NREMT Review 1 Baca

Fractures of the pelvis in older patients often occur as the result of a combination of:

• osteoporosis and low-energy trauma

• increased bone density and car crashes.

• arthritic joints and high-energy trauma.

• acetabular separation and severe falls.

Answer explanation

Osteoporosis is the loss of bone density, when it talks about low energy trauma it is talking about falls. A high powered rifle would be high energy.

Cerebral palsy is a condition that results from damage or injury to the:

• brain

• spinal cord

• voluntary muscles

• peripheral nervous system

Answer explanation

"Cerebral" its in the name

When a light is shone into the pupil

• the opposite pupil should dilate

• it should become smaller in size

• it should become larger in size

• both pupils should dilate together

Answer explanation

When the pupils have too much light they constrict in order to protect the lens. When the pupils dilate they are trying to take in as much light as possible, this happens during the sympathetic because when you have to fight you want to have as much visual information as possible.

The MOST commonly abused drug in the USA

• Cocaine

• Alcohol

• Codeine

• Marijuana

Answer explanation

Don't drink alcohol its for degenerates

A viral infection that may cause obstruction of the upper airway in a child is called:

• croup

• epiglottitis

• asthma

• bronchitis

Answer explanation

With croup the upper airway passages become infected, swollen and constricted. The tale tale sign of this is barking cough the reason that epiglottitis would not cause this is because the epiglottitis is not large enough to really cause that large of an obstruction as to croup can infect a large portion of the upper airway all at once.

The MOST significant complication associated with facial injuries is

• damage to the eyes

• airway compromise

• cervical spine injury

• mandibular immobility

The compliance monitoring component of an infection control plan should:

• Ensure that employees understand what they should do and why it is important

• identify who to notify after an exposure and where treatment should be provided.

• consist of a list of tasks that pose a risk for contact with blood or other body fluids.

• address issues such as medical waste collection, storage, and ambulance

  disinfection.

Because the stinger of a honeybee remains in the wound following a sting

• the stinger can easily be removed with tweezers.

• the body's immune system deactivates the venom.

• the toxicity of the venom decreases within 10 minutes.

• it can continue to inject venom for up to 20 minutes.

Answer explanation

This is one of the reason you have to control the insult in order to control the injury. Epinephrine does not last very long if the insult (bee sting) is still there then you they will keep going into anaphylactic shock right away.

patient with profuse sweating is referred to as being:

• flushed

• plethoric.

• diaphoretic

• edematous.

When documenting a case of suspected elder abuse, it is MOST important for the EMT

• theorize as to why the patient was abused.

• document his or her perceptions of the event.

• list the names of all of the suspected abusers

• avoid documenting any unsupported opinions.