Fisdap Medical Exam Questions & Answers

The most important aspect of the scene size-up is - Answer Ensuring scene safety The _______ is your awareness of and concern of potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries and illnesses - Answer index of suspicion If your patient is alone and unresponsive, in order to obtain some form of medical history you should: - Answer search the scene for medication containers or medical devices "has this ever happened before?" helps to determine the? - Answer history of present illness You should asses pulse, motor and sensation and check for pupillary response if you suspect a ___ problem - Answer neurologic When palpating the chest and abdomen, you are attempting to identify areas of - Answer tenderness Patients with an altered mental status, should be considered ___ when determining transport option - Answer high priority A patient suffering from a heart attack should be transported to - Answer a university hospital with a cath lab 15 minutes away Which statement regarding HIV is false - Answer It is not considered a hazard when deposited on mucous membranes If you have been exposed to an HIV-positive patients blood you should - Answer seek medical advice ASAP The incubation period for the ebola virus is - Answer 6-12 days The incubation period for hep B is - Answer 4-12 weeks vaccinations are NOT available for which form of hepatitis - Answer Hepatitis C Which of the following statements about tuberculosis is false - Answer it is found in open, uncrowded places ___ is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to many antibiotics - Answer MRSA A ___ is an outbreak that occurs on a global scale - Answer pandemic What is a hazardous, odorless gas resulting from incomplete combustion? - Answer Carbon Monoxide