WestCoast EMT Final Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers 100% Complete Solution
- rights - Correct Answer Patient
Medication Dose Route Time Documentation
abrasion - Correct Answer Loss or damage of the superficial layer of skin as a result of a body part rubbing or scraping across a rough or hard surface.
abruptio placentae - Correct Answer premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) - Correct Answer A heart attack; death of heart muscle following obstruction of blood flow to it. Acute in this context meCorrect Answer "new" or "happening right now."
acute pulmonary edema - Correct Answer occurs when an excessive amount of fluid collects in the spaces between the alveoli and capillaries, disturbs normal gas exchange
Acute pulmonary embolism - Correct Answer blockage that occurs when a blood clot or other particle lodges in a pulmonary artery
anaphlactic shock - Correct Answer a sudden violent allergic reaction
Angina - Correct Answer a condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium
arteriosclerosis - Correct Answer a disease that causes the arteries to thicken, harden, and calcify
aspirin (bayer) - Correct Answer *EMT-administered!
Action: anti-inflammatory/anti-fever agent, prevents platelets from clumping
Indication: mild pain, headache, muscle aches, chest pain of cardiac origin
Contra: recent bleeding, hypersensitivity
Route: PO (by mouth) 1 / 3
Dose: 160 to 325 mg chewable tablets for chest pain
assessing pulse in adult: - Correct Answer carotid artery (neck)
femoral artery (groin) radial artery (wrist on thumb side) brachial artery (inner bicep) posterior tibial artery (inner ankle) dorsalis pedis artery (top of foot)
assessing pulse in children: - Correct Answer in children older than 1, palpate the carotid pulse
assessing pulse in infants: - Correct Answer brachial pulse as first choice or femoral pulse as second choice
Atherosclerosis - Correct Answer A disorder in which cholesterol and calcium build up inside the walls of the blood vessels, forming plaque, which eventually leads to partial or complete blockage of blood flow.
avulsion - Correct Answer An injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or is hanging as a flap.
Baroreceptors - Correct Answer cell that detect changes in blood pressure
Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade. - Correct Answer - distended or engorged jugular veins seen on both sides of trachea
- narrowing pulse pressure (difference between systolic and diastolic)
- muffled heart sounds
associated sign is decreased mental status
Biot's respirations - Correct Answer varying depth and rate of breathing, followed by periods of apnea; irregular
Blood loss during delivery of a baby: - Correct Answer bleeding that exceeds
approximately 500mL is considered excessive.
Bradycardia - Correct Answer A slow heart rate.
-less than 60 beats/min for adults and children (older than 10) -less than 60 beats/min for preschoolers and school-aged children (2 years to 10 years) -less than 100 for infants and toddlers (3 months to 2 years) -less than 85 for infants (up to 3 months)
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cardiac tamponade - Correct Answer occurs when the protective membrane around the heart (pericardium), the pericardial sac, fills with blood or fluid, perhaps from a ruptured, torn, or lacerated coronary artery or vein.
Cardiogenic Hypoperfusion - Correct Answer otherwise called cardiogenic shock
cardiogenic shock - Correct Answer Shock caused by inadequate function of the heart, or pump failure.
central nervous system (CNS) - Correct Answer consists of the brain and spinal cord
Chain of survival: - Correct Answer 1. Recognition and activation of emergency
response system
- immediate high quality CPR
- rapid defibrillation
- basic and advanced EMS
- ALS and post-arrest care
chemoreceptors - Correct Answer chemical sensors in the brain and blood vessels that identify changing levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Cheyne-Stokes respiration - Correct Answer pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea
child cpr guidelines - Correct Answer 1 hand on chest, (rescue breathing is 1 every 3 seconds), compress 1 inch-1 1/2 inches, 5 cycles in 2 minutes.
Cincinnati Pre Hospital Stroke Scale: - Correct Answer -facial droop
-arm drift -difficulty speaking
Cincinnati Pre Hospital Stroke Scale: arm drift - Correct Answer ask patient to close eyes and hold both arms out with palms up -normal = arms move the same, or neither move -abnormal = one arms drifts down compared with other
Cincinnati Pre Hospital Stroke Scale: facial droop - Correct Answer ask patient to show teeth or smile -normal = both sides equal -abnormal = one side does not move as well
Cincinnati Pre Hospital Stroke Scale: speech - Correct Answer ask patient to say "the sky is blue in cincinnati" -normal = no slurring -abnormal = patient slurs, inappropriate words, unable to speak
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