Chapter 22 Quiz
The major side effect associated with administration of activated charcoal is:
black stools
Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
tachycardia
A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect is experiencing:
tolerance
If you are uncertain how to treat a patient who has been poisoned or exposed to a specific substance, you should:
try to find the container the substance was in
What type of poisoning will cause burns around the mouth in children?
Alkaline poison
Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following, except:
Fructose
Which of the following statements regarding the salmonella bacterium is correct?
The "Salmonella" bacterium itself causes food poisoning
Which of the following questions would be least pertinent during the initial questioning of a patient who ingested a substance?
Why was the substance ingested?
A patient who presents with rapid breathing, nausea and vomiting, ringing in the ears, and hyperthermia should be suspected of ingesting a significant quantity of:
aspirin
Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:
aspirin
Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poisoning is to:
avoid contaminating yourself
After administering activated charcoal to a patient, it is most important to:
be alert for vomiting
A hypnotic drug is one that:
induces sleep
Most poisonings occur via the _______ route
ingestion
The poison control center will provide you with the most information regarding the appropriate treatment for a patient with a drug overdose if the center:
is aware of the substance that is involved
Substance abuse if most accurately defined as:
misusing a substance to produce a desired effect
Heroin is an example of an:
opioid
Hypotension, hypoventilation, and pinpoint pupils would be expected following an overdose of:
oxycodone (Percocet)
Airborne substances should be diluted with:
oxygen
An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been poisoned is to:
recognize that a poisoning occurred