POTENT POTABLES
PUMPKIN SPICE
WHO CALLED THE PO-PO?
TASED AND CONFUSED
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER
100

LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL CAUSE DEPRESSION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

A.  TRUE

B.  FALSE 

A.  TRUE

100

YOU ARE ON PATROL AND ARE CALLED TO A HOME FOR A 24 Y/O MALE, UNCONSCIOUS, WITH SHALLOW BREATHING.  THE SUBJECT'S FAMILY SAYS HE HAS A HISTORY OF OPIATE ABUSE.  YOU DO NOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF DRUG USE(LIKE NEEDLES OR PACKAGING.)  GIVING NARCAN TO THE PATIENT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

A.  TRUE

B.  FALSE

A.  FALSE


NARCAN IS A SAFE MEDICATION WITH ALMOST NO NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS

100

WHEN APPLYING PRINCIPLES OF TECC AND MARCHE,  AIRWAY TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE BECAUSE THEY WILL DIE IF THEY CAN'T BREATHE.

A.  TRUE

B.  FALSE

B.  FALSE


STOPPING BLOOD LOSS IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY

100

REGARDLESS OF PATIENT AGE, CHEST COMPRESSIONS SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT A RATE OF 100-120 / MINUTE.

A.  TRUE

B.  FALSE

A.  TRUE

100

A PERSON IN CARDIAC ARREST STANDS THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL IF HE/SHE RECEIVES?

A.  2 RESCUER CPR

B.  HIGH QUALITY CPR

C.  IN NOT ON ANY MEDICATIONS

D.  IS YOUNGER THAN 50 YEARS OLD

B.  HIGH QUALITY CPR

200

INSULIN SHOCK AND DIABETIC COMA (HYPO AND HYPER GLYCEMIA) CAN CAUSE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SIGNS?

A.  DISORIENTATION

B.  SLURRED SPEECH

C.  BEHAVIORAL IRREGULARITIES

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

200

AN ACTIVE SHOOTER RETREATS AND BARRICADES IN A CLOSET.  DURING THIS LULL IN THE GUNFIGHT YOU ATTEMPT TO RENDER TREATMENT TO SOME OF THE VICTIMS.  THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE TREATMENT FOR BLEEDING WHILE IN A HOT ZONE IS?

A.  WOUND PACKING

B.  PRESSURE DRESSING

C.  TOURNIQUET APPLICATION

D.  CONTINUOUS DIRECT PRESSURE

C.  TOURNIQUET APPLICATION

200

YOU ARE TREATING A DISORIENTED POLICE OFFICER FOR A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE ARM AFTER SHE ELIMINATED THE THREAT(SUSPECT.) THE OFFICER STILL HAS HER SERVICE WEAPON IN HER HAND.  WHAT SHOULD YOU DO FIRST?

A.  TREAT THE GUNSHOT WOUND WITH A TQ

B.  ROLL THE OFFICER INTO THE RECOVERY POSITION

C.  DISARM THE OFFICER

D.  ASSESS FOR ADDITIONAL INJURIES

C. DISARM THE OFFICER


AN ARMED AND DISORIENTED OFFICER CAN BE A THREAT TO YOU, THEMSELF, AND OTHERS.

200

YOU ARE AT THE SCENCE OF AND OFFICER DOWN, SHOT AND LYING NEXT TO THEIR PATROL VEHICLE.  THE SUSPECT HAS FLED THE AREA PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL.  WHAT OTHER RESOURCES WITH YOU NEED ON SCENE?

A.  ADDITIONAL OFFICERS

B.  EMS

C. SUPERVISOR

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

200

YOU HAVE DETERMINED THAT AN INFANT IS RESPONSIVE BUT IS CHOKING WITH A SEVERE AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.  HOW DO YOU RELIEVE THE OBSTRUCTION?

A.  BEGIN 2 THUMB-ENCIRCLING CHEST COMPRESSIONS

B. GIVE SETS OF 5 BACK SLAPS AND 5 CHEST THRUSTS

C.  ENCOURAGE THE INFANT TO COUGH

D.  GIVE ABDOMINAL THRUSTS

B.  GIVE SETS OF 5 BACK SLAPS AND 5 CHEST THRUSTS

300

WHEN TREATING A PERSON WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE RIGHT CHEST, YOU MUST ALSO CHECK FOR?

A.  THE PRESENCE OF BLOOD

B.  AN EXIT WOUND

C.  CREPITUS

D.  MEDICAL ALERT BRACELET

B.  AN EXIT WOUND

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!!  DAILY DOUBLE!!!  DAILY DOUBLE!!!

YOU CAN WAGER AS MUCH AS $1,500 BUT WILL LOSE THAT AMOUNT IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY.

A PERSON CAN DIE FROM A CONDITION WHICH IS CAUSED BY HYPOPERFUSION OF THE TISSUES AND ORGANS (NOT ENOUGH OXYGENATED BLOOD FEEDING THEM.)  THE CONDITION CAN BE CAUSED BY THINGS LIKE, BLOOD LOSS, HEART FAILU RE, ANAPHYLAXIS OR  INFECTON.  THE CONDITION IS COMMONLY CALLED?

300

A HUNTER IS CLEANING THEIR GUN IN THE HOME AND IT ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGES CAUSING AN INJURY WITH SEVERE BLEEDING TO THE HIP. THE WEAPON HAS BEEN SECURED BY YOUR PARTNER.  THE INJURY IS TOO HIGH FOR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT WITH A TOURNIQUET.  WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR THIS WOUND?

