EMT MODULE 5 EXAM 60 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

EMT MODULE 5 EXAM 60 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is the main concern with lightning strikes? [Ans: - Cardiovascular and nervous systems Distinguishing characteristics of Black Widow? Brown Recluse? Prefered living areas? Bite differences? [Ans: - Black Widow: -glossy black with red-orange hourglass marking on abdomen -dry dim places around buildings, woodpiles, and among debris -release a neurotoxin in bite and need antivenin for treatment -localized pain including agonizing muscle spasm, dizziness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and rashes. May get tightness in chest and difficulty breathing. Brown Recluse -Dull brown with dark, violin-shaped mark on back -dark areas--unused building, under rocks, in woodpiles, cooler areas, moves indoors to closets, drawers, cellars and clothing. -releases cytotoxin -not painful at first; will be in a few hours, becomes swollen, tender, developing a mottled almost cyanotic center with possibly a small blister. Few days later, skin, fat, and debris form and dig down into skin producing a large ulcer.