You are a new EMT in a very busy urban EMS system. Before joining this agency, you worked as a volunteer in a rural EMS system, where you did not experience many EMS calls. You are working with a seasoned EMT when you are requested to respond to a residential home for an unresponsive 13-year-old male patient. Upon your arrival, the family escorts you into the garage, where the boy is being cradled by his crying mother. The boy is unresponsive. As you draw nearer to the boy, your partner says to you, "Hey, you smell that moth ball smell? I know what might be going on." Given your partner's statement, how might the odor be related to the patient's condition?
A) Chloral hydrate overdose
B) Camphor overdose
C) Organophosphate overdose
D) Acetone overdose
B) Camphor overdose
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A) complex access. B) rapid extrication. C) simple access. D) hydraulic stabilization.
The phrase "remainder of ROS is unremarkable" means that the physician was prevented from gathering the remaining review of systems
Patient reports feeling very thirsty over the past two weeks during the extreme heat. No dysuria noted, although frequent urination noted due to increased fluid intake. Patient reports feeling lightheaded prior to fall, although she says husband told her she was very pale. No problems with syncope, balance, swollen joints, or headache prior to injury. No constipation, diarrhea, or abdominal tenderness noted. Remainder of ROS is unremarkable. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Local EMS is the primary source of public health policy and regulation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Turnaround times for hospital reports fall into three categories. Which one is NOT a category?
a. ASAP b. STAT c. Aged d. Current