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Which type of poison is likely to cause a scene to be hazardous? - ✔✔: Generally, a poison
that is inhaled or taken in from the air would be the one putting the EMT in danger. While the
others are poisons and dangerous, they are not likely to be a problem at the scene, as
compared to an inhalant. If you suspect that it was an inhalation poisoning, your best course of
action may be to back out and ensure that the scene is safe for you to proceed back in.
An allergic reaction is: - ✔✔An allergic reaction is an exaggerated immune response to any
substance. It can be life-threatening, but involves more than just the cardiovascular system.
Although it can be caused by food, it has many causes and it isn't related to blood glucose
levels.
You have a responsive patient who is able to answer your questions. What do you do? -
✔✔With any patient, you should attempt to obtain a history first, and then a secondary
assessment based on that information, followed by baseline vitals. This is the route of
assessment as detailed by the NES.
You are called to the scene of a possible CVA and are confronted with a very confused woman
who obviously has an altered level of consciousness. Three things you would likely check to
help verify your suspicion of a CVA are? - ✔✔Checking if a patient's speech is slurred,
whether or not their arm drifts when they put their hands out palm up and close their eyes, and
whether or not they have any drooping of the eye or mouth area, are all accepted as proper
assessment techniques.
The veins of the body perform which of these functions? - ✔✔Veins transport unoxygenated
blood (filled with carbon dioxide and cellular waste products) back to the heart.
During anaphylaxis the tissues of the respiratory system __________. - ✔✔swell
Allergic reaction may cause the permeability of the vessels to change, allowing fluids to leak
into the surrounding tissues of the lungs
,A woman with preeclampsia will be _________________. - ✔✔This condition can result in
seizures and coma and is very dangerous. The patient has extreme swelling in the extremities
and high blood pressure.
With regard to directional terms the feet would be considered? - ✔✔The feet would most
likely be distal and inferior
When the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus prematurely, it is called? -
✔✔Premature separation of the placenta is known as placenta abruptio and can be a life
threatening condition as a result from hemorrhaging.
You and your partner Larry are dispatched for a call to a man with severe stomach pain. When
you arrive on scene you find him lying on the floor of the kitchen in the fetal position. There is
vomit on his face and he says he is going to throw up again. He denies falling and says the only
thing wrong is that his stomach is killing him. Assessing his abdomen you find it to be very
tender to the touch and he moans when you palpate his stomach. He is also breathing very fast
at 30 a minute. What other signs and symptoms might you find with this patient? -
✔✔Tachycardia - hypotension - fever
The patient is not likely to have crepitus, having no pain and denying that they fell. A person
with broken ribs is unlikely to be breathing fast and deep and if a person has been vomiting
copious amounts it is likely they would be in metabolic alkalosis rather than acidosis
Which of the following choices would you include in a detailed physical exam? -
✔✔Auscultation is the physical listening for sounds of the heart and lungs.
A man in his 60's has fallen from a ladder and his wife says that he is acting strangely. You and
your partner arrive to find the man sitting on the front step of his house. He is sweating slightly
and has an ice bag on his head. His eyes are open and his pupils are equal and reactive to light.
After answering several of your questions, the man appears to be oriented to time and place,
but he will not obey your request for him to raise his arm. When you reach out and touch his
shoulder, he winces in pain and reaches up with his other hand in a guarding posture. What is
the GCS of this man and what additional assessment question would be the most beneficial in
determining his treatment? - ✔✔His eyes open spontaneously so he gets 4 points. His
conversation is oriented so he gets 5 points. He will not raise his arm and localizes the pain by
, reaching for the shoulder, this is 5 points, for a total of 14 GCS. Determining if the patient had a
loss of consciousness may be the difference between a transport and a non transport.
Supine hypotensive syndrome is most likely to occur during the _______ month of pregnancy. -
✔✔The weight of the fetus during the final months of the pregnancy may compress the
inferior vena cava when the woman is in the supine position causing her to have a slowed and
low blood pressure.
All of the following are correct for the pathophysiology of sickle cell except: - ✔✔The
pathophysiology of sickle cell includes: Inherited, affects red blood cells, predominantly found
in African-Americans, and red blood cells contain hemoglobin S.
You are transporting a patient in the lateral recumbent position which means that? -
✔✔Lateral recumbent means they are on their side.
The root word hist- means: - ✔✔The root word hist- means: tissue
All of the following are issues that can impact the Fundamental Elements of the Life Support
Chain except: - ✔✔Issues that can impact the Fundamental Elements of the Life Support
Chain include: patency of the airway, mechanics of ventilation, and ventilation/perfusion ratio.
The umbilical cord is attached to the _____________. - ✔✔It is attached to the placenta
which is then attached to the wall of the uterus and of course attached to the baby.
Which space in the body will you find the pancreas? - ✔✔The retroperitoneal space resides
posterior to the peritoneal space and contains the kidneys as well as vessels.
When epinephrine is used it _____________________. - ✔✔It usually constricts the vessels,
opens the airway passages, increases blood pressure, and increases pulse rate.
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