Page 1 of 18 WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM/ EMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE FOR THE WEST COAST RECENT VERSION ALL 120 QUESTIONS NAD CORRECT ANSWERS/ BEST GRADED A+

WEST COAST EMT FINAL EXAM/ EMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE FOR THE WEST COAST RECENT VERSION ALL 120 QUESTIONS NAD CORRECT ANSWERS/ BEST GRADED A+ AMI (heart attack) - ANSWER: blockage in a coronary artery that results in tissue death s/s: -crushing chest pain -pink frothy sputum -sudden onset of weakness, nausea, and sweating treatment: -administer nitroglycerin -administer low-dose aspirin -prompt transport -position comfortably respiration - ANSWER: gas exchange Supraventricular tachycardia - ANSWER: A faster than normal heart rate beginning above the heart's two lower chambers. aspiration - ANSWER: Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs Intracranial pressure - ANSWER: pressure within the cranial vault, squeezes brain against bones of the cranium s/s: Page 2 of 18 -irregular respirations -decreased pulse rate -headache -nausea/vomiting thrombus - ANSWER: blood clot forms in a vessel and stays there aneurysm - ANSWER: a swelling or enlargement of the wall of an artery resulting from a defect or weakening of the arterial wall s/s: - sudden severe headache - "worst headache ever" embolism - ANSWER: the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus, a traveling blood clot Atherosclerosis - ANSWER: calcium and cholesterol build up and form a plaque inside the walls of blood vessels hypoglycemia - ANSWER: blood glucose below normal s/s: - altered LOC - pale, cool, moist skin - rapid onset - absent hunger or thirst Page 3 of 18 hyperglycemia - ANSWER: blood glucose above normal s/s: - altered LOC - warm, dry skin - gradual onset - intense hunger and thirst