EMT chapter 21

recognize that a poisoning occurred.

An EMT's primary responsibility to the patient who has been poisoned is to:

liver failure.

An overdose of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, will MOST likely cause:

contact the regional poison control center.

A 3-year-old female ingested several leaves from a plant in the living room. The child's mother is not sure what type of plant it is, stating that she bought it simply because it was pretty. After completing your primary assessment of the child, you should:

administer 15 g of activated charcoal.

A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should:

delirium tremens.

A 49-year-old male presents with confusion, sweating, and visual hallucinations. The patient's wife tells you that he is a heavy drinker and she thinks he had a seizure shortly before your arrival. This patient is MOST likely experiencing:

25 g.

A 7-year-old, 25-kg child ingested two bottles of Tylenol approximately 30 minutes ago and medical control orders you to administer activated charcoal. You should administer:

brush the chemical from his arm and then flush the skin with water.

A construction worker complains of intense pain after a bag of dry powder was spilled on his arm. The EMT should:

induces sleep.

A hypnotic drug is one that:

reduced blood clotting worsens internal bleeding.

A man with a prolonged history of alcohol abuse fell from a second-story balcony. His BP is 80/60 mm Hg, his heart rate is 120 beats/min, and his skin is cool and pale. When caring for this patient, the EMT should recall that:

aspirin.

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:

binds to the substance and prevents absorption.

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

aspirin.

Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:

oxygen.

Airborne substances should be diluted with:

obtain approval from medical control.

Before giving activated charcoal, you should:

opioid.

Heroin is an example of a(n):

try to find the container the substance was in.

If you uncertain how to treat a patient who has been poisoned or exposed to a specific substance, you should:

ingestion

Most poisonings occur via the __________ route.

hydromorphone (Dilaudid).

Naloxone (Narcan) would reverse the effects of:

tachycardia.

Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:

internal bleeding may be profuse because prolonged alcohol use may impair the blood's ability to clot.

When caring for a known alcoholic patient with severe trauma to the chest and abdomen, you should be concerned that:

Why was the substance ingested?

Which of the following questions would be LEAST pertinent during the initial questioning of a patient who ingested a substance?

BP, 200/100 mm Hg; pulse, 150 beats/min

Which of the following sets of vital signs would the EMT MOST likely encounter in a patient with acute cocaine overdose?

Lung damage may progress after the patient is removed from the environment.

Which of the following statements regarding inhaled poisons is correct?

The Salmonella bacterium itself causes food poisoning.

Which of the following statements regarding the Salmonella bacterium is correct?

assisted ventilation and naloxone (Narcan).

You and your paramedic partner are caring for a patient who ingested codeine, acetaminophen (Tylenol), and hydrocodone (Vicodin). The patient is unresponsive, his breathing is slow and shallow, and his pulse is slow and weak. Treatment for this patient should include:

ventilate her with a BVM device.

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:

was given flunitrazepam (Rohypnol).

You respond to a local motel for a young female who was sexually assaulted. The patient is conscious but confused. She tells you that the last thing she remembers was drinking beer at a club with her friends the night before. When she awoke, she was in the bed of the motel room. You should suspect that this patient:

Dry mucous membranes

Your paramedic partner administers atropine to a 49-year-old male with bradycardia. Which of the following side effects would you expect the patient to experience?

avoid contaminating yourself.

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

may vomit and aspirate.

Your unit is dispatched to the county jail for an intoxicated inmate. Upon arrival, you find the patient, a 33-year-old male, lying supine in a jail cell. He is responsive to painful stimuli only and has slow, shallow respirations. You should be MOST concerned that this patient: