WEST COAST EMT FINAL PREP – MEDICAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

WEST COAST EMT FINAL PREP –
MEDICAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
Assessinggbagbdiabeticgbpatientgb-gbANS--
Scenegbsafety:begbawaregbofgbsyringesgbandgbinsulingbbottlesgblyinggbaround.gbGeneralgb
impression:gbLookgbforgbALOC,gbremembergbanygbunresponsivegbpatientgbrequestgbALS,
gbhypoglycemicgbaregbmeangbdrunksgbwhereasgbhyperglycemicgbaregbrestlessgbwithgbfruit
ygbbreaths.gbAirwaygb&gbbreathing:gbProvidegbhighgbflowgboxygengb12-15gbL/
mingbviagbnonrebreathinggbmask.gbHyperglycemicgbwillgbhavegbKussmaulgbrespirations,gb
deep/
rapidgbrespirations.gbProvidegbanygbinterventiongbnecessarygbforgbairway.gbCirculation:gb
Rapid,weakgbpulses,gbLookgbforgbskingbsignsgbofgbhyperglycemicgborgbhypoglycemicgb(co
olgbandgbclammygbgivegbthemgbcandy,gbhotgbandgbdrygbsugargbhigh).gbHistory:gbAssessgbt
hegb3P's:gbpolyuria,gbpolydipsia,gbpolyphagia.gbMedicationsgb-
gbinsulin,gbGlucometergbnearby,gbLastgboral/Eventsgb-
gbmissedgbinsulingborgbsnackinggbforgbhyperglycemicgbpatients,gbtoogbmuchgbinsulingborgb
skippedgbagbmealgbforgbhypoglycemic.

Assessinggbagbpatientgbwithgbpossiblegbhazardousgbmaterialgbexposuregb-gbANS--
DeterminegblevelgbofgbtoxicitygbofgbhazardousgbmaterialsgbandgbhavegbappropriategbBSI/
PPEgb-gbSCBAgborgbHEPAgbmas.gbOnlygbtreatmentgbwithingbhazardgbzone/
decontaminationgbzonegbincludegbpressuregbdressingsgbtogbcontrolgbbleeding.gbOncegbing
btreatmentgbarea,gbbegbcautiousgbofgbtrauma,gbharmgbduegbtogbexposuregbofgbtoxicgbhaza
rdousgbsubstances,gbandgbearlygbairwaygbintervention.gbAssessgblikegbagbregulargbpatient
.

Assessinggbandgbtreatinggbspecialgbpopulationsgb-gbANS--...

Communicatinggbwithgbagbpatientgbwithgbagbpsychologicalgbdisordergb-gbANS--...

Complicationsgbofgboralgbglucosegbadministrationgb-gbANS--
Inabilitygbtogbswallowgbandgbmaintaingbairway

Indicationsgbforgboralgbglucosegbadministrationgb-gbANS--Conscious/
altered,gbablegbtogbswallow,gbandgbmaintaingbairway.

Initialgbassessmentgbofgbagbmedicalgbpatientgb-gbANS--...

Questionsgbtogbaskgbwhengbassessinggbagbmedicalgbpatientgb-gbANS--...