What are the three most commonly identified classes of endogenous opiates?
What will be an ideal response?
? enkephalins
? dynorphins
? beta-endorphins
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________ One copy of the living will should be kept with the patient's record
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following assessment findings would increase the EMT's suspicion of a gastrointestinal bleed?
A) Sudden onset of constipation B) Watery and foul-smelling diarrhea C) Black semiformed stool D) Sharp left lower quadrant pain
While monitoring a patient during a T tube weaning trial, you notice the following: increased pa-tient agitation; increased heart rate (from 90 to 118/min);
increased respiratory rate (from 17 to 33/min with some paradoxical motion); and premature ven-tricular contractions (PVCs) increasing to an average of 5/min. Which of the following actions would be appropriate at this time? a. Reconnect the patient to the ventilator with prior settings. b. Encourage the patient to relax, and con-tinue careful monitoring. c. Request that the patient be given a stat (immediate) bolus of lidocaine. d. Request that the patient be given a strong sedative or hypnotic.
You arrive on the scene of a collapsed building. One of the workers is trapped in the debris. His right leg is caught between two large pieces of cinderblock. You should identify this as which type of injury?
A) Avulsion B) Amputation C) Puncture wound D) Crush injury