EMT Neurological Emergencies

Which possible seizure symptom is more concerning?

• Seizing multiple times

• A high temperature

• Using the bathroom during a seizure

• not taking medication appropriately

A patient who awakes from a syncopal episode is likely to be- -

• In denial

• Disoriented

• Angry

• Frustrated

Patients who have garbled speech and facial drooling may also have trouble -

• long term memory, auditory, perception, face and object recognition

• planning, thinking, behaviour and personality

• controlling their airway

• recognizing family members

What follows a generalized seizure?

• the patient may bite her lip

• A decreased level of consciousness

• the patient may refuse transport

• the patient can be confused and frightened

Aphasia means

• Weak on one side

• Cannot feel one side

• Cannot speak

• Cannot swallow

When the muscles tense during a seizure this is the _______ phase.

• Postictal

• Dystonic

• Tonic

• Clonic

Which phase is characterized by rhythmic jerking motions of the extremities?

• Pre-aural

• Postictal

• Tonic

• Clonic

A series of 2 or more seizures without a period of consciousness -

• Hypertonic

• Focal motor

• Status epilepticus

• petit mal

Where is the cerebellum located?

• In between the frontal and temporal lobes

• In the mid brain above the hippocampus and amygdala.

• At the base of the brain stem attached to the cerebrum and Wernicke's area.

• At the base of the brain stem and attached to the cerebrum.

A patient described by dispatch to be biting his tongue could be expected to be -

• in labor

• having a stroke

• having a seizure

• in a diabetic coma