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BLS Provider: Seizures Questions with
Complete Solutions
Which patients have a higher likelihood of febrile seizures? Pediatric patients
Identify the white object in the image. Neuron
Match each sentence to the most appropriate ending: Most Seizures - typically last
seconds to three minutes.
Status Epilepticus - are seizures which last longer than five minutes and can cause brain damage
and death.
All seizures - Are classified as either generalized or focal.
, Which of the following is true regarding pediatric patients? (Select all that apply.) The
anterior fontanelle can be assessed for increased ICP by gently assessing if it is raised above the
level of the cranial bones (bulging).
A lethargic child is a sick child.
Children have a smaller/shorter airway with a proportionately larger tongue.
You are dispatched to a residence for a fall. Upon arrival, a man identified as the patient's
husband informs you that the patient, a 68-year-old female, fainted right before he called 911.
She started convulsing all over her body and that lasted approximately two minutes. He says she
has "not been right since". In your patient assessment report, you describe the patient as:
"confused and has a drunken, stuporous appearance". Select the answer below which best
describes the patient's current condition as described in your patient report. This patient
is in the postictal state.
Which of the following mnemonics can assist in identifying the cause of a patient's altered
mental status? AEIOU-TIPS
BLS Provider: Seizures Questions with
Complete Solutions
Which patients have a higher likelihood of febrile seizures? Pediatric patients
Identify the white object in the image. Neuron
Match each sentence to the most appropriate ending: Most Seizures - typically last
seconds to three minutes.
Status Epilepticus - are seizures which last longer than five minutes and can cause brain damage
and death.
All seizures - Are classified as either generalized or focal.
, Which of the following is true regarding pediatric patients? (Select all that apply.) The
anterior fontanelle can be assessed for increased ICP by gently assessing if it is raised above the
level of the cranial bones (bulging).
A lethargic child is a sick child.
Children have a smaller/shorter airway with a proportionately larger tongue.
You are dispatched to a residence for a fall. Upon arrival, a man identified as the patient's
husband informs you that the patient, a 68-year-old female, fainted right before he called 911.
She started convulsing all over her body and that lasted approximately two minutes. He says she
has "not been right since". In your patient assessment report, you describe the patient as:
"confused and has a drunken, stuporous appearance". Select the answer below which best
describes the patient's current condition as described in your patient report. This patient
is in the postictal state.
Which of the following mnemonics can assist in identifying the cause of a patient's altered
mental status? AEIOU-TIPS
