EMT: CHAPTER 14 [MEDICAL OVERVIEW] QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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the most important aspect of the scene size-up is: Ans✓✓✓ensuring
scene safety
the _________________ is your awareness of and concern for
potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illnesses
Ans✓✓✓index of suspicion
if your patient is alone and unresponsive, in order to obtain some form
of medical history you should: Ans✓✓✓search the scene for medication
containers or medical devices
"has this ever happened before?" helps to determine the:
Ans✓✓✓history of present illness
you should assess pulse, motor, and sensation in all of the extremities
and check for pupillary reactions if you suspect a(n)
________________________ problem Ans✓✓✓neurologic
when palpating the chest and abdomen, you are attempting to identify
areas of: Ans✓✓✓tenderness
, patients with altered mental status should be considered
_________________ when determining transport options Ans✓✓✓high
priority
a patient suffering from a heart attack should be transported to:
Ans✓✓✓a university hospital with a cath lab, 15 mins away
which statement regarding HIV is false: Ans✓✓✓it is not considered a
hazard when deposited on mucous membranes
if you have been exposed to an HIV-positive patient's blood, you should:
Ans✓✓✓seek medical advice ASAP
the incubation period for the Ebola virus is approximately: Ans✓✓✓6-
12 days
the incubation period for hepatitis B is typically: Ans✓✓✓4-12 weeks
vaccinations are not available for which form of hepatitis?
Ans✓✓✓Hepatitis C
which of the following statements about TB is false? Ans✓✓✓it is
found in open, uncrowded living spaces
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
the most important aspect of the scene size-up is: Ans✓✓✓ensuring
scene safety
the _________________ is your awareness of and concern for
potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illnesses
Ans✓✓✓index of suspicion
if your patient is alone and unresponsive, in order to obtain some form
of medical history you should: Ans✓✓✓search the scene for medication
containers or medical devices
"has this ever happened before?" helps to determine the:
Ans✓✓✓history of present illness
you should assess pulse, motor, and sensation in all of the extremities
and check for pupillary reactions if you suspect a(n)
________________________ problem Ans✓✓✓neurologic
when palpating the chest and abdomen, you are attempting to identify
areas of: Ans✓✓✓tenderness
, patients with altered mental status should be considered
_________________ when determining transport options Ans✓✓✓high
priority
a patient suffering from a heart attack should be transported to:
Ans✓✓✓a university hospital with a cath lab, 15 mins away
which statement regarding HIV is false: Ans✓✓✓it is not considered a
hazard when deposited on mucous membranes
if you have been exposed to an HIV-positive patient's blood, you should:
Ans✓✓✓seek medical advice ASAP
the incubation period for the Ebola virus is approximately: Ans✓✓✓6-
12 days
the incubation period for hepatitis B is typically: Ans✓✓✓4-12 weeks
vaccinations are not available for which form of hepatitis?
Ans✓✓✓Hepatitis C
which of the following statements about TB is false? Ans✓✓✓it is
found in open, uncrowded living spaces
