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The amount of pressure that is exerted on the arteries when the left ventricle contracts is called​ the
What is systolic blood pressure
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You have been dispatched to a possible stabbing at a local bar. Which of the following resources do you want to ensure will be on scene before you​ enter?
What is Law Enforcement and a karate master by your side
100
An absence of breathing is​ called
What is apnea
100
The most common uses for a drug are called its
Indication
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What is one of the most immediate effects of the sympathetic nervous system during early shock that relates to perfusion​ pressures?
What is increased cardiac output
200
The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures is​ called
What is pulse pressure
200
When approaching a possible crime scene in the​ dark, why is it recommended that you hold your flashlight out and to the side of your​ body?
What is if someone is waiting to harm responding emergency​ personnel, they will most likely aim at the​ light.
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What is the first phase of patient assessment that the EMT should do at each and every patient​ encounter?
What is Scene​ size-up
200
What type of drug is usually prescribed to a patient who has some type of respiratory​ disease?
What is metered-dose inhaler
200
Which of the following situations would NOT result in hypovolemic​ shock?
What is a massive heart attack of the left ventricle
300
You take your trauma​ patient's blood pressure every five minutes. This is​ called
What is trending
300
When it is necessary to transfer scene management to an EMS provider at a higher level of training than yourself you​ should
What is provide a brief report of what has been done so far.
300
Why should the EMT follow an organized patient assessment​ format?
What is to ensure that patient problems are found and managed appropriately
300
If you are going to help a patient take his own nitro​ pill, this is known as what type of drug​ administration?
What is assisted
300
A patient has suffered a cervical cord injury and is in a state of hypoperfusion. What type of shock is this MOST​ likely?
What is inadequate vessel tone
400
During your patient​ assessment, you ask your EMT partner to obtain a set of vitals after applying oxygen. If this is the first set of​ vitals, what are they​ called?
What is Baseline vital signs
400
Why is it important NOT to simply rush into a​ patient's house when you arrive on the​ scene?
What is the scene should be sized up for threats and violence.
400
What is typically done during the scene​ size-up?
What is taking appropriate body substance isolation​ (BSI) precautions
400
Your protocol allows you to take all steps necessary to give the patient oxygen via a face mask. The procedure for giving the medication the EMT is going to follow is known as​ medication
What is administration.
400
During what stage of shock do the baroreceptors initially detect the change and initiate the compensatory​ mechanisms?
What is compensatory
500
When a patient is suffering from constriction of the​ bronchioles, the breath sound MOST likely heard on auscultation would​ be
What is wheezing
500
When arriving at the scene of a suspected​ trauma, you should try to identify how the patient was​ injured, which is also known as​ the.
What is mechanism of injury.
500
If the patient has been​ injured, the EMT should first attempt to determine​ the
What is MO)I
500
Which medication is acceptable for the EMT to administer or assist in​ administering?
What is Epi
500
Which of the following findings in your patient with a stab wound to the abdomen can be indicative of an early stage of​ shock ?
What is tachycardia