WEST COAST EMT FINAL PREP –
MEDICAL QUESTIONS WTH [A+
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Assessing rta rtdiabetic rtpatient rt- rtANS--Scene rtsafety:be rtaware rtof rtsyringes rtand
rtinsulin rtbottles rtlying rtaround. rtGeneral rtimpression: rtLook rtfor rtALOC, rtremember rtany
rtunresponsive rtpatient rtrequest rtALS, rthypoglycemic rtare rtmean rtdrunks rtwhereas
rthyperglycemic rtare rtrestless rtwith rtfruity rtbreaths. rtAirway rt& rtbreathing: rtProvide rthigh
rtflow rtoxygen rt12-15 rtL/min rtvia rtnonrebreathing rtmask. rtHyperglycemic rtwill rthave
rtKussmaul rtrespirations, rtdeep/rapid rtrespirations. rtProvide rtany rtintervention
rtnecessary rtfor rtairway. rtCirculation: rtRapid,weak rtpulses, rtLook rtfor rtskin rtsigns rtof
rthyperglycemic rtor rthypoglycemic rt(cool rtand rtclammy rtgive rtthem rtcandy, rthot rtand rtdry
rtsugar rthigh). rtHistory: rtAssess rtthe rt3P's: rtpolyuria, rtpolydipsia, rtpolyphagia.
rtMedications rt- rtinsulin, rtGlucometer rtnearby, rtLast rtoral/Events rt- rtmissed rtinsulin rtor
rtsnacking rtfor rthyperglycemic rtpatients, rttoo rtmuch rtinsulin rtor rtskipped rta rtmeal rtfor
rthypoglycemic.
Assessing rta rtpatient rtwith rtpossible rthazardous rtmaterial rtexposure rt- rtANS--Determine
rtlevel rtof rttoxicity rtof rthazardous rtmaterials rtand rthave rtappropriate rtBSI/PPE rt- rtSCBA
rtor rtHEPA rtmas. rtOnly rttreatment rtwithin rthazard rtzone/decontamination rtzone rtinclude
rtpressure rtdressings rtto rtcontrol rtbleeding. rtOnce rtin rttreatment rtarea, rtbe rtcautious rtof
rttrauma, rtharm rtdue rtto rtexposure rtof rttoxic rthazardous rtsubstances, rtand rtearly rtairway
rtintervention. rtAssess rtlike rta rtregular rtpatient.
Assessing rtand rttreating rtspecial rtpopulations rt- rtANS--...
Communicating rtwith rta rtpatient rtwith rta rtpsychological rtdisorder rt- rtANS--...
Complications rtof rtoral rtglucose rtadministration rt- rtANS--Inability rtto rtswallow rtand
rtmaintain rtairway
Indications rtfor rtoral rtglucose rtadministration rt- rtANS--Conscious/altered, rtable rtto
rtswallow, rtand rtmaintain rtairway.
Initial rtassessment rtof rta rtmedical rtpatient rt- rtANS--...
Questions rtto rtask rtwhen rtassessing rta rtmedical rtpatient rt- rtANS--...
MEDICAL QUESTIONS WTH [A+
GRADED] ANSWERS
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Assessing rta rtdiabetic rtpatient rt- rtANS--Scene rtsafety:be rtaware rtof rtsyringes rtand
rtinsulin rtbottles rtlying rtaround. rtGeneral rtimpression: rtLook rtfor rtALOC, rtremember rtany
rtunresponsive rtpatient rtrequest rtALS, rthypoglycemic rtare rtmean rtdrunks rtwhereas
rthyperglycemic rtare rtrestless rtwith rtfruity rtbreaths. rtAirway rt& rtbreathing: rtProvide rthigh
rtflow rtoxygen rt12-15 rtL/min rtvia rtnonrebreathing rtmask. rtHyperglycemic rtwill rthave
rtKussmaul rtrespirations, rtdeep/rapid rtrespirations. rtProvide rtany rtintervention
rtnecessary rtfor rtairway. rtCirculation: rtRapid,weak rtpulses, rtLook rtfor rtskin rtsigns rtof
rthyperglycemic rtor rthypoglycemic rt(cool rtand rtclammy rtgive rtthem rtcandy, rthot rtand rtdry
rtsugar rthigh). rtHistory: rtAssess rtthe rt3P's: rtpolyuria, rtpolydipsia, rtpolyphagia.
rtMedications rt- rtinsulin, rtGlucometer rtnearby, rtLast rtoral/Events rt- rtmissed rtinsulin rtor
rtsnacking rtfor rthyperglycemic rtpatients, rttoo rtmuch rtinsulin rtor rtskipped rta rtmeal rtfor
rthypoglycemic.
Assessing rta rtpatient rtwith rtpossible rthazardous rtmaterial rtexposure rt- rtANS--Determine
rtlevel rtof rttoxicity rtof rthazardous rtmaterials rtand rthave rtappropriate rtBSI/PPE rt- rtSCBA
rtor rtHEPA rtmas. rtOnly rttreatment rtwithin rthazard rtzone/decontamination rtzone rtinclude
rtpressure rtdressings rtto rtcontrol rtbleeding. rtOnce rtin rttreatment rtarea, rtbe rtcautious rtof
rttrauma, rtharm rtdue rtto rtexposure rtof rttoxic rthazardous rtsubstances, rtand rtearly rtairway
rtintervention. rtAssess rtlike rta rtregular rtpatient.
Assessing rtand rttreating rtspecial rtpopulations rt- rtANS--...
Communicating rtwith rta rtpatient rtwith rta rtpsychological rtdisorder rt- rtANS--...
Complications rtof rtoral rtglucose rtadministration rt- rtANS--Inability rtto rtswallow rtand
rtmaintain rtairway
Indications rtfor rtoral rtglucose rtadministration rt- rtANS--Conscious/altered, rtable rtto
rtswallow, rtand rtmaintain rtairway.
Initial rtassessment rtof rta rtmedical rtpatient rt- rtANS--...
Questions rtto rtask rtwhen rtassessing rta rtmedical rtpatient rt- rtANS--...
