Cardiac
the inner layers of the aorta become separated.
A dissecting aortic aneurysm occurs when:
Which of the following signs is commonly observed in patients with right-sided heart failure?
Dependent edema
The most basic functions of the body, such as breathing, blood pressure, and swallowing, are controlled by the:
brain stem.
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when
a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms.
Decontamination occurs where?
warm zone
A patient tells you that he has a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Which of the following conditions should you suspect that he has experienced?
What is Acute myocardial infarction
When documenting a patient's description of his or her chest pain or discomfort, the EMT should:
use the patient's own words.
What is the function of the left atrium?
It receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
When blood flow to a particular part of the brain is cut off by a blockage inside a blood vessel, the result is
an ischemic stroke.
What defines a mass-casualty incident?
An incident that greatly taxes or depletes a system's available resources
Angina pectoris occurs when:
myocardial oxygen demand exceeds supply
The iliac arteries immediately subdivide into the:
femoral arteries.
The right coronary artery supplies blood to the:
right ventricle and inferior wall of the left ventricle.
Headache, vomiting, altered mental status, and seizures are all considered early signs of:
increased intracranial pressure.
An attack on an abortion clinic would MOST likely be carried out by a
single-issue group.
A percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) restores blood flow to the ischemic myocardium by
dilating the affected coronary artery with a small inflatable balloon
The myocardium receives oxygenated blood from the __________, which originate(s) from the __________.
coronary arteries, aorta
he spinal cord exits the cranium through the:
foramen magnum.
Immediately after physically restraining a violent patient, the EMT should:
reassess the patient's airway and breathing
In preparing for a disaster, EMS systems should have enough supplies for at least a ______ period of self-sufficiency
72-hour
Sudden death following AMI is MOST often caused by:
ventricular fibrillation.
Most cases of anthrax begin with what symptom?
flu-like symptoms.
De-oxygenated blood from the body returns to the:
right atrium.
The single most significant factor that contributes to suicide is:
depression.
To date, the preferred weapons of mass destruction for terrorists have been
explosive weapons.