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1. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination Coronary reperfusion-ca-
for a patient w/ a sudden cardiac arrest who achieved pable medical center
return of spontaneous circulation in the field?
2. which is the primary purpose of medical emergency Improving patient out-
team or rapid response team? comes by identifying and
treating early clinical dete-
rioration
3. Which is the recommended oral dose of aspirin for a pt 162-325 mg
w/a suspected acute coronary syndrome?
4. You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. Obtaining 12-lead ekg
The BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of 92/min, non-labored
respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is
97%. What assessment step is most important now?
5. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected Provide prehospital notifi-
stroke. According to the Adult Suspected Stroke Algo- cation
rithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team
will expedite this patient's care on arrival and reduce
the time to treatment?
6. You are caring for a patient with a suspected stroke Give fibrinolytic therapy as
whose symptoms started 2h ago. CT scan was normal soon as possible & consid-
with no signs of hemorrhage. The pt does not have any er endovascular therapy
contraindications to fibrinolytic therapy.
Which tx approach is best for this pt?
7. Which of these tests should be performed for a pt Noncontrast CT scan of
w/suspected stroke as early as possible but no more head
than 20 mins of hospital arrival?
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Answers
1. Which facility is the most appropriate EMS destination Coronary reperfusion-ca-
for a patient w/ a sudden cardiac arrest who achieved pable medical center
return of spontaneous circulation in the field?
2. which is the primary purpose of medical emergency Improving patient out-
team or rapid response team? comes by identifying and
treating early clinical dete-
rioration
3. Which is the recommended oral dose of aspirin for a pt 162-325 mg
w/a suspected acute coronary syndrome?
4. You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. Obtaining 12-lead ekg
The BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of 92/min, non-labored
respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is
97%. What assessment step is most important now?
5. EMS providers are treating a patient with suspected Provide prehospital notifi-
stroke. According to the Adult Suspected Stroke Algo- cation
rithm, which critical action performed by the EMS team
will expedite this patient's care on arrival and reduce
the time to treatment?
6. You are caring for a patient with a suspected stroke Give fibrinolytic therapy as
whose symptoms started 2h ago. CT scan was normal soon as possible & consid-
with no signs of hemorrhage. The pt does not have any er endovascular therapy
contraindications to fibrinolytic therapy.
Which tx approach is best for this pt?
7. Which of these tests should be performed for a pt Noncontrast CT scan of
w/suspected stroke as early as possible but no more head
than 20 mins of hospital arrival?
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