Upon initial contact with a severely burned patient, you must:
A) assess airway and breathing adequacy.
B) cover the patient to prevent hypothermia.
C) ensure that the patient is not still burning.
D) quickly establish the extent of the burns.
Answer: C) ensure that the patient is not still burning.
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You have arrived on the scene of an assault in which several people have been injured. You are directed to assist another crew with a patient who has been shot once. As you approach, you are told that the patient is breathing erratically and ineffectively. You observe the patient being ventilated with a bag-valve mask while another EMT maintains her airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver. Based on
your observation, where might you expect that this patient was shot? A) Head B) Lower abdomen C) Leg D) Pelvis
Following a large wedding, health authorities announce that some of the food was contaminated with salmonella. Consequently, your EMS service receives notice that there may be a significant number of calls involving food poisoning. A new AEMT asks you how to treat those with food poisoning. You would reply:
A) "You should treat the patient based on his signs and symptoms, just like any other ingested poison." B) "After assessing the patient, the administration of activated charcoal can be effective if there are no obvious contraindications." C) "The primary role of EMS in this situation is merely to transport to the hospital." D) "If the patient has a fever, we can administer a medication to make him vomit to get the food out of his system."
To reverse the process of a beta blocker, ____ may be administered.
A. glucagon B. calcium C. naloxone D. atropine
Diagnostic tests are not used to:
A) confirm wellness. B) to monitor treatment progress. C) increase insurance reimbursements. D) diagnose disease.