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Know what cavitation is - correct answerResults from rapid changes in tissue and fluid pressure that occur with the passage of the projectile, can result in serious injury to internal organs distant to the actual path of the bullet. Know Newton's First Law of Motion - correct answerThe first law states that objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Kinetic Energy - correct answerThe energy of a moving object. ...

A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures since he was 20 D. He is currently not ...

American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. Select one: A. theories ready for field trial B. trends in the EMS community C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists D. evidence-based research - correct answerD. evidence-based research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: Select one: A. medical director approval. B. the patient's condition. C. an order from a paramedic. D. the transport time to the hospita...

What is the electrical conduction system of the heart? - correct answer- A network of specialized tissue that is capable of conducting electrical current runs throughout the heart. - The flow of electrical current causes smooth, coordinated heart contractions. - The contractions produce the pumping action of the heart. - Each mechanical contraction is associated with two electrical processes: 1. Depolarization: electrical charges on the surface of the muscle cell change from positive to...

A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: Select one: A. start CPR and transport immediately. B. begin CPR until an AED is available. C. withhold CPR until he is defibrillated. D. determine if he has a valid living will. - correct answerB. begin CPR until an AED is available. Basic life support (BLS) is defined as: Select one: A. basic lifesaving treatment that is performed by bystanders while EMS providers are en route to the scene of an emergen...

A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: - correct answerB. begin CPR until an AED is available. Basic life support (BLS) is defined as: - correct answerB. noninvasive emergency care that is used to treat conditions such as airway obstruction, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest. Between each chest compression, you should __________. - correct answerB. allow full chest recoil Complications associated with chest compressions include all of the ...

American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. Select one: A. theories ready for field trial B. trends in the EMS community C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists D. evidence-based research - correct answerD. As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: Select one: A. medical director approval. B. the patient's condition. C. an order from a paramedic. D. the transport time to the hospital. - correct answerA. ...

Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders? Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS care. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic patient. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give activated charcoal. - correct answerThe EMT d...

What is a functional behavior disorder - correct answerimparement of bodily function, despite normal brain structure What is the most ominous sign of impending cardiac arrest in children - correct answerbradycardia EMR, EMT, AEMT, and paramedics are all trained in using an AED - correct answerTrue Hemoptysis is coughing up blood - correct answertrue What are the 3 ps of hyperglycemia - correct answerpolyphagia, polyuria, polydipsia What does wheezing indicate? - correct answernarr...

A. routine post delivery care - correct answerA newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to this newborn? A. routine post delivery care B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes AED and portable suction unit - correct answerIf you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you s...

A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain? Select one: A. Lateral impact to the spine B. Secondary fall after the initial impact C. Direct trauma to the spinal column D. Energy transmission to the spine - correct answerD. Energy transmission to the spine A 15-year-old female was struck by a small car while riding her bicycle. She was wearing...

How do you give passive ventilations? - correct answerChest compressions with RECOIL NRB (when to use it) - correct answertrouble breathing but can still breathe on their own O2 saturation in mid 90s BVM (when to use it) - correct answercannot breathe on their own (mechanical issue) shallow breathing When do you check carotid pulse? - correct answerunconscious When do you check radial pulse? - correct answerconscious When do you check brachial pulse? - correct answerinfants S...

EMT Scope of Practice in regards to the medical director - correct answerEMT scope of practice is regulated exclusively by the state not the medical director Who regulates prehospital emergency care - correct answerthe state Routes of transmission - correct answer1. Direct contact: From person to person with no intermediary 2. Indirect: Person --> Object --> Person PTSD - correct answerDevelops after experience psychologically distressing event. >characterized by reexperienc...

Kinetic vs Potential Energy - correct answerkinetic energy: energy in motion potential energy: energy at rest 3 collisions within a crash - correct answer1st: collision of the car with another object (car, tree, wall). It can tell you a lot about the severity of the collusion, having an indirect effect on patient care 2nd: the collision of the passenger against the interior of the vehicle. Injuries in this part are typically obvious/dramatic and most commonly include lower extremity and r...

What makes up the axial skeleton? - correct answerskull, vertebral column, thoracic cage what is the epiglottis? - correct answera flap that flips down to cover the entry to the trachea during swallowing what is croup? - correct answeracute VIRAL inflammatory disease of larynx, primarily w/in the subglottic space -6 months to 6 years what is a pulmonary embolism? - correct answerA condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot. what is an aneurys...

After implement a new product recall system, the hospital was alerts to high risk medication recall. This medication is in stock in emergency department and oncology unit. To measure(ensure) the effectiveness of the new system the patient safety professional should: Select one: A. Perform on site visit recall medication to verify recall medication. B. Assess each Individual department to verify that the recall medication was performed and reported back to the patient safety professional...

What are two ways to overcome an infection with drug therapy? (List format) - correct answer1. Bactericidal 2. Bacteriostatic What is chemotherapy? - correct answerTreatment of disease by chemicals (drugs) that have a specific toxic effect upon disease producing microorganisms, or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue What are the key targets of antibiotics? - correct answerCell wall, ribosomes, DNA/RNA What are the most important drugs by class? - correct answerBeta-lactams Wha...

Receptor - correct answerMacromolecule whose biological function changes when a drug binds to it What are the link between chemical actions and biological function? - correct answerReceptors Emax - correct answermaximum effect of a drug What happens when Emax is reached? - correct answerEmax occurs when all receptors are bound What is in indication that spare receptors are present? - correct answerWhen Emax is reached before all receptors are bound Agonist - correct answerhas affi...

What are the 5 well-known enzyme-linked cell surface receptors? - correct answer1. Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase: produces cGMP 2. RTK: phosphorylate tyrosine residues leading to association of signalling molecules and cascade 3. TK Associated Receptors: associate with proteins having TK activity 4. Receptor Tyrosine Phosphates: Removes phosphate on tyrosine residues 5. Receptor Serine/Threonine Kinases: phosphorylate specific Serine/Threonine residues on IC signalling molecules How are RTK...

Central Dogma - correct answerDNA-(Transcription) - RNA- (Translation) -Protein DNA Structure - correct answer1. Deoxyribose: 5 Carbon atoms are numbered 1' to 5' . Hydrogen attached to 2'. Sugar 2. Phosphate group Sugar-Phosphate backbone is asymmetric because PO4 groups connect the C5' of a sugar with the C3' of neighbouring sugar. = Asymmetric ends because the C5' end is attached to a PO4 and the C3' end is simply a hydroxyl group of the sugar. 3. Nucleic Acid: No-covalently bon...