Cardiac Emergencies
Your EMS team is performing CPR on a 60-year-old male in cardiac arrest. You connect the AED, push the analyze button, and receive a “no shock advised” message. You should:
The treatment for Carbon Monoxide poisoning
Advil, Nuprin, and Motrin are trade (brand) names for the generic medication:
Ibuprofen
A generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure is characterized by
severe twitching of all the body’s muscles
A patient whose speech is slurred and difficult to understand is experiencing:
dysarthria
A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic during transport. You should:
During your assessment of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear wheezing when listening to breath sounds. This indicates
Lower airway obstruction
Insulin functions in the body by
enabling glucose to enter the cells
The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically made:
after the primary assessment has been completed
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called:
an aneurysm
Which of the following would cause the greatest increase in cardiac output?
increased heart rate and increased stroke volume
A 66-year-old woman experienced a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. She has a history of type 2 diabetes and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). On the basis of her medical history, what should the EMT suspect?
Pulmonary embolism
As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on:
medical director approval
In addition to looking for severe bleeding, assessment of circulation in the conscious patient should involve:
Checking pulse and skin color/temperature/condition
In contrast to hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia treatment
can only be corrected in the hospital setting
A 49-year-old male presents with an acute onset of crushing chest pain and diaphoresis. You should
Check airway, breathing and circulation
A sign of respiratory distress seen in the neck is:
Accessory muscle use
What are the indications for Naloxone
opioid overdose with respiratory depression
During the primary assessment of a semiconscious 70-year-old female, you should
Ensure a patent airway and support ventilations as needed
The artery that can be palpated on the anterior surface of the foot is the:
Dorsalis Pedis
Cardiac output (CO) is affected by:
stroke volume and heart rate
How does respiration differ from ventilation?
Respiration is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the movement of air between the lungs and the environment.
What are the contraindications for Nitroglycerin?
SBP under 100 mmHg, and had taken an ED medication in the last 48-72 hours
A 47-year-old male presents with severe abdominal pain of 3 hours’ duration. His abdomen is distended and guarded. Your MOST important consideration for this patient should be to:
be alert for signs and symptoms of shock
Which of the following is an example of closed-loop communication?
The team leader assigns the EMT a task, and the EMT repeats the request back to the team leader.