When administering oral glucose to a patient with diabetes, the EMT must take precautions to prevent which adverse effect?
A) High blood glucose level
B) Airway obstruction
C) Low blood glucose level
D) Increased blood pressure
B) Airway obstruction
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A) Reduces sugar intake by eating too much B) Vomits a meal C) Overexercises or overexerts himself D) Takes too much insulin
A confused 62-year-old female fell at home, hitting the side of a table with her chest. Assessment reveals instability to the left lateral chest, accompanied by minor bruising in the same area. The patient complains of intense pain every time she breathes. Her airway is patent, breathing is rapid and shallow, and skin warm and non-diaphoretic. Vital signs are pulse, 112 beats/min; respirations, 24 breaths/min; blood pressure, 132/64 mmHg; and SpO2, 90%. Breath sounds are somewhat shallow but still equal to both lungs. Based on those findings, you should treat this patient for which life-threatening condition?
A) Shock B) Pain C) Pneumothorax D) Hypoxia
Which of the following conditions are common reasons for SBT failure? I. respiratory drive failure II. oxygenation failure III. cardiovascular failure IV. muscle failure
A. I, IV only B. II, III only C. I, III, IV only D. I, II, III, IV
Apparatus with air brakes are to be equipped with an air pressure protection valve that prevents air horns from being operated when the air pressure in the air reservoir drops below:
A. 60 psi B. 80 psi C. 100 psi D. 110 psi