The first pacemaker was invented in 1950 and was small enough to be mounted internally in the patient

As an EMS provider, your thoughts for initial vehicle rescue in the proper order would be:

A) Patient access, scene safety, vehicle stabilization, and initial medical care B) Scene safety, vehicle stabilization, patient access, and initial medical care C) Patient access, initial medical care, vehicle stabilization, and scene safety D) Scene safety, patient access, initial medical care, and vehicle stabilization

A patient with terminal lung cancer has called EMS for shortness of breath. At the request of your paramedic partner, you are obtaining the patient's blood pressure. While inflating and then deflating the blood pressure cuff, the patient angrily shouts, "That thing is too tight! What are you trying to do–send me to the funeral home early?" Your best reply would be:

A) "I have to get your blood pressure. The paramedic needs it." B) "Why are you so mad at me? I am just trying to help you." C) "I know that this is tight and uncomfortable, but I am almost done now." D) "Do not yell at me. There is no need for yelling and I do not appreciate it."