RTE Final Exam Review Questions With 100% Correct Answers.
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RTE Final Exam Review Questions With
100% Correct Answers.
A person who has ingested a poison should be encouraged to vomit: - answerOnly if advised to
do so by he Poison Control Center
You suspect that a person has sustained poisoning by injection. Which of the following would
help support yo...
RTE Final Exam Review Questions With
100% Correct Answers.
A person who has ingested a poison should be encouraged to vomit: - answer✔Only if advised to
do so by he Poison Control Center
You suspect that a person has sustained poisoning by injection. Which of the following would
help support your suspicions? - answer✔Localized rash
Over-the-counter antihistamine drugs are useful for: - answer✔To relieve itch from posies plant
contact
ou should consider all household or drugstore products to be potentially harmful to children. -
answer✔True
Exposure to carbon monoxide: - answer✔Can be unreliable since it is a colorless and odorless
gas.
Poisoning occurs when: - answer✔An exposure to an external substance that can cause injury,
illness or death enters the body.
You are passing by a warehouse when you hear a cry for help. As you approach the building, you
smell a strong, unpleasant odor. Through a window, you see a person lying on the floor trying to
crawl out of the building. Which of the following would you do first? - answer✔
After brushing dry chemicals off an affected person, which action would you do next? -
answer✔Flush the skin with large amounts of continuous running water.
A person who dies from anaphylaxis usually does so as a result of: - answer✔Severe impaired
breathing
The four ways that a poison can enter a person's body are: - answer✔Through the lungs, by being
swallowed, through the skin or by being injected.
You should remove any tentacles from a jellyfish sting by scraping the affected area with a
towel, gloved hand or plastic card. - answer✔true
Why is it important to ask a person who has an insect sting if they have had any prior serious
reactions to insect stings? - answer✔If the person has had a prior serious reaction, the current
sting may result in anaphylaxis; call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
A friend is stung on the arm by a jellyfish. Which of the following would be most appropriate to
do immediately? - answer✔Irrigate the injured arm with large amounts of sea water/ vinegar
West Nile virus is caused by the bite of which of the following? - answer✔Mosquito
You ensure that a person who has been bitten by a black widow spider is taken to a medical
facility for which reason? - answer✔An antivenom is available for black widow bites, and other
treatment may be needed as well.
Which of the following is the best way to remove an embedded tick from the skin? -
answer✔Pull slowly, steadily and firmly upward with fine-tipped pointed, non-etched, non-
rasped tweezers as close to the skin as possible.
If you suspect that a person is showing signs or symptoms of West Nile virus, which of the
following would you do? - answer✔Have the person seek medical attention immediately.
You are swimming in the ocean and receive a bite on the leg from something in the water. As
you exit the water, you notice there is a red painful area where you think the bite occurred. What
should you do? - answer✔Call, or have someone else call, 9-1-1 or the designated emergency
number.
Which of the following is the best treatment for a scorpion sting? - answer✔Call 9-1-1 or the
designated emergency number immediately.
Your child is playing in the park and tells you that a squirrel bit him. What care would you give
your child? - answer✔Get the child to professional medical care as soon as possible.
Amphetamines, dextroamphetamines and methamphetamines are classified as: -
answer✔Stimulants
The cycle of binging and purging is associated with which of the following disorders? -
answer✔Bulimia
Aspirin is used to relieve minor pain and reduce fever. When it is overused, aspirin can: -
answer✔Cause inflammation of the stomach and impair normal blood clotting.
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