Ch. 14- Medical Overview

In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation service

61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes

Which of the following assessment findings is MOST indicative of a cardiovascular problem?

JVD

Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting are intended to _________

address the patient's symptoms

Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that she is conscious and alert, but is experiencing difficulty breathing. She has a history of emphysema, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. As you assess the patient's circulatory status, you should direct your partner to:

administer oxygen with appropriate device

The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically made:

after primary completed

In addition to looking for severe bleeding, assessment of circulation in the conscious patient should involve:

checking the radial pulse and noting the color, temperature, and condition of the skin.

In contrast to viral hepatitis, toxin-induced hepatitis:

is not a communicable disease

The secondary assessment of a medical patient:

is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your transport time is short.

You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old man who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment reveals that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The closest hospital is 25 miles away. You should:

manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS unit

Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis, you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result. This MOST likely indicates that:

you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient

Assessment of a patient's blood pressure with an automatic BP cuff reveals that it is 204/120 mm Hg. The patient is conscious and alert and denies any symptoms. The EMT should:

obtain a manual BP

End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is clearly indicated for patients who present with:

respiratory distress

Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition

substance abuse

When caring for a patient who takes numerous medications, it is best to:

take all of the patient's medications with you to the hospital and document them on your patient care report