Which of the following actions should NOT occur while CPR is in progress?
A) Advanced airway placement
B) Cardiac rhythm assessment
C) Assessment for a palpable pulse
D) Establishment of vascular access
Answer: B) Cardiac rhythm assessment
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You are caring for a patient with a known history of sickle cell disease. The patient has severe abdominal and back pain. The patient is tachycardic and tachypneic. The blood pressure is normal. What should be one of the paramedic's first interventions?
A) Administer oxygen B) Initiate an IV C) Give oral analgesics D) Put the patient in a supine position
You and another EMT are discussing a call he previously ran. The EMT said the patient had classic chest pain symptoms and he treated it as a possible heart attack, but he later found out the patient just had indigestion and was discharged 2 hours later. The EMT was concerned that his patient assessment skills were not as good as they should be, and that the ED physician will no longer trust his
judgment. How should you respond to his concerns? A) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a result of confirmation bias. B) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a common EMT mistake caused by illusionary correlation. C) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a result of anchoring. D) Tell him that his misdiagnosis is a result of limited information.
The EMT would describe diabetes as a disease state in which:
A) Not enough sugar is provided to the body B) There is a problem with the transport of glucose into the cells C) A tumor on the pancreas causes too much insulin to be released D) The body cannot store and maintain sugar reserves
A patient has been shot in the abdomen. Assessment reveals that the bullet entered the body in the right upper quadrant and exited the lower right back. Given this finding, the EMT should assume which of the following organs may have been injured?
A) Liver, gallbladder B) Liver, gallbladder, right kidney C) Liver, gallbladder, right kidney, small intestine D) Liver, gallbladder, right kidney, small intestine, pancreas