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SAMPLE stands for Correct Answer: Signs and symptoms Allergies Medication Past medical history Last oral intake Events leading up to A patient has cool skin, shallow breathing and a diminished LOC. Your interventions would be: Correct Answer: Increase depth of respirations, high flow oxyge...

A 22-year-old female patient is complaining of dyspnea and numbness and tingling in her hands and feet after an argument with her fiancé. Her respirations are 40 breaths/min. You should: Correct Answer: provide reassurance and give oxygen as needed. A 62-year-old man with a history of congest...

Any reaction to events that interferes with activities of daily living or is unacceptable tot he patient or others Correct Answer: Behavioral crisis Psychological disorder that impairs bodily function when the body seems to be structurally normal Correct Answer: Functional disorder What you ...

Leukotriene Correct Answer: Substance made by body that is released in anaphylaxis Wheezing Correct Answer: High-pitched, whistling breath sound usually resulting from blockage of the airway and typically heard on expiration Allergicreaction Correct Answer: An exaggerated immune response to a...

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a _________ Correct Answer: System 4 training and licensure levels Correct Answer: EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic NHTSA Correct Answer: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) Correct Answer: A method of delivering healt...

What is the equation to measure Cardiac Output? Correct Answer: CO=HR*SV (heart rate)*(stroke volume) Stroke volume Correct Answer: The amount of blood moved in one beat. In one min, the entire blood volume of 5-6 L is circulated through the vessels What is the equation to measure minute volum...

Which of the following statements is NOT true? Correct Answer: The leading cause of abruptio placenta is an ectopic pregnancy. Tissue that develops on the wall of the uterus and is connected to the fetus Correct Answer: Placenta The neck of the uterus Correct Answer: cervix Connects mother and...

Emergency medical services Correct Answer: system consists of a team of health care professionals who, in each area or jurisdiction, are responsible for and provide emergency care and transportation to sick and injured. certification Correct Answer: is used to ensure all health care providers...

The process of removing dirt, dust, blood, or other visible contaminants Correct Answer: Cleaning Medical evacuation of a patient by helicopter Correct Answer: Medivac The use of lights and sirens Correct Answer: Emergency mode The process of removing microbial contamination Correct Answer: S...

Communication with a physician via two-way radio or wireless telephone is an example of: a) offline medical control b) standard operating protocol c) indirect medical control d) online medical control Correct Answer: d) online medical control You are the first medically trained person to arr...

what does the axial plan cut Correct Answer: the top and bottom, or transverse what does the lateral plane cut Correct Answer: cuts left and right, known as sagittal what does the coronal plane cut Correct Answer: the front and back, or frontal how many bones does skeleton system have Correct...

A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer than ________ hours following the incident. Correct Answer: 72 Which of the following skills or interventions is included at every level of prehospital emergency training? Correct Answer: AED As an EMT, it is important to re...

You are encouraging a patient to go to the hospital by ambulance. You know that transport will keep you on duty several hours after quitting time. This is an example of Correct Answer: Patient advocacy After assessing a patient's blood glucose level, you accidentally stick yourself with the c...

A by-product of involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation is: Correct Answer: heat A patient has a blood pressure of 130/70 mm Hg. The "130" in this measurement represents: Correct Answer: ventricular contraction A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the hear...

When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed on a drug, you should FIRST determine: A) the patient's weight in kg. B) the type of medication ingested. C) when the medication was ingested. D) if there is a history of prior overdose. Correct Answer: B While triaging patients at a mass-cas...

A patient requires medication, but does not require additional fluids. The EMT would MOST likely be asked to prepare: Correct Answer: a saline lock. EMTs and other health care providers function as a true team when they work: Correct Answer: interdependently. While caring for a patient, the EM...

base station Correct Answer: Radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver that is located in a fixed place cellular telephone Correct Answer: Low power portable radio that communicates through an interconnected series of repeater stations called "cells" channel Correct Answer: An ...

abduction Correct Answer: motion of a limb away from the midline adduction Correct Answer: motion of a limb toward the midline anterior Correct Answer: the front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position bilateral 2 Correct Answer: a body part or condition ...

Which of the following is the MOST reliable indicator of adequately performed bag-valve mask ventilation in an apneic adult with a pulse? Correct Answer: adequate rise of the chest when squeezing the bag Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway Correct Answer: bronchus...

Afterload Correct Answer: The force or resistance against which the heart pumps. Aaphylactic Shock Correct Answer: Severe shock caused by an allergic reaction. Anaphylaxis Correct Answer: An extreme, life-threatening systemic allergic reaction that may include shock and respiratory failure. ...

You respond to the home of a 59-year-old man who is unconscious, has slow, shallow breathing, and has a weak pulse. The family states that the patient has terminal brain cancer and does not wish to be resuscitated. They further state that there is a DNR order for this patient, but they are una...

Your actions at the scene of a critically injured patient who was shot during a robbery should include: A: starting immediate care as you would with any other patient. B: performing a primary assessment only. C: caring for the patient while manipulating the scene minimally. D: providing care w...

Absorption Correct Answer: The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the blood Action Correct Answer: The therapeutic effect of a medication on the body. Activated Charcoal Correct Answer: An oral medication that binds and adsorbs ingested toxi...

The process by which medications travel through body tissues until they reach the bloodstream. Correct Answer: absorption An oral medication that binds and adsorbs ingested toxins in the gastrointestinal tract for treatment of some poisonings and medication overdoses. It is ground into a very ...

accessory muscles Correct Answer: The secondary muscles of respiration. They include the neck muscles (sternocleidomastoids), the chest pectoralis major muscles, and the abdominal muscles. altered mental status Correct Answer: Any deviation from alert and oriented to person, place, time, and ...

A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should: Correct Answer: administer 15 g of activated charcoal. ...

An unresponsive trauma patient has sonorous respirations and blood draining from the corning of his mouth. What should you do? Correct Answer: Perform a jaw-thrust maneuver Which of the following statements regarding physiologic dead space is correct? Correct Answer: Diffuse alveolar collapse i...