During which essential component of patient assessment does the AEMT identify and manage any immediate threats to the patient's life and establish priorities for treatment and transport?

While staffing an emergency services dispatch center, an Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) receives a call from someone who is very upset and screaming that her friend was just shot. Which of the following would the EMD need to do in this situation?

A) Notify the victim's family of the incident. B) Provide the caller with information on local hospitals. C) Determine the location of the shooter. D) Ask the caller for her phone number.

Which cardiac rhythm is commonly associated with strokes due to emboli?

A. Atrial fibrillation B. sinus arrhythmia C. Functional bradycardia D. Sinus rhythm with PAC