A 23-year-old diver has been brought to the surface by fellow divers after behaving erratically while in the water. Your assessment reveals him to be confused and uncoordinated with an open airway and adequate breathing. He has a strong radial pulse and a SpO2 of 98%. He is diabetic and your partner reports that his blood sugar is 91 mg/dL. The remainder of your assessment is unremarkable. Based
on this presentation and history, which one of the following would be the most likely cause of his condition?
A) Hypoglycemia
B) Increased nitrogen levels in the blood
C) Hypoxia and hypoglycemia
D) Seizure activity
B
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What effect does an increased altitude have on the percentage that gases compose in the atmosphere?
A. the percentages remain the same but the partial pressures would decrease with altitude B. the partial pressures remain the same but the percentages would decrease C. the percentages and the partial pressures would increase D. the percentages and the partial pressures would decrease
Which of the following is most characteristic of right heart failure?
A) JVD, peripheral edema, and pulmonary edema B) Rales, cough productive of blood-tinged sputum C) Ascites, peripheral edema, and cyanosis D) JVD, peripheral edema, and liver and spleen engorgement
Which of the following has the highest level of retention associated with it?
A. Sight B. Sight and hearing C. Talking D. Doing Hint: Review page 164 of Fire Service Personnel Management, 3rd Edition.
You are providing care to a 54-year-old patient complaining of chest pain. The patient asks to speak to you privately. He tells you he is taking Cialis® for erectile dysfunction, and his wife does not know he is taking it. He does not want his wife to find out. As you are putting the EMS bags back in the ambulance, the wife corners you and insists that you tell her what her husband said. What
should you do? A) You should tell her. As his spouse, she is legally entitled to know his medical information. B) You should not tell her. There is no reason to humiliate your patient by disclosing his embarrassing condition. C) You should not tell her. By law, your conversation with your patient is confidential. D) You should tell her. He may be having an affair without her knowledge, and she needs to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases.