West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam 2022

Stroke is the __ leading cause of death in the US. - ANSWER-third aneurysm - ANSWER-swelling of a blood vessel that weakens the vessel wall aphasia - ANSWER-inability to produce speech aura - ANSWER-warning sign for a seizure Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) - ANSWER-stroke Coma - ANSWER-unconsciousness that can't be broken Dysarthria - ANSWER-slurred speech embolus - ANSWER-a clot that travels to the clot sight Febrile Seizures - ANSWER-in children; from high fevers Generalized Seizure - ANSWER-grand mal; twitching Hemiparesis - ANSWER-weakness to one side of the body Hemorrhagic Stroke - ANSWER-bleeding in the brain Hypoglycemia - ANSWER-low glucose level Incontinence - ANSWER-loss of bowel or bladder control Ischemia - ANSWER-lack of oxygen to the cells ischemic Stroke - ANSWER-clot inside of a vessel Partial Seizure - ANSWER-only affects part of the brain Postictal State - ANSWER-labored respirations and altered mental status that occurs between 5-30 minutes after a seizure Seizure - ANSWER-convulsion that results in a loss of consciousness Status Epilepticus - ANSWER-continuous that can last up to 30 minutes Stroke - ANSWER-interruption of blood flow to the brain that prohibits function