15 Medical Overview (not mine)

A thorough patient history

The most beneficial aspect of the patient assessment w/ NOIs

after the primary assessment has been completed.

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

overlooking a potentially serious medical condition.

The greatest danger in displaying a personal bias or "labeling" a patient who frequently calls EMS is

accessory muscle use.

A sign of respiratory distress seen in the neck is:

pandemic,

An outbreak that occurs on a global scale is called a(n):

Injuries from physical forces applied to the body

Definition of trauma emergency

W/ unconscious patient

During NOI emergency when should a head to toe assessment be done

Alzheimer disease, schizophrenia, depression, suicide

Emergency Behavioral

Heart attack (myocardial infarction), congestive heart failure

Emergency Cardiovascular

Diabetes mellitus

Emergency Endocrine

Appendicitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis

Emergency Gastrointestinal

Vaginal bleeding, sexually transmitted disease, pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy

Emergency Gynecologic

Sickle cell disease, hemophilia

Emergency Hematologic

Anaphylactic reaction (severe allergy to bee stings, food, or other substances)

Emergency Immunologic

Seizure, stroke, syncope

Emergency Neurologic

Asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis

Emergency Respiratory

Substance abuse; food, plant, or chemical poisoning

Emergency Toxicologic

Kidney stones, bladder infection

Emergency Urologic

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Hepatitis_____can be transmitted only from a patient who has an acute infection.

an infection caused by specific bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

inflammation of the meninges

Meningitis

An inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord; can be highly contagious.

Meningococcal meningitis

A mask

NOI Patient recently traveled outside of US, what should you give them?

Chronic hypoxemia

Nail clubbing is associated with:

Hep B, hep C, & HIV

Patients w/ track marks array high risk of

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

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:

influenza.

Three months after returning home from West Alrica, a 50-year-old man begins experiencing a fever, cough, and muscle aches. The EMT should suspect:

Chronic bacterial disease that affects lungs, brain, kidneys, & other organs

Tiberculosis (TB)

ability to produce disease

Virulence

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

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

administer okygen with the appropriate device.

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

Recurring viral infection that often presents as a fever blister or cold sore.

herpes simplex

acute viral infection of airways; usually highly contagious; symptoms include chills, fever, body aches, and dry cough

influenza (flu)