EMT Chapter 21 Quiz

Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:

aspirin.

If the victim of a toxicologic emergency vomits, an EMT should _________.

use appropriate personal protective equipment and examine the vomitus for pill fragments or other clues for patient care.

Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:

tachycardia.

Before giving activated charcoal, you should:

obtain approval from medical control.

How do poisons typically act to harm the body?

By changing the normal metabolism of cells or by destroying them

Victims of inhaled poisoning will require which of the following?

Transport to an emergency department for evaluation

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?

You respond to a college campus for a young male who is acting strangely. After law enforcement has secured the scene, you enter the patient's dorm room and find him sitting on the edge of the bed; he appears agitated. As you approach him, you note that he has dried blood around both nostrils. He is breathing adequately, his pulse is rapid and irregular, and his blood pressure is 200/110 mm Hg. Treatment for this patient includes:

attempting to calm him and giving him oxygen if tolerated.

Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poisoning is to:

avoid contaminating yourself

Activated charcoal is given to patients who have ingested certain substances because it:

induces vomiting and empties the stomach.

As you enter the residence of a patient who has possibly overdosed, you should:

is a direct antidote for many toxic substances.

Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as:

knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect.

Airborne substances should be diluted with:

oxygen.

You are dispatched to a local nursery for a 39-year-old female who is sick. When you arrive, you find the patient lying on the floor. She is semiconscious, has copious amounts of saliva coming from her mouth, and is incontinent of urine. You quickly feel her pulse and note that it is very slow. Immediate management for this patient should include:

thoroughly suctioning her oropharynx.

You receive a call to a residence where a man found his wife unresponsive on the couch. The patient's respiratory rate is 8 breaths/min, her breathing is shallow, her heart rate is 40 beats/min, and her pulse is weak. The husband hands you an empty bottle of hydrocodone (Vicodin), which was refilled the day before. You should:

ventilate her with a BVM.