EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM
who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?(Ans - friends and family
in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or refusing if the minor is
(Ans - emancipated : lives by themselves and self- supported
when do we palate a patient's pelvis (Ans - MOI suggests it
what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium (Ans - forena magnum
what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant (Ans - the liver
if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus on (Ans - chief complaint
who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care (Ans - the state office of ems
why do incidents of diabetes increase with age (Ans - decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin 1 / 3
how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach (Ans - supine/prone
what happens in neurogenic shock (Ans - widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate
why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the head (Ans - the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
what does hemoglobin attach to (Ans - red blood cells which carry oxygen
how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place (Ans - 10 sec
you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they experiencing (Ans - aortic aneurysm
what are the two functions of the liver (Ans - secretion of bile and filters waste
What is the atlas?(Ans - 1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull 2 / 3
what is distnia (Ans - difficulty breathing
head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would cause metabolic seizure (Ans - poisoning
if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess (Ans - ABC
if you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient is at what angle (Ans - 35 degree angle
how do we suction with orpharanix of a patient (Ans - on the way out
at our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when complaining of chest pain (Ans - we can't diagnose them in the field
the team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation for the suck and injured (Ans - the ems system
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