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Medications that are routinely carried on the EMT-level EMS unit are:

a. aspirin, oral glucose, and oxygen
b. oxygen and nitroglycerin
c. epinephrine and prescribed inhalers
d. all of the above

a. aspirin, oral glucose, and oxygen

Aspirin is administered by the EMT in the field to:

a. treat headaches
b. dilate the coronary arteries
c. help prevent initial or further clot formation
d. eliminate the pain from a serious injury

c. help prevent initial or further clot formation

When might the administration of aspirin be contraindicated?

a. when there is no water available
b. if the patient has a history of GI bleeding



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,c. if the patient may be having a heart attack
d. absorption of poisons

b. if the patient has a history of GI bleeding

You are treating a patient who has diabetes and has an altered mental status. He has a gag reflex, so
oral glucose is your treatment. This is given between the patient's cheek and gum using a tongue
depressor because:

a. this method allows slow swallowing and absorption into the bloodstream
b. it will not be aspirated if the patient suddenly becomes unconscious
c. this area will cause the patient to regurgitate the stomach's contents
d. it will assist in dilating the coronary vessels as much as possible.

a. this method allows slow swallowing and absorption into the bloodstream

As an important part in history taking, you will determine if the patient is taking any specific
medications. Examples of medications a patient may have in his or her possession and that the EMT may
assist the patient in taking under the appropriate circumstances are:
a. glucose injections and anticonvulsants
b.home oxygen, antihypertensive, and anti-inflammatory medications
c. epinephrine autoinjector, bronchodilator, nitroglycerin, and aspirin
d. insulin, antihypertensive medications, and anticonvulsant medications

c. epinephrine autoinjector, bronchodilator, nitroglycerin, and aspirin

Your patient is a 52-year-old female who states that she has a long history of asthma and chronic
bronchitis. it would not be unusual for her to carry_____ in her purse

a. nitroglycerin
b. an epinephrine autoinjector
c. a bronchodilator
d. aspirin

c. a bronchodilator

Your 62-year-old patient has a history of cardiac problems and is prescribed nitro. The drug is used to
_____ vessels.
a. dilate the peripheral
b. constrict the peripheral
c. dilate the coronary
d. constrict the coronary

c. dilate the coronary

The comprehensive government publication listing all drugs in the U.S. is called the
a. Physician's Desk Reference
b. Hazmat Guidebook


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,c. U.S. Pharmacopoeia
d. National Medicine Guidebook

c. U.S. Pharmacopoeia

The name that a manufacturer uses in marketing and patent applications of a drug is called the_______
name.
a. generic
b. trade
c. official
d. original

b. trade

The patient tells you that he is not supposed to take a specific medication when his blood pressure is
low or he feels dizzy. A circumstance in which a drug should not be used because it may cause harm to
the patient or offer no effect in improving the patient's condition or illness is called a(n):

a. indication
b. side effect
c. adverse reaction
d. contraindication

d. contraindication

You are administering a medication for a specific purpose according to your treatment protocols. An
action of a drug that is other than the desired action is called a(n):

a. side effect
b. overdose
c. contraindication
d. systemic effect

a. side effect

Part of the treatment of a seriously ill patient will involve administration of a drug. Prior to administering
the medication, you must know all the following except:

a. the route of administration
b. proper dosage
c. action the medication will take
d. both the generic and chemical names

d. both the generic and chemical names

You are treating a patient who is under a doctor's care for chronic pain and is taking medication for his
condition. Drugs prescribed for pain relief are called:

a. antidysrhythmics

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, b. analgesics
c. anticonvulsants
d. antihypertensives

b. analgesics

When inquiring about the history of a suspected cardiac patient, the patient reveals that he is also
taking medication to control his hypertension. Drugs prescribed to reduce high blood pressure are
called:

a. antidysrhythmics
b. analgesics
c. anticonvulsants
d. antihypertensives

d. antihypertensives

Your patient tells you that she is taking a medication to control her irregular heartbeat. Which class of
drugs would she be prescribed?

a. anti diabetics
b. bronchodilators
c. antiarrhythmics
d. anticonvulsants

c. antiarrhythmics

Upon interviewing an asthmatic patient, you find that she is taking a medication for her disease. Drugs
prescribed to relax the smooth muscles of the bronchial tubes are called:

a. bronchospasm
b. bronchodilators
c. anticonvulsants
d. bronchoconstrictors

b. bronchodilators

When a patient is administered tiny aerosol particles to treat a disease, such as asthma, this is
considered the _____ route of administration.

a. intravenous
b. sublingual
c. inhaled
d. oral

c. inhaled

Under what circumstances might you administer a medication such as atropine to yourself and your
partner?

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