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