EMS CHAPTER 11 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
SOLUTIONS ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
A drug is contraindicated for a patient when it? Correct Answers May
cause harm or has no positive effect.
EMT's arrived at the scene of a patient who was "found down". Family
member states that she gave him naloxone (Narcan) to the patient before
the ambulance arrived. The EMT's should suspect that the patient?
Correct Answers Overdosed on an opioid drug.
Generally, parenteral medications are more commonly used in the
emergency setting as opposed to enteral medications. The characteristics
that separated the two routes with respect to administration in the
emergency setting is? Correct Answers Parenteral routes tend to be
absorbed more quickly than enteral.
Which of the following statements regarding the metered-dose inhaler
(MDI) is correct? Correct Answers An MDI delivers the same amount of
medication each time it is used.
Your patient is complaining of chest pains. He states it feels just like his
last heart attack. You applied oxygen with no relief. He does not take
any medications. His B/P is 88/64, pulse is at 100, and respirations are
20. Your treatment should include? Correct Answers Aspirin.
When administering naloxone (Narcan) via the intranasal route, the
EMT should administer? Correct Answers A half dose into each nostril.
, You are attending to a 24-year-old male asthmatic complaining of
shortness of breath and wheezing. There are several bystanders in a
crowded room. The patient tells you that he would have taken his own
albuterol but he was so embarrassed and upset that he could not hold his
MDI steady. In helping the patient to self administer his medication in
accordance with local protocols, you are? Correct Answers performing
patient-assisted medication administration.
The __________ of a medication usually dictates the route by which it
will be administered. Correct Answers Form
With the flowmeter set at 6 L/min, the nasal cannula will deliver up to
_______ oxygen. Correct Answers 44%
You are attending to a 54-year-old male patient complaining of chest
pain that appears to be cardiac in origin. As part of your management of
the patient, you administer nitroglycerin as long as the patient meets
defined conditions. This is an example of: Correct Answers Standing
orders
Subcutaneous injections deliver the medication? Correct Answers
between the skin and the muscle.
You are attending to a 52-year-old female patient who appears to have
suffered a stroke. The patient is alone in her apartment and is unable to
speak or communicate with you. In determining her medical history, it is
most appropriate to? Correct Answers search for and document all
SOLUTIONS ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
A drug is contraindicated for a patient when it? Correct Answers May
cause harm or has no positive effect.
EMT's arrived at the scene of a patient who was "found down". Family
member states that she gave him naloxone (Narcan) to the patient before
the ambulance arrived. The EMT's should suspect that the patient?
Correct Answers Overdosed on an opioid drug.
Generally, parenteral medications are more commonly used in the
emergency setting as opposed to enteral medications. The characteristics
that separated the two routes with respect to administration in the
emergency setting is? Correct Answers Parenteral routes tend to be
absorbed more quickly than enteral.
Which of the following statements regarding the metered-dose inhaler
(MDI) is correct? Correct Answers An MDI delivers the same amount of
medication each time it is used.
Your patient is complaining of chest pains. He states it feels just like his
last heart attack. You applied oxygen with no relief. He does not take
any medications. His B/P is 88/64, pulse is at 100, and respirations are
20. Your treatment should include? Correct Answers Aspirin.
When administering naloxone (Narcan) via the intranasal route, the
EMT should administer? Correct Answers A half dose into each nostril.
, You are attending to a 24-year-old male asthmatic complaining of
shortness of breath and wheezing. There are several bystanders in a
crowded room. The patient tells you that he would have taken his own
albuterol but he was so embarrassed and upset that he could not hold his
MDI steady. In helping the patient to self administer his medication in
accordance with local protocols, you are? Correct Answers performing
patient-assisted medication administration.
The __________ of a medication usually dictates the route by which it
will be administered. Correct Answers Form
With the flowmeter set at 6 L/min, the nasal cannula will deliver up to
_______ oxygen. Correct Answers 44%
You are attending to a 54-year-old male patient complaining of chest
pain that appears to be cardiac in origin. As part of your management of
the patient, you administer nitroglycerin as long as the patient meets
defined conditions. This is an example of: Correct Answers Standing
orders
Subcutaneous injections deliver the medication? Correct Answers
between the skin and the muscle.
You are attending to a 52-year-old female patient who appears to have
suffered a stroke. The patient is alone in her apartment and is unable to
speak or communicate with you. In determining her medical history, it is
most appropriate to? Correct Answers search for and document all
