West Coast EMT Block 3

A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is: a epilepsy b a brain tumor c intracraniular bleeding -ANSWER - a A patient who is experiencing aphasia is: a right hemisphere stroke b unable to produce or understand speech. c usually concoius with slurred speach -ANSWER - b A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she: a has bleeding within the brain. b GSC score of less than 8 c has had a prior heart attack -ANSWER - a A patient with an altered mental status a typically alert but unaware of the proceeding events b usually able to be aroused by painful stimuli c not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused -ANSWER - c Components of the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale include: a air dift, memmory, facial droop b facial droop, speech, and pupil size c arm drift, speech, and facial droop. -ANSWER - c Febrile seizures:Choose one answer. A. are also referred to as petit mal seizures. B. often result in permanent brain damage. C. occur when a child's fever progressively rises. D. are usually benign but should be evaluated. -ANSWER - d Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and hypoglycemia secondary to