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why we do continuing education - Answer-to maintain skills and knowledge how to treat stroke patient - Answer-B- balance (did patient experience a sudden loss of balance or inability to walk) E- eyes (is there a change in vision? loss, change, no side or top vision) F- facial droop (on one si...

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UNITEK EMT Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
why we do continuing education - Answer-to maintain skills and knowledge

how to treat stroke patient - Answer-B- balance (did patient experience a sudden loss of
balance or inability to walk)
E- eyes (is there a change in vision? loss, change, no side or top vision)
F- facial droop (on one side when smiling)
A- arm drift
S- slurring words/ not making sense
T- time (when did symptoms appear)

1st safety procedure after you arrive at a car crash - Answer-Position the ambulance to
block the scene from oncoming traffic.
Use only essential warning lights. Choose a location that will allow safe access and exit.
Scene size up

what is the best way to stay out of court - Answer-document everything and opt to
provide care

who is allowed to give expressed consent - Answer-decision-making capacity: the
patient must understand the info you are providing and have the ability to process the
info and make an informed choice regarding medical care

what do you do after you receive a call from dispatch - Answer-respond and go to the
scene lol

sympathetic response - Answer-activates flight or flight response during a threat or
perceived danger.
-Sends signals to the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands 2 hormones epinephrine and
norepinephrine stimulate the heart and blood vessels

parasympathetic response - Answer-restores the body to a state of calm

beta one receptors affect - Answer-they cause the heart rate to increase and squeeze
harder with each contraction, increasing cardiac output.

which ventricle causes blood flow to the pulmonary circulation - Answer-right ventricle

why do children and infants Airways become occluded easily - Answer-their airways are
smaller in diameter and length. The glottic opening is higher and positioned more
anteriorly, neck appears non existent

, - tongue is larger relative to the size of the mouth and more anterior location so their
tongue can easily block airway
- diameter of trachea in infants is about the same as drinking straw

draw sheet method and when you would use it - Answer-non-urgent, used when patient
is on a bed with a sheet under them

Pit Crew CPR - Answer-defining each intervention that needs to be addressed during
cardiac arrest (compressions, defibrillation, airway management, vascular access,
medications)
- define clear roles and positions for each member

why you might get a false reading on a blood pressure - Answer-cuff placed too tightly
or loose. acute meal ingestion, caffeine, nicotine, full bladder, stress/anxiety when being
taken

Capnography (ETCO2) - Answer-measures the amount of CO2 in exhaled air
- indicator of ventilation adequacy

structures of the upper airway - Answer-nose and mouth
jaw
oral cavity
pharynx
larynx

Late sign of hypoxia - Answer-cyanosis! (as well as mental status changes and a
weak/thready pulse)

Benadryl side effects - Answer-dry mouth, drowsiness, and can increase pressure of
fluid within the eye

Treatment and procedure for choking Pt's - Answer-

how to do CPR on a pregnant Pt - Answer-30:2 be mindful to not create pressure on the
baby in gestation and use a left uterine displacement (have someone move to the left if
available)

what to do if your automatic blood pressure reads high - Answer-caused by improper
sizing of cuff or placed cuff over clothing: resize

-if accurate and consistently higher, you might be at risk for heart attack or stroke- get
help

which conditions you would see JVD with - Answer-right sided heart failure, pulmonary
hypertension, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, shock

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