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,Activated charcoal is contraindicated You selected D; This is correct!
for a patient who is:
• A:conscious and alert and has Reason:Activated charcoal adsorbs (sticks to) many
ingested a large amount of Motrin. ingested substances, preventing them from being
• B:emotionally upset and has absorbed into the body by the stomach or
ingested two bottles of aspirin. intestines. In some cases, you may give activated
• C:agitated and claims to have charcoal to patients who have ingested certain
ingested a bottle of Tylenol. substances, if approved by medical control or local
• D:awake and alert and has protocol. Activated charcoal is contraindicated for
swallowed a commercial drain patients who have ingested an acid or alkali (ie,
cleaner. drain cleaner) or a petroleum product (ie,
gasoline), who have a decreased level of
consciousness and cannot protect their own
airway, or who are unable to swallow.
When dealing with an emotionally You selected C; This is correct!
disturbed patient, you should be
MOST concerned with: Reason: When managing any patient with an
• A:gathering all of the patient's emotional or psychiatric crisis, your primary
medications. concern is your own safety. Safely transporting the
• B:safely transporting to the hospital. patient to the hospital is your ultimate goal. If
• C:whether the patient could harm possible, you should attempt to obtain a medical
you. history and should take any of the patient's
• D:obtaining a complete medical prescribed medications to the hospital. However,
history. this should not supercede your own safety or
interfere with safely transporting the patient.
,You are at the scene where a man You selected B; This is correct!
panicked while swimming in a small
lake. Your initial attempt to rescue Reason: General rules to follow when attempting to
him should include: rescue a patient from the water include "reach,
• A:rowing a small raft to the victim. throw, row, and then go." In this case, you should
• B:reaching for the victim with a long attempt to reach the victim by having him grab
stick. hold of a large stick or similar object. If this is
• C:throwing a rope to the victim. unsuccessful, throw the victim a rope or flotation
• D:swimming to the victim to rescue device (if available). If these are not available, row
him. to the patient in a small raft (if available). Going into
the water to retrieve the victim is a last resort. The
rescuer must be a strong swimmer because
patients who are in danger of drowning are in a
state of blind panic and will make every attempt to
keep themselves afloat, even if it means forcing the
rescuer underwater.
How should you classify a patient's The correct answer is B;
nature of illness if he or she has a
low blood glucose level, bizarre Reason: The nature of illness (NOI) is the medical
behavior, and shallow breathing? equivalent to mechanism of injury (MOI). Altered
• A:Behavioral emergency mental status should be the suspected NOI in any
• B:Altered mental status patient with any fluctuation in level of
• C:Respiratory emergency consciousness, which can range from bizarre
• D:Cardiac compromise behavior to complete unresponsiveness. Causes of
an altered mental status include hypo- or
hyperglycemia, head trauma, stroke, behavioral
crises, drug overdose, and shock, among others.
, A young female is unresponsive after The correct answer is C;
overdosing on an unknown type of
drug. Her respirations are slow and Reason: Of the drugs listed, cocaine would be the
shallow and her pulse is slow and least likely cause of the patient's condition.
weak. Which of the following drugs is Cocaine is a central nervous system (CNS)
the LEAST likely cause of her stimulant; you would expect her to be
condition? hypertensive, tachycardic, tachypneic, and perhaps
• A:Seconal even violent. Heroin, Valium, and Seconal are all
• B:Heroin CNS depressants and could explain her condition.
• C:Cocaine Heroin is an illegal narcotic (opiate), Valium is a
• D:Valium benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic drug, and
Seconal is a barbiturate. Narcotics,
benzodiazepines, and barbiturates are all CNS
depressants. When taken in excess, they cause a
decreased level of consciousness, respiratory
depression, bradycardia, and hypotension.
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,Activated charcoal is contraindicated You selected D; This is correct!
for a patient who is:
• A:conscious and alert and has Reason:Activated charcoal adsorbs (sticks to) many
ingested a large amount of Motrin. ingested substances, preventing them from being
• B:emotionally upset and has absorbed into the body by the stomach or
ingested two bottles of aspirin. intestines. In some cases, you may give activated
• C:agitated and claims to have charcoal to patients who have ingested certain
ingested a bottle of Tylenol. substances, if approved by medical control or local
• D:awake and alert and has protocol. Activated charcoal is contraindicated for
swallowed a commercial drain patients who have ingested an acid or alkali (ie,
cleaner. drain cleaner) or a petroleum product (ie,
gasoline), who have a decreased level of
consciousness and cannot protect their own
airway, or who are unable to swallow.
When dealing with an emotionally You selected C; This is correct!
disturbed patient, you should be
MOST concerned with: Reason: When managing any patient with an
• A:gathering all of the patient's emotional or psychiatric crisis, your primary
medications. concern is your own safety. Safely transporting the
• B:safely transporting to the hospital. patient to the hospital is your ultimate goal. If
• C:whether the patient could harm possible, you should attempt to obtain a medical
you. history and should take any of the patient's
• D:obtaining a complete medical prescribed medications to the hospital. However,
history. this should not supercede your own safety or
interfere with safely transporting the patient.
,You are at the scene where a man You selected B; This is correct!
panicked while swimming in a small
lake. Your initial attempt to rescue Reason: General rules to follow when attempting to
him should include: rescue a patient from the water include "reach,
• A:rowing a small raft to the victim. throw, row, and then go." In this case, you should
• B:reaching for the victim with a long attempt to reach the victim by having him grab
stick. hold of a large stick or similar object. If this is
• C:throwing a rope to the victim. unsuccessful, throw the victim a rope or flotation
• D:swimming to the victim to rescue device (if available). If these are not available, row
him. to the patient in a small raft (if available). Going into
the water to retrieve the victim is a last resort. The
rescuer must be a strong swimmer because
patients who are in danger of drowning are in a
state of blind panic and will make every attempt to
keep themselves afloat, even if it means forcing the
rescuer underwater.
How should you classify a patient's The correct answer is B;
nature of illness if he or she has a
low blood glucose level, bizarre Reason: The nature of illness (NOI) is the medical
behavior, and shallow breathing? equivalent to mechanism of injury (MOI). Altered
• A:Behavioral emergency mental status should be the suspected NOI in any
• B:Altered mental status patient with any fluctuation in level of
• C:Respiratory emergency consciousness, which can range from bizarre
• D:Cardiac compromise behavior to complete unresponsiveness. Causes of
an altered mental status include hypo- or
hyperglycemia, head trauma, stroke, behavioral
crises, drug overdose, and shock, among others.
, A young female is unresponsive after The correct answer is C;
overdosing on an unknown type of
drug. Her respirations are slow and Reason: Of the drugs listed, cocaine would be the
shallow and her pulse is slow and least likely cause of the patient's condition.
weak. Which of the following drugs is Cocaine is a central nervous system (CNS)
the LEAST likely cause of her stimulant; you would expect her to be
condition? hypertensive, tachycardic, tachypneic, and perhaps
• A:Seconal even violent. Heroin, Valium, and Seconal are all
• B:Heroin CNS depressants and could explain her condition.
• C:Cocaine Heroin is an illegal narcotic (opiate), Valium is a
• D:Valium benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic drug, and
Seconal is a barbiturate. Narcotics,
benzodiazepines, and barbiturates are all CNS
depressants. When taken in excess, they cause a
decreased level of consciousness, respiratory
depression, bradycardia, and hypotension.
