. underestimating the logistics of the incident. D. undertrained to correctly utilize equipment.

Specific functions that the paramedic should perform prior to contacting medical control are called:

A) standing orders. B) online protocols. C) physician directives. D) predefined standards.