MODULE 4A: CHAPTER 19 JBL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
A 3-year-old girl ingested several leaves from a plant in the living room. The child's mother is not
sure what type of plant it is, stating that she bought it simply because it was pretty. After
completing your initial assessment of the child, you should:
A. administer 25 g of activated charcoal.
B. induce vomiting with a syrup of ipecac.
C. contact the regional poison control center.
D. immediately transport the child to the hospital. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. contact the regional
poison control center.
An overdose on acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, will MOST likely cause:
A. liver failure.
B. gastric ulcers.
C. kidney failure.
D. central nervous system (CSN) depression. - CORRECT ANSWER -A. liver failure.
Atropine sulfate and pralidoxime chloride are antidotes for:
A. lysergix acid diethylamide (LSD).
B. diphenhydramine (Benadryl).
C. nerve gas agents.
D. anticholinergic drugs. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. nerve gas agents.
, In an apparent suicide attempt, a 19-year-old female ingested a full bottle of amitriptyline
(Elavil). At present, she is conscious and alert and states that she swallowed the pills
approximately 30 minutes earlier. Her blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg, her pulse is 140
beats/min and irregular, and her respirations are 22 breaths/min with adequate depth. When
transporting this patient, you should be MOST alert for:
A. acute respiratory depression.
B. a sudden outburst of violence.
C. an increase in her blood pressure.
D. seizures and cardiac arrhythmias. - CORRECT ANSWER -D. seizures and cardiac arrhythmias.
You respond to a local motel for a young female who was sexually assaulted. The patient is
conscious but confused. She tells you that the last thing she remembers was drinking beer at a
club with her friends the night before. When she awoke, she was in the bed of the motel room.
You should be MOST suspicious that this patient:
A. is a Heroin abuser.
B. is acutely intoxicated.
C. was given fluntitrazepam (Rohypnol).
D. is abusing marijuana. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. was given fluntitrazepam (Rohypnol).
During your assessment of a 50 year old male who was found unconscious in an alley, you note
that he has slow, shallow respirations, significant bradycardia, facial cyanosis, and pinpoint
pupils. as your partner begins assisting the patients ventilations, he directs your attention to the
patients arms, which have multiple needle tracks on them. this patients clinical presentation is
MOST consistent with:
A. a heroin overdose.
B. alcohol intoxication.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
A 3-year-old girl ingested several leaves from a plant in the living room. The child's mother is not
sure what type of plant it is, stating that she bought it simply because it was pretty. After
completing your initial assessment of the child, you should:
A. administer 25 g of activated charcoal.
B. induce vomiting with a syrup of ipecac.
C. contact the regional poison control center.
D. immediately transport the child to the hospital. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. contact the regional
poison control center.
An overdose on acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, will MOST likely cause:
A. liver failure.
B. gastric ulcers.
C. kidney failure.
D. central nervous system (CSN) depression. - CORRECT ANSWER -A. liver failure.
Atropine sulfate and pralidoxime chloride are antidotes for:
A. lysergix acid diethylamide (LSD).
B. diphenhydramine (Benadryl).
C. nerve gas agents.
D. anticholinergic drugs. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. nerve gas agents.
, In an apparent suicide attempt, a 19-year-old female ingested a full bottle of amitriptyline
(Elavil). At present, she is conscious and alert and states that she swallowed the pills
approximately 30 minutes earlier. Her blood pressure is 90/50 mm Hg, her pulse is 140
beats/min and irregular, and her respirations are 22 breaths/min with adequate depth. When
transporting this patient, you should be MOST alert for:
A. acute respiratory depression.
B. a sudden outburst of violence.
C. an increase in her blood pressure.
D. seizures and cardiac arrhythmias. - CORRECT ANSWER -D. seizures and cardiac arrhythmias.
You respond to a local motel for a young female who was sexually assaulted. The patient is
conscious but confused. She tells you that the last thing she remembers was drinking beer at a
club with her friends the night before. When she awoke, she was in the bed of the motel room.
You should be MOST suspicious that this patient:
A. is a Heroin abuser.
B. is acutely intoxicated.
C. was given fluntitrazepam (Rohypnol).
D. is abusing marijuana. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. was given fluntitrazepam (Rohypnol).
During your assessment of a 50 year old male who was found unconscious in an alley, you note
that he has slow, shallow respirations, significant bradycardia, facial cyanosis, and pinpoint
pupils. as your partner begins assisting the patients ventilations, he directs your attention to the
patients arms, which have multiple needle tracks on them. this patients clinical presentation is
MOST consistent with:
A. a heroin overdose.
B. alcohol intoxication.
