A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an administer 15 g of activated charcoal.
unknown quantity of acetaminophen
(Tylenol). The child's mother states that
she does not know when the ingestion
occurred. The child is conscious and alert
and in no apparent distress. The EMT
should:
A patient who has experienced a back yellow
injury, with or without spinal cord
damage, would be triaged with a ___________
tag during a mass-casualty incident
An unconscious patient found in a prone requires CPR
position must be placed in a supine
position in case he or she:
Following delivery of a pulseless and Provide emotional support to the mother
apneic infant who has a foul odor, skin
sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you
should:
Substance abuse is MOST accurately knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect.
defined as:
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Both areas of the pons are sued to: augment respiration during physical or emotional stress
A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms.
when:
A decrease in blood pressure may a loss of vascular tone
indicate:
Ketone production is the result of: fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable.
A partial-thickness burn involves the dermal layer
outer layer of skin and a portion of the:
A young female experienced a laceration avoid applying pressure to the globe when you are covering the eye.
to her left eyeball from flying glass when
her boyfriend broke a soda bottle against
a wall. There is moderate bleeding and
the patient states that she cannot see out
of the injured eye. You should:
At rest, the normal adult heart rate 100 beats/min
should not exceed:
Delivering a patient to the hospital giving a verbal report to the clerk
involves all of the following activities,
EXCEPT:
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Common names for activated charcoal Fructose
include all of the following, EXCEPT:
As the bronchus divides into smaller alveoli
bronchioles, the terminal ends of these
smaller passages form the:
Common signs and symptoms of AMI pain exacerbated by breathing
include all of the following EXCEPT:
Breathing occurs as the result of a(n): increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the CSF
During the alert and dispatch phase of discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS unit arrives
EMS communications, the dispatcher's
responsibilities include all of the
following, EXCEPT:
Initial signs and symptoms associated headache and sore throat
with viral hemorrhagic fevers include:
Bile is produced by the liver and gallbladder
concentrated and stored in the:
The MOST appropriate treatment for a administering oxygen and transporting immediately
patient with a mild upper airway
obstruction includes:
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A 22 year-old female patient is provide reassurance and give oxygen as needed.
complaining of dyspnea and numbness
and tingling in her hands and feet after an
argument with her fiancé. Her respirations
are 40 breaths/min. You should:
A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive asthma
in his car. His airway is patent and his
respirations are rapid and labored. As
you and your partner are assessing and
treating the patient, a police officer
hands you a medication named Alupent,
which he found in the backseat of the
patient's car. This medication suggests
that the patient has a history of:
A positive TB skin test indicates that: you have been exposed to TB
Kussmaul respirations are an indication attempting to eliminate acids from the blood.
that the body is: