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An Overdose of this common Over The Counter (OTC) Medicine, Acetaminophen will most likely produce this result, due to the active ingredient?
What is Liver Failure
You are caring for a patient who ingested cocaine, Tylenol and Vicodin. The patient is unresponsive, breathing is slow and shallow, and pulse is slow and weak. Treatment should include Assisted Ventilation with BVM and?
What is Narcan.
In PA, EMTs may assist a patient with chest pain and no aspirin allergies this dosage of baby aspirin?
What is (4) 81 mg baby aspirin tablets.
Feeling "bad" or "depressed" means that you must be "sick", is one of the most common misconceptions surrounding?
What is mental illness.
What is the first thing you do after you open the AED case?
What is turn it on.
A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect?
What is Tolerance or Drug Tolerance.
Activated Charcoal may be given to patients who ingested certain substances because it binds to the substance and prevents?
What is absorption.
To continue with nitroglycerin administration for chest pain, and after finding out the patient has not taken any ED medications at least 24 to 48 hours, you must make sure the systolic B/P is at least?
What is 100 systolic.
A behavioral crisis can interfere with dressing, eating, and bathing which are typically classified as?
What are activities of daily living? (ADLs)
The time of the incident, till the time the patient is in the Trauma unit is known as the?
What is Golden Hour.
When you enter the residence of a patient who has possibly overdosed you should be alert for?
What are personal hazards.
Heroin is an example of this type of drug?
What is an Opioid.
The Adult Dose of Epinephrine in Auto Injector Form?
What is 0.3 mg
Alzheimer Dementia is typically referred to as?
What is an Organic Brain Syndrome.
When a cardiac arrest patient is intubated in PA and High Quality CPR is in progress, as the ventilatory EMT; you should give one breath?
What is every 10 seconds. (Use a rate timer)
An overdose of Oxycodone (Percocet) causes Hypotension, Hypoventilation and?
What are Pinpoint pupils.
The 6 R's of Medication Administration by the EMT are The Right Date, Right Dose, Right Drug, Right Time, Right Route and?
What is Right Patient?
A newborn should be evaluated immediately after birth for respiratory effort, heart rate and color, every_________ during initial care.
What is 30 seconds
Sudden death can occur if the patient's violence is not controlled during?
What is excited delirium.
If a patient is pregnant and in cardiac arrest, has a gestational age of at least 20 weeks; the extra EMT should do this to increase blood flow to fetus during CPR?
What is leftward lateral displacement of the uterus.
Most poisonings occur via this route?
What is ingestion.
Changing the normal metabolism of cells or destroying is how poisons act to?
What is harm the body.
What are the 3 H Bombs to avoid in Traumatic Head Injuries?
What is Hypotension, Hypervention and Hypoxia.
A good guideline for physical examination of any patient is:
What is avoid touching without permission.
The highest score possible on the Glasglow Coma Scale?
What is 15.