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1
Q

Seizures and stroke are examples of what type of medical emergency?

A

neurologic

2
Q

Your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness is called the:

A

index of suspicion

3
Q

You should form your general impression of the patient during the:

A

primary assessment

4
Q

What mnemonic is used to evaluate a patient’s pain?

A

OPQRSTU

5
Q

Salmonella is an example of what type of organism?

A

bacteria

6
Q

Jaundice is a symptom of what disease?

A

hepatitis

7
Q

Which of the following is not usually considered a medical emergency?

a. respiratory emergencies
b. cardiovascular emergencies
c. psychiatric emergencies
d. falls

A

d. falls

8
Q

What underlying factor may complicate a patient’s chief complaint?

a. tobacco
b. alcohol
c. caffeine
d. all of the above

A

d. all of the above

9
Q

It may be appropriate to place a mask on the patient if you suspect her or she is suffering from:

A

pertussis

10
Q

The “M” in SAMPLE history stands for:

A

medications

11
Q

____ involves injuries resulting from physical force applied to the body

A

trauma emergency

12
Q

_______ is when an illness or condition is caused by disease

A

medical emergency

13
Q

respiratory, CV, neurologic, and endocrine emergencies are types of

A

medical emergencies

14
Q

____ emergencies occur when the individual has trouble breathing or the amount of oxygen to the tissues is inadequate

A

respiratory

15
Q

____ emergencies are conditions affecting the circulatory system

A

CV (ex, heart attack or CHF)

16
Q

_____ emergencies involve the brain

A

neurologic (ex, stroke or seizure)

17
Q

_____ emergencies are commonly caused by complications of diabetes mellitus

A

endocrine

18
Q

the medical patient assessment focuses on the: _____, _____, ______

A

NOI, symptoms, chief complaint

19
Q

a ______ is one of the most beneficial parts of the medical patient assessment

A

establishing an accurate medical history

20
Q

assess the circulation of a conscious person by checking the ____ pulse

A

radial

21
Q

check the ____ pulse for an unconscious person

A

carotid

22
Q

_____ is necessary for:
patients who are unconscious or have an altered mental status
patients with airway or breathing problems
patients with obvious circulation problems

A

rapid transport

23
Q

for the secondary assessment all conscious patients should undergo a _______ based on their _______

A

all conscious patients should undergo a limited or focused assessment based on their chief complaint

24
Q

for the secondary assessment in unconscious patients a _____ is necessary to obtain clues to assess the problem

A

full body scan

25
Q

choose the _______ for transport

A

closest appropriate medical care

26
Q

with herpes simplex ___ of carriers are asymptomatic

A

80%

27
Q

herpes simplex mode of infection is

A

closer personal contact

28
Q

there is no _____ for HIV

A

vaccine

29
Q

HIV is not easily transmitted in the EMS work setting, it is far less contagious than

A

HEP B

30
Q

the EMT’s risk of infection with HIV is limited to exposure to an infected patients ___/_____

A

blood/body fluids

31
Q

with _____ there is a small risk of transmission through needle stick and blood to blood contact

A

syphilis

32
Q

_____ is the inflammation of the liver

A

hepatitis

33
Q

common signs of hepatitis are: _____, vomiting, fever. fatigue, sore throat

A

jaundice

34
Q

____ is the inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord

A

meningitis

35
Q

signs of meningitis include: _____, fever, headache, altered mental status

A

stiff neck

36
Q

_____ meningitis is highly contagious

A

meningococcal

37
Q

___ is a chronic mycobacterial disease that strikes the ____

A

TB is a chronic mycobacterial disease that strikes the LUNGS

38
Q

___ TB is contagious because it is spread by airborne transmission

A

respiratory TB

39
Q

____ of the world population is infected with TB

A

1/3

40
Q

with suspected TB use a ____

A

n95 mask

41
Q

whooping cough is AKA

A

pertussis

42
Q

pertussis is an ____ disease caused by bacteria

A

airborne

43
Q

whooping cough mostly affects

A

children (under 6 yrs)

44
Q

prevent exposure to whooping cough by

A

placing a mask on yourself and on the patient

45
Q

____ is antibiotic resistant

A

MRSA

46
Q

MRSA is transmitted in the ______ by _______

A

in the HC setting by unwashed hands of HCP

47
Q

hantavirus, w nile virus, SARS, and H1N1 are all

A

emerging diseases

48
Q

_____ is rare but deadly (transmitted by rodents)

A

hantavirus

49
Q

______ has a mosquito vector

A

west nile

50
Q

____ is transmitted by close person to person contact or secretions

A

SARS

51
Q

____ is contagious in humans

A

H1N1

52
Q

investigate the NOI by asking ? regarding the

A

chief complaint

53
Q

common gynecologic emergencies include these 3 things

A

vaginal bleeding, STDs, PID

54
Q

S in OPQRSTU stands for

A

Severity (scale of 1-10 how would you rate your pain)