A condition produced by a substance that is harmful or causes death is known as (a[n]):
A. adverse effect.
B. poisoning.
C. toxic effect.
D. caustic.
Answer: B
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1. Brain damage can occur as a result of a lack of oxygen in as little as four to six minutes. 2. The use of the rubber dam may help prevent some airway obstructions. 3. It is best to perform manual thrusts while standing in front of the patient. 4. The Heimlich maneuver is usually not successful when performed on infants or children. 5. The Heimlich maneuver should be stopped once a patient loses consciousness.
You and a fellow OEC Technician are discussing how to talk with someone experiencing a behavioral emergency. Which of the following statements indicates that you have a good understanding of the correct approach?
a. "If the patient is hallucinating, you should go along with them so they won't get upset." b. "Don't encourage patients to talk about what is bothering them. They should only talk with a psychiatrist about that." c. "Demonstrate active listening skills by repeating or paraphrasing what the patient said." d. If a patient yells, you should yell back so he will know you are not afraid."
You pull up to the scene of a single-car motor vehicle collision. Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) are maintaining inline manual cervical spine motion restriction of the 56-year-old driver, who was unrestrained when she struck a tree at a high rate of speed. As you approach the vehicle, you note that the patient appears unresponsive, with blood coming from her nose and ears. Which instruction to the EMRs is most appropriate?
A) "Let me conduct the primary assessment and place a cervical collar on the patient, and then we can start to get her out of this car." B) "Let me conduct the primary assessment, and then we can place a vest-type extrication device on the patient to get her outside the vehicle." C) "After I do the primary and secondary assessment, we will need to get the patient onto the stretcher for immediate transport." D) "Let's suction the airway and get the patient out of the car fast; we can put on a cervical collar once we are outside the vehicle."
In hereditary spherocytosis, the erythrocytes become trapped in the splenic cords and run out of ATP to pump out excessive ions. What is the ion involved?
a. K+ b. Chloride c. Na+ d. Oxygen