WESTCOAST EMT BLOCK 2 EXAM
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Ten days after treating a C. you were exposed to another infected person prior
34-year-old patient with to treating the 34 year old patient.
tuberculosis, you are
given a tuberculin skin
test, which yields a
positive result. This MOST
likely indicates that:
A. The diseases dormant in
your body, but will
probably never cause
symptoms.
B. you are actively
infected with tuberculosis
and should be treated
immediately.
C. you were exposed to
another infected person
prior to treating the 34
year old patient.
D. you can try to the
disease by casual contact
instead of exposure to
secreti
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After sizing up the scene D. take standard precautions
of a patient with a possible
infectious disease, your
next priority should be to:
A. contact medical control
B. notify law enforcement
C. quickly assess the
patient
D. take standard
precautions
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An infectious disease is C. A medical condition caused by the growth and
MOST accurately defined spread of small harmful organisms within the body.
as:
A. any disease that enters
the body via the
bloodstream and renters
the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the
human body, by a
bacterium that cannot be
destroyed by antibiotics
or other drugs.
C. A medical condition
caused by the growth and
spread of small harmful
organisms within the body.
D. A disease that can be
spread from one person
or a species to another
through the number of
mechanisms.
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