Poisoning and substance abuse
A patient who has inhaled a poison would most likely present with:
What is Coughing and hoarseness?
Crowing is most accurately defined as:
What is Appearance of the infant's head during a contraction?
This is not commonly carried in an EMR's life support kit:
What is a bottle of activated charcoal?
It is usually best to obtain a medical history on a patient who is experiencing a medical problem:
What is before you perform a secondary patient assessment?
With regard to Hazardous Materials, federal law requires:
What is all vehicles containing certain quantities of hazardous materials must display a HazMat place card?
Inflammation or redness of the skin, a skin rash, and intense burning and itching are signs of an:
What is She can usually be transported to the hospital?
Your main priority when responding to any emergency scene is to:
What is get there safely and quickly?
After completing your assessment and providing patient care, what should you do if the responding EMS unit is delayed?
What is perform ongoing reassessment?
What is breathing problems?
A poison is most accurately defined as a:
What is a substance that can cause death in relatively small quantities?
Contractions are timed from the:
Post-run activities include all of the following except:
What is conducting a critical incident debriefing?
You are dispatched to a residence for a patient with an altered mental status. Your initial action should be to:
What is assess the scene for safety hazards?
When requesting additional ambulances at the scene of a multiple- casualty incident, a good rule of thumb is to request one ambulance for every [Blank] patients:
What is five?
A 22-year-old woman was stung multiple times by hornets while at a family outing. The patient is semiconscious and has labored breathing. Further assessment reveals that she has a rash on her entire body and a rapid, weak pulse. After correcting the problems with airway, breathing, and circulation, you should:
What is Prepare the patient for rapid transport to the hospital?
If you are splashed in the face with Blood or other fluids during the delivery of an infant, you should:
What is report the incident to your medical director?
As a helicopter is preparing to land at the scene, you should:
What is ensure that all unesscessarry emergency lights are turned off?
A patient with an altered mental status has experienced:
What is a gradual or sudden decrease in his or her level of responsiveness?
During the triage process at a multiple-casualty incident, you assess a conscious patient who is breathing at a rate of 40 breaths/min. According to the START triage process, your most appropriate action would be to:
What is attach a red tag to the patient and move to the next patient?
Shortly after arriving at the scene of a sick person, you are told that the patient has been exposed to a nerve agent. What should you do?
What is move to a safe place and notify the HAZMAT response team?
You are dispatched to a residence for a possible miscarriage. Your patient, a 19-year-old woman, is lying on the couch. She tells you that she is 24 weeks pregnant, and that when she went to the bathroom, she passed what looked like a fetus. After confirming her finding, you should:
What is assess her for signs of shock, provide emotional support, and arrange for prompt transport?
Upon arriving at the scene of a motorcycle crash, you park your vehicle in a safe location and don a reflective safety vest. As you approach the patient, it is most important for you to:
What is take appropriate standard precautions?
You arrive at a residence shortly after a 39-year-old diabetic patient's seizure has stopped. The patient is unconscious, and an ambulance staffed by two EMT's is en route to the scene. You should:
What is assess for a pulse and support breathing?
According to the START triage system, which of the following assessment findings would necessitate triaging a patient as a Priority One (red tag) status?
What is respiratory rate of 14 breaths/min, weak and irregular radical pulse, and not be able to answer simple questions?