EMR Chapter 10 Medical Emergencies
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is a key sign of anaphylaxis?
✔✔Swelling of the face or throat, difficulty breathing, and hives.
What should you do if a patient shows signs of severe allergic reaction?
✔✔Call for emergency help and be prepared to assist with an epinephrine auto-injector if
trained.
What are symptoms of hypoglycemia in a diabetic patient?
✔✔Sweating, shakiness, confusion, irritability, and weakness.
How should you care for a patient experiencing a seizure?
✔✔Protect them from injury, do not restrain their movements, and monitor their breathing.
What is the best way to assist a choking adult who cannot cough, speak, or breathe?
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, ✔✔Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the object is expelled or the patient
becomes unresponsive.
What are signs of shock that you should recognize?
✔✔Rapid pulse, pale and clammy skin, rapid breathing, and altered mental status.
How do you care for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
✔✔Keep the airway open, provide oxygen if available, and arrange for rapid transport to
advanced care.
What should you do if a patient is unconscious but breathing normally?
✔✔Place the patient in the recovery position and monitor airway and breathing continuously.
How can you recognize respiratory distress?
✔✔Increased respiratory rate, use of accessory muscles, nasal flaring, and inability to speak full
sentences.
What is the proper care for a patient with poisoning?
2
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is a key sign of anaphylaxis?
✔✔Swelling of the face or throat, difficulty breathing, and hives.
What should you do if a patient shows signs of severe allergic reaction?
✔✔Call for emergency help and be prepared to assist with an epinephrine auto-injector if
trained.
What are symptoms of hypoglycemia in a diabetic patient?
✔✔Sweating, shakiness, confusion, irritability, and weakness.
How should you care for a patient experiencing a seizure?
✔✔Protect them from injury, do not restrain their movements, and monitor their breathing.
What is the best way to assist a choking adult who cannot cough, speak, or breathe?
1
, ✔✔Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the object is expelled or the patient
becomes unresponsive.
What are signs of shock that you should recognize?
✔✔Rapid pulse, pale and clammy skin, rapid breathing, and altered mental status.
How do you care for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
✔✔Keep the airway open, provide oxygen if available, and arrange for rapid transport to
advanced care.
What should you do if a patient is unconscious but breathing normally?
✔✔Place the patient in the recovery position and monitor airway and breathing continuously.
How can you recognize respiratory distress?
✔✔Increased respiratory rate, use of accessory muscles, nasal flaring, and inability to speak full
sentences.
What is the proper care for a patient with poisoning?
2
