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100
A generalized feeling of weakness or​ discomfort, commonly encountered during an anaphylactic​ reaction?
What is malaise?
100
What is the most common route of exposure to carbon​ monoxide?
What is Inhalation?
100
In a patient with an acute​ abdomen, what would be the expected finding regarding the respiratory​ rate?
What is Rapid?
100
Cold air carrying body heat away from the body is best defined​ as?
What is convection?
100
Drowning is best defined​ as?
What is submersion in a liquid that impairs respiration.
200
Which substances create allergic reactions in certain​ individuals?
What is Allergens?
200
Which drug can be used in the emergency care of a patient who has ingested a​ poison?
What is Activated charcoal?
200
Aside from chest​ pain, a patient having a cardiac problem may also​ experience?
What is abdominal pain?
200
Hypothermia is best defined​ as?
What is the body losing more heat than it produces?
200
This substance coats the alveoli to help keep them open?
What is Surfactant
300
What is the primary chemical mediator released from mast cells and​ basophils?
What is Histamine?
300
The​ self-administration of drugs in a manner that is NOT in accordance with approved medical or social patterns is​ called?
What is drug abuse?
300
In which abdominal quadrant is most of the liver​ located?
What is RUQ?
300
What is the​ body's normal temperature in degrees​ Fahrenheit?
What is 98.6?
300
What contributory factor is found in MOST adult male victims of​ drowning?
What is Elevated blood alcohol levels
400
An allergic reaction is an abnormal response of​ the?
What is immune system?
400
Activated charcoal should be administered only to patients who have ingested poison​ via?
What is the mouth?
400
The lining of the abdominal cavity is called​ the?
What is peritoneum?
400
What is the primary structure responsible for temperature regulation in the​ body?
What is Hypothalamus?
400
Submerged individuals who are NOT rescued will eventually die​ from?
What is cardiac arrest.
500
What is the term for an​ individual's initial exposure to an​ antigen, which elicits a primary response from the immune​ system?
What is Sensitization?
500
The standard adult dosage of activated charcoal​ is?
What is 1 gram per kilogram
500
What is the central reference point of the​ abdomen?
What is Umbilicus?
500
Which situation would play the GREATEST role in preventing the body from balancing heat loss with heat​ production?
What is High temperature and high humidity?
500
What is one of the greatest risk factors for people who swim or dive into shallow​ water?
What is Cervical injury