final 2 quiz 4
Your patient is a 32-year-old hunter who has fallen from a tree. You perform a physical examination and find his vital signs are: pulse, 140 and thready; respirations, 30 and shallow; blood pressure, 80/50; and skin, pale and cool. Which one of the following findings indicates that this patient is in decompensated shock?
Blood pressure
A patient diagnosed with bone cancer will typically experience what other types of problem?
Bone fractures
A 20-year-old male has been rescued from a fire. He complains of a headache and shortness of breath. Your pulse oximeter reads 95%. Why might the pulse oximeter be inaccurate in this situation
Carbon monoxide might be occupying the hemoglobin
Of the following situations, which may be the most dangerous for the EMT to enter?
One car MVC on a heavily traveled freeway.
A factory explosion on the outskirts of your EMS response area has injured between 15 to 25 workers. According to protocols, the first unit in will implement the "START" Triage System. What are the assessment parameters that are used to determine patient placement into treatment sectors?
Perfusion status, respiratory status, mental status
Which one of the following best describes why blind finger sweeps should be avoided in pediatric obstructed airway procedures?
The upper part of the trachea is funnel shaped.
A 31-year-old male is being arrested by police. As you arrive, police officers are attempting to restrain the patient in order to place him in handcuffs. The patient is extremely combative and is fighting with great force. As the struggle continues, one of the officers says, "I don't think he is breathing." A respiratory arrest in this type of situation is most likely associated with:
agitated delerium.
Which one of the following best describes why abnormally fast heart rates cause a drop in cardiac output?
he heart does not have enough time to fill between beats.
An 18-year-old female tells you that she has ingested 48 amitriptyline pills. She notes she was trying to harm herself and took the pills about 20 minutes ago. She is alert and her vital signs are pulse 120, respiration 20, blood pressure 100/60. You should first:
initiate transport immediately.
A 64-year-old male complains of steady abdominal pain radiating across both upper quadrants. He also complains of nausea. His vital signs are: pulse 100, respiration 20, blood pressure 158/90. Given his presentation, you should first:
initiate transport to rule out acute myocardial infarction
You transport a routine patient without incident. Immediately after transferring care to the ED, the dispatcher radios you that a priority call is holding. The stretcher has not been changed but does not appear dirty. You should:
notify dispatch that you will be delayed while changing the stretcher linen.
The most important benefit of a unified command would be:
preventing more than one set of tactics at a single incident.
An electrician working on a dryer was thrown back after receiving an electrical shock. You notice a small burn on his hand, but no other injuries. The patient has bandaged his hand himself and does not wish to be transported. The most important reason to encourage this patient to be transported is:
the potential for cardiac complications.
