Ch 13 SHOCK
Hypoperfusion to the cells of the body, defines this?
Shock
To ensure that you will deliver the appropriate number of chest compressions during one-rescuer adult CPR, you should compress the patient's chest at a rate of: what range per minute.
100 to 120
Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for transmitting the disease when they:
cough.
An alert patient presents with a regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation and breath sounds that are clear and equal on both sides of the chest. These findings are consistent with:
adequate air exchange.
Blood pressure may be the last measurable factor to change in shock.
True or False
What is the minimum number of chest compressions that should be delivered per minute to a 4-month-old infant?
100
A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red blotches on his or her skin should be suspected of having:
tuberculosis.
meningitis.
hepatitis.
meningitis.
In what area of the lungs does respiration occur?
Alveoli
Failure of the nervous system causes widespread vasodilation. Lead to this type of shock.
Neurogenic shock
When performing chest compressions on an adult, the EMT should compress at least to this measurement.
2 inches
When forming your general impression of a patient with a medical complaint, it is important to remember that the conditions of many medical patients often appear serious at first.
True or False
False
the conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first.
Which of the following conditions would be LEAST likely to result in hypoxia?
A. Pleural effusion
B. Severe anxiety
C. Pulmonary edema
D. Narcotic overdose
B. Severe anxiety
Bacterial damage to the vessel wall, leaking blood vessels, and vasodilation. Lead to this type of shock.
Septic Shock
What is the correct ratio of compressions to ventilations when performing two-rescuer child CPR?
15:2
An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as:
A. your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
or
B. ruling out specific medical conditions based on the absence of certain signs and symptoms.
your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
A 60-year-old male presents with acute respiratory distress. He is conscious and alert, has pink and dry skin, and has respirations of 22 breaths/min with adequate depth. Which of the following treatments is MOST appropriate for this patient?
A. Assisted ventilation with a bag-valve mask and a head-to-toe exam
B. Oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and a focused secondary assessment
C. Oxygen via a nasal cannula, vital signs, and prompt transport to the hospital
B. Oxygen via nonrebreathing mask and a focused secondary assessment
Decompression of the injured side of the chest is the only action to prevent death from this?
tension pneumothorax
If gastric distention begins to make positive-pressure ventilation difficult, you should:
reposition the patient's airway
Which of the following conditions often requires transport to a hospital with specialized capabilities that may not be available at the closest hospital?
A. Seizures and infection
B. Cardiac arrest and shock
C. Stroke and heart attack
Stroke and heart attack
A pleural effusion is MOST accurately defined as:
A. a unilaterally collapsed lung.
B. diffuse collapsing of the alveoli.
C. a bacterial infection of the lung tissue.
D. fluid accumulation outside the lung.
D. fluid accumulation outside the lung.
Hypotension in a child with blunt or penetrating trauma often indicates this amount of blood volume loss.
Half
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by:
respiratory arrest.
When performing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with nontraumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs, you should:
focus on his or her chief complaint.
The respiratory distress that accompanies emphysema is caused by:
A. repeated exposure to cigarette smoke.
B. chronic stretching of the alveolar walls.
C. massive constriction of the bronchioles.
D. acute fluid accumulation in the alveoli.
B. chronic stretching of the alveolar walls.
A 19-year-old male was stung multiple times by fire ants. He is experiencing obvious signs and symptoms of anaphylactic shock. You administer high-flow oxygen and give him epinephrine via intramuscular injection. Upon reassessment, you determine that his condition has not improved. You should:
repeat the epinephrine injection after consulting with medical control.
You should attempt to maintain a chest compression fraction of at least this percent.
80%
2 part question
MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
True or False
What does MRSA stand for?
True
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
You are dispatched to a residence for a 67-year-old female who was awakened by shortness of breath and sharp chest pain. Her husband tells you that she was recently discharged from the hospital after having hip surgery. Your assessment reveals dried blood around her mouth, facial cyanosis, and an oxygen saturation of 88%. You should suspect:
A. acute pulmonary edema.
B. right-sided heart failure.
C. acute pulmonary embolism.
D. spontaneous pneumothorax.
C. acute pulmonary embolism.