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)