EMR Certification - Pt. 3

When caring for a patient who is possibly experiencing a heart attack, you should:

• place the patient in a supine position.

• avoid giving aspirin until EMTs arrive.

• apply the AED pads to the patient's chest.

• refrain from allowing the patient to walk.

When treating a patient who complains of dyspnea, the EMR's primary focus should be on:

• determining what is causing the dyspnea.

• treating the patient's signs and symptoms

• rapid transport to the appropriate hospital.

• providing mouth-to-mask rescue breathing.

In general, a hypothermic patient should not be considered dead until:

• his or her body temperature is raised above 85°F (29°C).

• muscle stiffness occurs and a pulse is absent.

• he or she is rewarmed at an appropriate hospital.

• cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been performed for at least 10 minutes.

Which of the following may occur with heatstroke, but NOT with heat exhaustion?

• a normal body temperature

• a pulse that is slow and bounding

• severe irritability or hyperactivity

• a body temperature as high as 106ºF (41ºC)

Which of the following people would be LEAST likely to experience a heat-related illness?

• a 55-year-old woman who has diabetes

• a 78-year-old man who has heart disease

• a 6-month-old infant who was born prematurely

• a 30-year-old man who is slightly overweight

Heatstroke is MOST accurately defined as a condition in which:

• the patient's body temperature is at least 105°F (40.5°C).

• the body's sweating mechanism is overwhelmed.

• a drop in blood pressure leads to irreversible shock.

• the body produces more sweat than it can evaporate.

Shortly after applying a dressing to and bandaging a large laceration on a young man's forearm, the patient begins to complain that his fingers are numb. You check his radial pulse and note that it is absent. You should:

• remove the bandage and dressing and recheck his radial pulse.

• remove the bandage and reapply it without disturbing the dressing.

• lower the patient's arm to reestablish blood flow back to his hand.

• arrange for prompt transport so that circulation can be reestablished.

A patient who faints but quickly regains consciousness once in a horizontal position has MOST likely experienced:

• spinal shock.

• cardiogenic shock.

• psychogenic shock.

• anaphylactic shock.

Compared to the brachial artery pressure point, the femoral artery pressure point:

• is located in the lower part of the leg.

• is more difficult to locate and squeeze.

• is easier to locate and apply pressure.

• requires a lesser amount of compression.

Suicide in the elderly population:

• occurs most frequently in men and results in more deaths per attempt because they choose more lethal means than do younger patients.

• is the leading cause of death in patients older than 65 years and occurs with much greater frequency in women with a chronic disease.

• occurs infrequently because most elderly patients are incapacitated and cannot acquire the means with which to end their own lives.

• is more common in women than in men and usually is the result of intentional overdose of medications used to treat multiple medical conditions.