Ch. 14- Medical Overview
In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation service
61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes
Which of the following assessment findings is MOST indicative of a cardiovascular problem?
JVD
Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting are intended to _________
address the patient's symptoms
Your primary assessment of an elderly woman reveals that she is conscious and alert, but is experiencing difficulty breathing. She has a history of emphysema, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. As you assess the patient's circulatory status, you should direct your partner to:
administer oxygen with appropriate device
The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically made:
after primary completed
In addition to looking for severe bleeding, assessment of circulation in the conscious patient should involve:
checking the radial pulse and noting the color, temperature, and condition of the skin.
In contrast to viral hepatitis, toxin-induced hepatitis:
is not a communicable disease
The secondary assessment of a medical patient:
is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your transport time is short.
You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old man who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment reveals that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The closest hospital is 25 miles away. You should:
manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS unit
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:
you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient
Assessment of a patient's blood pressure with an automatic BP cuff reveals that it is 204/120 mm Hg. The patient is conscious and alert and denies any symptoms. The EMT should:
obtain a manual BP
End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is clearly indicated for patients who present with:
respiratory distress
Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition
substance abuse
When caring for a patient who takes numerous medications, it is best to:
take all of the patient's medications with you to the hospital and document them on your patient care report