A 34-year-old man has overdosed on an unknown drug and is unresponsive. His is breathing six times per minute and shallow. He has cyanosis around his lips and nail beds and he is cool to the touch. His breath sounds are diminished but clear. You should recognize which of the following conditions?
A) Hypoxia
B) Tachypnea
C) Apnea
D) Dyspnea
Answer: A
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A) "Triage is a process by which the number of patients is quickly estimated so the appropriate resources can be summoned." B) "Triage is a system that can be used by the EMT to determine the number of patients who will most likely die." C) "Triage is a system used by the EMT to assign the order of care when an incident involves more than five patients." D) "Triage is used to determine the order in which patients will receive medical care and transport."
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Circumferential elastic taping of the lower leg can help alleviate pain of
a. shin splints. c. ankle sprain. b. turf toe. d. knee hyperextension.
Which of the following statements regarding rescue breathing and disease transmission is correct?
A. The pocket face mask with one-way valve provides better rescuer protection than the bag-mask device B. Although disease transmission is unlikely, mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing is rarely necessary in the field C. The risk of disease transmission to the rescuer is higher when performing rescue breathing on older patients D. There are numerous documented cases of disease transmission following mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing