A frostbitten extremity is usually:
What is hard and waxy?
What is asphyxia?
Name the components of the blood:
What is white blood cells, platelets, red blood cells and plasma?
A 40 yom presents with hypotension and urticaria. What type of shock should you suspect?
What is anaphylactic?
Approximately 25% of severe injuries to the aorta occur during what kind of crash:
What is lateral crashes?
A mixture of two liquids that are not mutually soluble is called an:
What is emulsion?
An anaphylactic reaction impairs effective breathing secondary to:
What is upper airway swelling?
The kidneys lie within the:
What is Retroperitoneal space?
A 40 yom is unconscious, has inadequate breathing, and is producing copious, continuous secretions from the mouth. This situation is MOST effectively managed by:
What is suctioning for 15 seconds and ventilating for 2 minutes?
A 40 yom patient has sustained circumferential burns to the chest. The MOST serious complication associated with this type of burn injury is:
What is ventilatory insufficiency?
A pH of 7.30 indicates:
What is acidosis?
End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is clearly indicated for patients who present with:
What is respiratory distress?
The wrist is _________ to the elbow.
What is distal?
An individual who poses a threat to the safety of their family, friends, or EMS is experiencing a:
What is a psychiatric emergency?
A 60 yom has sustained partial- and full-thickness burns to his anterior chest, head, and both anterior arms. On the basis of the "rule of nines" what percentage of his body surface area has been burned:
What is 36%?
A potential complication associated with the administration of D50 is:
What is tissue necrosis if it extravasates into the soft tissue?
Hypoxic cellular injury occurs when:
What is a loss of hemoglobin function?
Detoxification of toxic substances, production of bile, and production of certain clotting factors are all functions of the:
What is the liver?
During your assessment of a 33 yof with an altered mental status, you note a fruity odor on her breath. You should:
What is obtain a blood glucose reading?
A trauma patient who presents with shock, jugular venous distention, and bilaterally equal breath sounds has MOST LIKELY experienced a:
What is a pericardial tamponade?
A disease vector is defined as:
What is any agent that acts as a carrier of transporter?
Deep, rapid breathing: usually the result of an accumulation of certain acids when insulin is not available in the body.
What is Kussmaul respirations?
The estimated blood loss for a closed fracture of the femur is:
What is 1000–1500 ml?
You administer 0.4 mg of nitroglycerin to your 55 yom with chest pain. What adverse reaction should you be MOST observant for:
What is hypotension?
A pattern of injuries seen after a severe force is applied to the chest, forcing blood from the greater vessels back into the head and neck:
What is traumatic asphyxia?