A 2-month-old presents with labored breathing, fever, and coughing. Auscultation of the lungs reveals significant wheezing bilaterally. Based on this presentation, an EMT would recognize that the patient most likely has:
A) Asthma
B) Epiglottitis
C) Bronchiolitis
D) Croup
C) Bronchiolitis
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You are treating a patient who is unconscious and unresponsive following administration of home insulin an hour before. The patient is cool, pale, and diaphoretic. The pulse is rapid and thready. Which of the following treatments is MOST likely to be beneficial to the patient?
a. Administration of insulin to stimulate circulating glucose to enter the cells. b. Administration of large volumes of normal saline to combat the shocklike symptoms. c. Administration of dextrose 50%. d. Close monitoring of the patient while allowing the insulin the patient has already used to take effect.
Which of the following is a concern regarding the elderly in nursing homes? 1. development of pressure sores 2. development of tuberculosis 3. possibility of abuse 4. pneumonia
A) 1, 2, and 3 B) 1 only C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2, 3, and 4
In the human body, what occurs when a person is in shock?
A) The cells are getting glucose and other nutrients, but not oxygen. B) The amount of oxygen to the cells is adequate, but CO2 is not being eliminated. C) The blood has an adequate amount of oxygen, but not enough nutrients for cell survival. D) The cells are not getting enough oxygen and waste products are accumulating.
Capillary blood collection tubes that contain heparin (to prevent clotting) are identified by a red mark.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)