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You respond to a nursing home's call regarding an older patient who fell. During your assessment, you note injuries that are not consistent with the mechanism described. You should: - correct answers transport the patient and report your suspicions When treating an anxious and uncooperative patient with chest pain, you state, "If you don't settle down, I am going to put a large IV in your arm." What is this an example of? - correct answers Assault You respond to a call for an 1...

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64 pages

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Partial Seizure - correct answer Seizure that is focal or localized to one area of the brain The two main divisions of the nervous system are: - correct answer Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System The two main divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System: - correct answer Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Sympathetic nervous system - correct answer Fight or flight, will increase heart rate, strength of contraction, automaticy, and conduction. Parasympathetic nervous sy...

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Following proper decontamination, a 30-year-old male is brought to you. He is semiconscious and has rapid, shallow respirations. A quick visual assessment reveals no obvious bleeding. You should: A) begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation. B) ask a fire fighter what the patient was exposed to. C) administer 100% oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask. D) perform a rapid assessment to locate critical injuries. - correct answersA) begin some form of positive-pressure ventilation. Which o...

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What is scene size up? - correct answers evaluating the setting in which a patient is found for the purposes of obtaining information about the operational and clinical aspects of the call What is patient assessment? - correct answers a systematic process of collecting relevant information in order to determine a patients medical condition and establish priorities for treatment and transport What is primary assessment? - correct answers a systematic process of determining the severity of a...

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Epinephrine - correct answers0.3-0.5 mg of 1:1000 for adults IM/.01 mg for children Albuterol - correct answers2.5 to 5 mg in 3 mL NS nebulized, 1.25 to 2.5 mg for children Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - correct answers25-50 mg IM or IV, 1-2 mg/kg for peds Naloxone - correct answers0.4-2 mg, w/ 1-2 mg given IV Aspirin - correct answers325 mg orally D50/D25/D10 - correct answers25g slow IV push for adults,0.5 g/kg of D25 for peds, 0.5 g/kg D10 for neonates Glucagon - correct answe...

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Which prehospital level is designed to arrive quickly at the scene of an injury or illness to provide care while awaiting an ambulance? - correct answers Emergency Medical Responder Often EMRs are: - correct answers police officers EMRs can use basic airway management, ventilation skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and: - correct answers treat nerve agent poisoning Which of the following is often included as part of training for an EMT? - correct answers Emergency department ex...

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Which of the following is a contraindication to administering hypotonic D 5W IV solutions? - correct answers Patients with traumatic brain injury The addition of lactate makes lactated Ringer's solution useful in patients with: - correct answers acidosis An IV fluid solution that contains proteins or large starch molecules would be referred to as a(n): - correct answers colloid Which IV fluids cause water to leave the cells and enter the vascular space? - correct answers Hypertonic c...

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AEMT training follows National EMS Education Standards, as recommended by the: Select one: a. National Registry of EMTs. b. National Association of EMTs. c. state EMS office of EMS regulatory agency. d. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - correct answersD Which of the following statements regarding EMS research is correct? Select one: a. Research in EMS is usually only performed by the medical director. b. AEMTs will be involved in research typically through gathe...

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42 pages

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People suffering from a hypoglycemic emergency are acting inappropriately due to a lack of what in their brain? - correct answers Electrolytes Blood Oxygen Glucose answer: Glucose A carotid massage can be used to treat certain heart rhythms associated with tachycardia. What is a contraindication to performing a carotid massage? - correct answers Supraventricular tachycardia Carotid bruit Carotid pulse Carotid artery distention answer: Carotid bruit The esophag...

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29 pages

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A pH of 7.30 indicates: - correct answers acidosis Agonal respirations can be described as: - correct answers occasional gasping breaths. During an acidotic state, the kidneys attempt to maintain a normal pH by: - correct answers retaining bicarbonate. Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across the alveocapillary membrane through a process called: - correct answers diffusion. The layer of tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity is called the: - correct answers parietal pleura. ...

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abandonment - correct answers Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training. abortion - correct answers termination of pregnancy Absence seizures (petit mal) - correct answers seizures characterized by a brief lapse of attention in which the patient may stare and does not respond acetabulum - correct answers large socket in the pelvic bone for the head of the femur acidosis - correct answe...

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63 pages

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