Vocabulary
What is a term that is the opposite of proximal and means distant, or far away from the point of reference?
Distal
You respond to a patient lying on his back . This is known as what type of position?
Supine
What position should an unresponsive patient with no suspected spine injury be placed in to maintain a clear and open airway?
Recovery position
You are caring for a patient who has had his right hand cut off by a chain saw. What is your most important treatment for the patient?
Control the bleeding
What medication is used for an opiod overdose?
Naloxone (Narcan)
A route of exposure through the skin is called:
Absorption
When filling out a patient care report, you write 18 for the respirations and it should have been 16. How should you correct this error?
Draw a single line through the error and initial it
Head-tilt, chin-lift
An open musculoskeletal injury can be described as a/an:
injury where a bone tears through the skin
What is the purpose of a primary assessment?
to quickly find all life-threatening issues
Which body system is used to regulate blood sugar through hormone response?
Endocrine
A condition in which there is an insufficient level of oxygen in the blood and tissues is called:
hypoxia
You are performing rescue breaths for a patient with a pocket mask. You notice that the stomach of the patient is getting very large. Which of these is most likely caused by this situation?
You are blowing to forcefully.
A patient reports that he has fallen, and he has a deformity to the lower leg near the ankle, on the inside of the leg. This most likely is an injury to which of the following body systems?
Musculoskeletal system
Often people who are experiencing dyspnea will sit or stand with their hands on their knees, shoulders arched upward, and head forwars. What is this position called?
Tripod position
What acronym do you use to assess a patient's mental status?
AVPU
You have received orders over the radio to give oxygen to a patient. This would be called:
On-line medical direction
To minimize fatigue and ensure high-quality chest compressions on an adult, when should rescuers quickly switch doing compressions?
about every 2 minutes
What helps the most (factor) in developing an early suspicion for potential spinal injury?
Mechanism of injury
what is the medical term in a situation when one of the ateries supplying blood and oxygen to the heart tissue becomes blocked and tissue death occurs as a result?
Myocardial infarction
You encounter a patient who complains of shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. The medical term used to describe this condition is:
Dyspnea
Which burn will most likely require flushing with water for at least 20 minutes as part of the treatment?
Chemical
An EMR has touched a patient against his/her will. This can be a violation of the person's civil rights. This is called:
Battery
A burn patient whose skin is red and has blisters is said to have:
Partial-thickness burns (2nd degree)
Responding to a call at a home of a patient complaining of shortness of breath, you find a 77 y/o male sitting at the table. In addition to being short of breath, his ankles are swollen. He states that he has a heart attack six months ago. What condition is the patient likely experiencing?
Heart Failure