Disease Transmission
Patient Assessment
PPE
Miscellaneous
100
List four routes of disease transmission?
Standard precaution, airborn precaution, droplet precaution, contact precaution.
100
Hemoptysis is most commonly associated with which disease?
Tuberculosis
100
List 3 examples of PPE commonly found on an ambulance.
Masks, gloves, protective eyewear, gowns, sharps, biohazard bags, disinfecting wipes.
100
What is the informal name for Varicella Zoster?
200
How is influenza transmitted?
Droplet transmission
200
A child who has developed black eyes from intense coughing and produces a 'whooping' sound between coughing spasms is likely experiencing which disease?
Pertussis
200
Standard precautions include...
Hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces.
200
Signs and symptoms of meningitis include…
a. fever b. headache
c. stiff neck d. Kernig's sign
e. Brudzinki's sign f. all of the above
f. all of the above
300
What type of disease transmission involves pathogens being carried in microscopic particles that become aerosolized when an infected person coughs or sneezes?
airborne transmission
300
Swelling of the salivary glands beneath the ears, on one or both sides, is a symptom of which disease?
Mumps
300
Which type of precaution requires the use of a mask and eye protection?
Droplet precaution
300
The presence of liver and/or spleen enlargement is most indicative of which illness?
Mononucleosis
400
A _____ is an organism that carries pathogens without being affected itself, but can transmit them to humans and cause disease.
Vector
Mosquito - Chikungunya Fever, Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus, Zika, Chikungunya Fever
Tick - Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
400
67YOF found unresponsive at home by a neighbor, profoundly lethargic and not at her baseline mental status. Patient is alert to person and place (AAx2) but disoriented and unable to provide history. She was noted to be incontinent of stool, with skin warm, pink, and clammy to the touch.
HR 114 ETCO2 20
BP 88/50 RR 28
SPO2 88%
Which disease process best explains this patient’s presentation?
Sepsis
400
While treating a patient with suspected meningococcal meningitis, what specific PPE should be used, and what additional precautions should be taken to protect yourself and prevent contamination of the ambulance?
400
What is the appropriate prehospital management for a patient with suspected tetanus?
Standard precautions, ABCs, benzodiazepines.
