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Brain stem is responsible for controlling what Correct Answer - Controls the most basic functions of the body including breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, pupil constriction, balance, heart rate, and consciousness At what point is it appropriate to suction from a patients mouth Correct Answer - It is appropriate to suction from a patients mouth before ventilating and or inserting an oral airway In regards to generalized seizures the nature of their consciousness should look like Correc...

Trauma Emergencies Correct Answer - Occur as a result of physical forces applied to the body Medical Emergencies Correct Answer - Include illnesses or conditions; these are not caused by an outside force. Index of Suspicion Correct Answer - Your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries Mechanism of Injury MOI Correct Answer - Is how traumatic injuries occur; it describes the forces (or energy transmission) acting on the body that cause injury. Ener...

Common signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction include all of the following, EXCEPT: A. abdominal cramps. B. drying of the eyes. C. flushing of the skin. D. persistent dry cough. Correct Answer - B. drying of the eyes. All of the following body structures are lined with mucous membranes, EXCEPT for the: A. lips. B. nose. C. anus. D. mouth. Correct Answer - A. lips. Appendicular skeleton consists of Correct Answer - Upper extremities (clavicles,scapulae,arms,wrists,and hands) and...

Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders? Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS care. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic patient. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give activated charcoal. Correct Answer - The EMT ...

A driver involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash will MOST likely experience serious injuries or death if he or she: a. is wearing only a lap belt b. experienced multiple impacts c. remains within the vehicle d. is ejected or partially ejected Correct Answer - d. is ejected or partially ejected According to the American College or Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), an adult trauma patient should be transported to the highest level of trauma center is he or she: a. was involve...

A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is: a epilepsy b a brain tumor c intracraniular bleeding Correct Answer - a A patient who is experiencing aphasia is: a right hemisphere stroke b unable to produce or understand speech. c usually concoius with slurred speach Correct Answer - b A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) thera...

Stroke is the __ leading cause of death in the US. Correct Answer - third aneurysm Correct Answer - swelling of a blood vessel that weakens the vessel wall aphasia Correct Answer - inability to produce speech aura Correct Answer - warning sign for a seizure Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Correct Answer - stroke Coma Correct Answer - unconsciousness that can't be broken Dysarthria Correct Answer - slurred speech embolus Correct Answer - a clot that travels to the clot sight ...

What is the electrical conduction system of the heart? Correct Answer - - A network of specialized tissue that is capable of conducting electrical current runs throughout the heart. - The flow of electrical current causes smooth, coordinated heart contractions. - The contractions produce the pumping action of the heart. - Each mechanical contraction is associated with two electrical processes: 1. Depolarization: electrical charges on the surface of the muscle cell change from positive t...

The EMT should assess a patient's tidal volume by? A. observing for adequate chest rise B. assessing the facial area for cyanosis C. counting the patient's respiratory rate D. measuring the patient's oxygen saturation Correct Answer - A. Observing for adequate chest rise Tidal volume- the volume of air that is moved in or out of lungs by single breath- observed by adequate chest rise. If rise is shallow, tidal volume is likely reduced. In an otherwise healthy individual, the primary s...

Which three patient groups are at higher risk of shock from burns? Correct Answer - 1. Children 2. Elderly 3. Those with chronic illnesses Burns are considered? Correct Answer - Tissue injuries created by the transfer of radiation, thermal, or electrical energy Thermal burns occur when the skin is exposed to temperatures higher than? Correct Answer - 111 F Destruction of skin barrier due to burns places victims at a high risk for? (4) Correct Answer - 1. Infection 2. Hypothermia 3. ...