ANSWER:  WOUND PACKING WITH HEMOSTATIC DRESSING.

300

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL IN CPR RESUSCITATIVE EFFORTS?

A.  DEEP VENTILATIONS

B.  PERFORMING HIGH QUALITY CHEST COMPRESSIONS

C.  REQUESTING AN AMBULANCE

D.  EFFECTIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT

B.  PERFORMING HIGH QUALITY CHEST COMPRESSION.

300

IF A RESPONSIVE AND CHOKING INFANT SUDDENLY BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE.  WHAT ACTION DO YOU PERFORM TO RELIEVE CHOKING IN AN UNRESPONSIVE CHOKING INFANT?

A.  PERFORM CPR AND LOOK IN THE MOUTH FOR THE OBSTRUCTION BEFORE GIVING BREATHS.

B.  GIVE SETS OF 5 BACK SLAPS AND 5 CHEST THRUSTS.

C.  ATTEMPT BLIND FINGER SWEEPS TO REMOVE THE OBJECT

D. GIVE 5 ABDOMINAL THRUSTS AND 5 BACK SLAPS

A.  PERFORM CPR AND LOOK IN THE MOUTH FOR THE OBSTRUCTION BEFORE GIVING BREATHS

400

YOU HAVE APPLIED A CHEST SEAL TO A GUNSHOT TO THE VICTIM'S RIGHT CHEST AND RIGHT BACK.  YOU ARE PLACING THEM IN THE RECOVERY POSITION.  WHICH SIDE OF THEIR BODY SHOULD THEY BE ROLLED ONTO?  WHICH SIDE DOWN TO THE GROUND?

A.  RIGHT

B.  LEFT

A.  RIGHT


THE WOUNDED SIDE TO THE GROUND SO THE HEALTHY LUNG CAN EASILY EXPAND TO AID BREATHING.

400

YOU RESPOND TO THE SCENE OF AN EXPLOSION AT A 5K FUN RUN.  UPON ARRIVAL YOU SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE RUNNING FROM THE SCENE AND SEVERAL INJURED PERSONS ON THE GROUND.  AS YOU ENTER THE SCENE YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR?

A.  SECONDARY EXPLOSIVE DEVICES

B.  EVIDENCE

C.  STATEMENTS MADE BY VICTIMS/WITNESSES

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

D.  ALL OF THE ABOVE

400

AFTER CONTROLLING THE BLEEDING OF A GUNSHOT VICTIM YOU BEGIN TO ASSESS THE VICTIM FOR ADDITIONAL INJURIES.  OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICH WOULD BE TREATED FIRST?

A.  AIRWAY COMPROMISE

B.  HEAD INJURY

C.  ANKLE DISLOCATION

D.  HYPOTHERMIA

A.  AIRWAY COMPROMISE


REMEMBER MARCHE, AFTER THE "M" - MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE, COMES "A" - AIRWAY

400

WITH REGARD TO TOURNIQUET PLACEMENT ON AN EXTREMITY HEMORRHAGE (ARM OR LEG,)   TOURNIQUETS SHOULD BE PLACED?

A.  1 INCH ABOVE THE INJURY 

B.  DIRECTLY OVER THE INJURY

C.  HIGH AND TIGHT

D.  DISTAL TO THE INJURY 

C.  HIGH AND TIGHT

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!  DAILY DOUBLE!!!  DAILY DOUBLE!!!

YOU CAN WAGER UP TO $1,500 BUT WILL LOSE THAT AMOUNT IF YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY

T.E.C.C. IS AN ABREVIATION THAT STANDS FOR ?

T

E

C

C

500

YOU ARE ON PATROL AND ARE DISPATCHED TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT AT A HIGH SCHOOL.  UPON ENTRY YOU AND OTHER OFFICERS ENCOUNTER THE SUSPECT.  YOU OBSERVE NUMEROUS INJURED VICTIMS ON THE FLOOR.  ONE OF YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS IS SHOT AND FALLS TO THE FLOOR.  WHAT SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST PRIORITY?

ANSWER:  RETURN FIRE, STOP THE KILLING, THEN STOP THE DYING.

500

WHEN APPLYING A TOURNIQUET, YOU SHOULD TIGHTEN THE WINDLESS ROD UNTIL WHAT 2 THINGS ARE ACHIEVED?

ANSWER:  THE BLEEDING STOPS AND YOU CAN NO LONGER FEEL A DISTAL PULSE.

500

YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ARE PERFORMING CPR ON A CARDIAC ARREST VICTIM.  YOUR PARTNER POWERS ON THE AED AND ATTACHES THE ELECTRODE PADS.  AFTER ANALYZING FOR A RHYTHM THE AED ADVISES "NO SHOCK."  WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?

ANSWER:  PERFORM ANOTHER 2 MINUTES OF CPR AND REASSESS.


NOTE: AED'S ARE DESIGNED TO RE-ANALYZE THE HEART FOR RHYTHM EVERY 2 MINUTES DURING CPR.

500

IN ADDITION TO ACHIEVING MASTER INSTRUCTOR STATUS, WHAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DOES INSTRUCTOR SCHNEIDER PLAY?

A.  PAN FLUTE

B.  SAXAPHONE

C.  GUITAR

D.  TRUMPET

B.  GUITAR

500

IN ADDITION TO BEING THE BEST DRESSED FLY FISHER ON THE STREAM, WHAT HIGH SCHOOL SPORT DID INSTRUCTOR FALLON PLAY AND WIN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN?

A.  FOOTBALL

B.  BASKETBALL

C. SOCCER

D.  BADMITTEN

C.  SOCCER