AAOS EMT (Chapter 22) Toxicology
Questions and Correct Solutions 2024
Addiction - Answer -A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue the use of a
substance.
Antidote - Answer -A substance that is used to neutralize or counteract a poison.
Delirium Tremens (DTs) - Answer -A severe withdrawal syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of
ethyl alcohol; characterized by restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can
be fatal if untreated.
Emesis - Answer -Vomiting.
Hallucinogen - Answer -An agent that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses.
Hematemesis - Answer -Vomiting blood.
Hypnotic - Answer -A sleep-inducing effect or agent.
Ingestion - Answer -Swallowing; taking a substance by mouth.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - Answer -A form, provided by manufacturers and compounders
(blenders) of chemicals, contains information about chemical composition, physical and chemical
properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of a specific material;
also known as a safety data sheet (SDS).
Narcotic - Answer -A drug that produces sleep or altered mental consciousness.
Opiate - Answer -A subset of the opioid family, referring to natural, nonsynthetic opioids.
Opioid - Answer -A synthetically produced narcotic medication, drug, or agent similar to the opiate
morphine, but not derived from opium; used to relieve pain.
Overdose - Answer -An excessive quantity or a drug that, when taken or administered, can have toxic or
lethal consequences.
Poison - Answer -A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when
introduced into the body.
Sedative - Answer -A substance that decreases activity and excitement.
Stimulant - Answer -An agent that produces an excited state.
Questions and Correct Solutions 2024
Addiction - Answer -A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue the use of a
substance.
Antidote - Answer -A substance that is used to neutralize or counteract a poison.
Delirium Tremens (DTs) - Answer -A severe withdrawal syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of
ethyl alcohol; characterized by restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can
be fatal if untreated.
Emesis - Answer -Vomiting.
Hallucinogen - Answer -An agent that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses.
Hematemesis - Answer -Vomiting blood.
Hypnotic - Answer -A sleep-inducing effect or agent.
Ingestion - Answer -Swallowing; taking a substance by mouth.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - Answer -A form, provided by manufacturers and compounders
(blenders) of chemicals, contains information about chemical composition, physical and chemical
properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of a specific material;
also known as a safety data sheet (SDS).
Narcotic - Answer -A drug that produces sleep or altered mental consciousness.
Opiate - Answer -A subset of the opioid family, referring to natural, nonsynthetic opioids.
Opioid - Answer -A synthetically produced narcotic medication, drug, or agent similar to the opiate
morphine, but not derived from opium; used to relieve pain.
Overdose - Answer -An excessive quantity or a drug that, when taken or administered, can have toxic or
lethal consequences.
Poison - Answer -A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when
introduced into the body.
Sedative - Answer -A substance that decreases activity and excitement.
Stimulant - Answer -An agent that produces an excited state.
