Mass casualty patient - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EMT FINAL EXAM JB LEARNING 2024 When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed on a drug, you should FIRST determine: A) the patient's weight in kg. B) the type of medication ingested. C) when the medication was ingested. D) if there is a history of prior overdose. B While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a 4-year-old child who is breathing at a rate of 54 breaths/min. What should you do? A) Apply high-flow oxygen B) Tag the child as immediate C...

TCCC is used by who? army, navy, airforce, Marine corps, and coast guard TCCC approach Identify causes of preventable death on battle field Address them aggressively Combine good medicine with good tactics How long can you bleed out from a hemorrhage? 3 minutes Can can CONSIDER what while under fire? C spine What are the 3 objectives of TCCC Treat casualty prevent additional casualties complete the mission How are changes in TCCC made? The committee o...

MDC4 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed What does triaging do? *acts as gatekeeper* helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention (Most ill/severe will get seen first) What is a good model for triaging patients? ABCs Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? NO Which triage situation uses tags? mass casualties w...

BDLS Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers Latest Graded A+ Day to day activities - Correct Answer Greatest good for each individual patient Large scale disasters - Correct Answer greatest good for greatest number of potential survivors Treat first - Correct Answer most seriously injured who have reasonable chance of survival Treat last - Correct Answer least severe illnesses or injuries that are very unlikely to survive Seperate - Correct Answer Those who require minimal o...

Field Triage: Disasters and MCIs – JBL Questions and Answers Already Graded A Which of the following are indicators of mass-casualty triage? Select all that apply. a.) The most severely injured patients are treated and transported first. b.) The number of patients exceeds the available resources. c.) Sufficient resources are available to manage all patients. d.) The victims with the greatest chance of survival are managed first. Answers: B & D You have been dispatched to the scen...

EMT FINAL EXAM JBLEARNING ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed on a drug, you should FIRST determine: A) the patient's weight in kg. B) the type of medication ingested. C) when the medication was ingested. D) if there is a history of prior overdose. - CORRECT ANSWER B While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident, you encounter a 4-year-old child who is brea...

EMT Final Exam ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION Which of the following may affect your ability to accurately evaluate a spinal cord injury? Your patient has: - CORRECT ANSWER Long bone injuries Which of the following heart rhythms require defibrillation with an AED? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER -ventricular fibrillation -pulseless ventricular tachycardia You are called to treat a patient with sever...

Mass Casualty Care Chapter 66 Questions and Answers Already Passed The nurse in the emergency department is using a triage system because this system ranks clients by: 1. severity of illness or injury. 2. body systems involved. 3. name. 4. age. 1. severity of illness or injury No one can predict when the next patient will arrive or the severity of their injury or illness; this is why emergency departments utilize a triage system, which is a method to rank or classify patients' i...

JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should: - CORRECT ANSWER administer 15 g of activated charcoal. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or with...

JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should: - CORRECT ANSWER administer 15 g of activated charcoal. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or with...