FIRST AID #1
Which of the following types of poisoning is common with drug abuse?
Injection
What is the first and most critical step in responding to an emergency in an ambulatory care emergency situation?
Recognize when emergency measures should be taken.
Which of the following is a condition that occurs as a result of an inability of the body to properly convert sugar from food into energy?
Diabetes
WHAT WOULD BE A TRUE STATEMENT REGARDING SERIOUS BLEEDING?
Serious loss of blood and profound irreversible shock can happen quickly.
WHAT IS AN INCISION?
SHARP OBJECT INJURY
Which of the following is NOT an important assessment when caring for injuries to the musculoskeletal system?
Note blood pressure.
A few of the common signs and symptoms of a snake bite include which of the following?
Rapid pulse, nausea, and vomiting
WHAT WOULD YOU NOT DO WHEN CARING FOR A PATIENT HAVING A SEIZURE ?
HOLD PATIENT AND RESTRAIN THEM FROM CONVULSING
Which of the following body areas would be more suited to a spiral bandage for wounds or injuries?
Arms or legs
WHAT IS A LACERATION?
TISSUE TORN AND UNEVEN
Which of the following is the condition that occurs as a result of an excess of insulin and an insufficient amount of sugar circulating through the bloodstream?
Insulin shock
In the medical office a cardiac patient, accompanied by his wife, complains to you of chest pain. In assessing the patient, what would you do first?
Obtain information about the symptoms being experienced.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate assessment for symptoms of exaggerated, air-hungry respirations and “fruity acetone breath”?
ACIDOSIS
Which of the following is most appropriate when dealing with poisonings?
Identify the name and amount of poison taken.
WHAT FRACTURE OCCURS with a severe twisting action, causes break to wind around bone
SPIRAL
Which of the following is the most appropriate response when caring for burns?
Cover with a sterile dressing
A patient calls and states her husband is having some loss of vision, confusion, slurred speech, and nausea. Which of the following might be the possible assessment?
STROKE
. In which of the following accredited programs must medical assistants be certified in CPR to a provider level and taught by instructors who are certified to teach CPR?
CAAHEP and ABHES
WHAT IS AN ABRASION?
SUPERFICIAL SCRAPING
WHAT FRACTURE OCCURS WHEN BROKEN ENDS ARE JAMMED INTO EACHOTHER?
IMPACTED
Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for the symptoms of cold and clammy skin, profuse perspiration, pain radiating into the left shoulder or the jaw, and nausea?
Heart attack
CPR plus automated external defibrillation (AED) can boost survival significantly if it is begun within how many minutes of collapse?
CPR plus automated external defibrillation (AED) can boost survival significantly if it is begun within how many minutes of collapse?
Which of the following is most applicable for skin that becomes off color, waxy, and numb?
Frostbite
WHATS AN AVULSION?
SKIN OR PART TORN OFF
cracked bone, but the break is not all the way through; frequently seen in children
GREENSTICK