Exam 1 retake
when assessing an 80 year old patient in shock, it is important to remember that
age related
An injured patient is assigned a total score of 9 on the GCS. He is assigned a score of 2 for eye opening, a score of 3 for verbal response, and a score of 4 for motor response. Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with his GCS score?
Opens eyes in response to pain, uses inappropriate words, withdraws from pain
An appropriate demonstration of professionalism when your patient is frightened, demanding, or unpleasant is to:
Continue to be nonjudgmental, compassionate, and respectful
As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the terminal ends of these smaller passages form the:
Alveoli
Hemoglobin is a molecule that attaches to ______ and carries oxygen.
Erythrocytes
A patient with spontaneous respirations is breathing
Without assistance
Dead space is the portion of the respiratory system that:
contains no alveoli and does not participate in gas exchange
Determination of exposure is an important component of an infection control plan because it:
defines who is at risk for contact with blood and body fluids and which tasks pose at risk of exposure
Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):
increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
deoxygenated blood from the abdomen, pelvis, and lower extremities is returned to the right atrium via the
inferior vena cava
Continuing education in EMS serves to
maintain, update, and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills.
A drug is contraindicated for a patient when it:
may cause harm or has no positive effect.
A nasopharyngeal airway is inserted
with the bevel facing the septum if inserted into the right nare