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A hypnotic drug is one that induces sleep
A patient who presents with rapid Asprin
breathing, nausea and vomiting, ringing
in the ears, and hyperthermia should be
suspected of ingesting a significant
quantity of
Activated Charcoal may be indicated for Asprin
a patient who ingested
An EMT's primary responsibility to the Recognize that a poisoning occurred
patient who has been poisoned is to
what type of poisoning will cause burns Alkaline poison
around the mouth in children
Which of the following statements The Salmonella bacterium itself causes food poisoning
regarding the Salmonella bacterium is
correct?
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A construction worker complains of brush the chemical from his arm and then flush the skin with water.
intense pain after a bag of dry powder
was spilled on his arm. The EMT should:
a physiologic disorder that impairs functional disorder
bodily function when the body seems to
be structurally normal is called a
A technique used to gain insight into a reflective listening
patient's thinking, which involves
repeating in question form what the
patient has said, is called:
Common causes of acute psychotic Alzheimer's disease
behavior include all of the following
EXCEPT:
General guidelines for managing a being prepared to spend extra time with the patient.
patient with a behavioral emergency
include:
People at risk for suicide include all of married males older than 30 years.
the following, EXCEPT:
Signs of excited delirium include: diaphoresis, tachycardia, and hallucinations.
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EMTs receive a call for a possible sexual The patient was given a drug prior to the incident
assault. The patient is a young female
who is conscious and alert and has no
apparent injuries. She states, "I cannot
remember anything, but I know I was
raped." The EMTs should suspect that:
In contrast to bleeding caused by may be relatively painless
external trauma to the vagina, bleeding
caused by conditions such as polyps or
cancer:
The physical examination of a sexual limited to a brief survey for life-threatening injuries.
assault victim should be:
When a woman presents with abdominal has gathered patient history information.
pain or other vague symptoms, the EMT
is often unable to determine the nature
of the problem until he or she:
Which of the following statements Rape is a legal term, not a medical diagnosis
regarding rape is correct?