You call the national Poison Control Center (PCC) hotline and are advised to administer activated charcoal to a patient experiencing poisoning. You understand that this agent is given for poisoning resulting from which route?

Assessment of a 67-year-old male reveals absent lung sounds to the right lung, accompanied by sharp chest pain to the same side. When obtaining a history, which one of the following statements made by the patient's wife would the EMT recognize as most important?

A) "He did not take his medications today." B) "He had a fever last night." C) "He has emphysema." D) "He has been in bed for 12 hours."

While attending to a mechanically ventilated patient receiving VC-CMV, the therapist is alerted to a high pressure alarm in response to a decrease in the patient's lung compliance. Which of the following alarm levels would match this alarm situation?

A. Level 1 B. Level 2 C. Level 3 D. Level 4