Health Professions - Emergency Medical Services. Helping Quiz 6

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When moving a patient with severe generalized hypothermia, which of these instructions is most appropriate to relay to your fellow EMS providers?

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An Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) quickly checks the breathing and pulse of a patient with Alzheimer's disease who has been sleeping outside in the cold for several hours. The EMR informs you that the patient grimaces to painful stimuli but is not breathing and does not have a pulse. What is your best response?

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You are called for an elderly woman who has slipped on the ice. On arrival, you find her supine on an icy sidewalk and responsive to painful stimuli with decorticate posturing (flexion). She has blood coming from a laceration on the back of her head and is breathing agonally at 4 times a minute. What should you do immediately?

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On entering an apartment for a call related to a confused elderly female patient, you note that the air conditioner is running on high and the room is extremely cold. Which other clue obtained during the scene size-up would best indicate that this patient may be suffering from urban hypothermia?

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A young boy complains of pain to his fingers after spending several hours outside riding a sled in cold winter temperatures. After ensuring he has no life-threatening conditions, you turn your attention to his hands and note that the fingers are cold to the touch. You suspect that he is suffering from a superficial freezing cold injury. Which sign or symptom would help confirm this suspicion?

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You have been called for a 78-year-old female patient who slipped while getting out of her bathtub. She is confused and cold to the touch. You learn that the patient slipped 24 hours ago and has been on the bathroom's tile floor ever since. Since it is summer, she also had her air conditioner running on high. The EMT would best categorize this emergency as:

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Which of these statements about immersion hypothermia is false?

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Which of these findings would present earliest in a patient with hypothermia?

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You have been chosen by the medical director to give a 15-minute presentation on cold-related emergencies to a local volunteer fire department. In preparing the talk, which teaching point should you emphasize?

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The EMT should recognize which of these patients is experiencing generalized hypothermia?

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You have been called to a residence for a patient who is sick. On scene, the family tells you that the patient is being treated for "stomach flu" and has had a fever of 102°F for the past two days. She has been taking all of the medications prescribed by her doctor, but this evening became very "sweaty." Assessment shows her to be stable with a pulse of 88, respirations of 18 breaths/min, adequate blood pressure of 128/68 mmHg, and an oral temperature of 100.2°F. Based on these data, the EMT should recognize that:

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You have been called to a football practice field on a very hot day for a heat-related emergency. On scene, you find a young male patient panting and lying under a tree. His skin is flushed, and teammates are continually wiping the sweat off his face, arms, and chest with towels. Which of these statements to his teammates would be most appropriate?

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A patient who is conscious and breathing has been pulled from a stream of cold water. To decrease her loss of heat via the mechanism of conduction, the EMT should immediately:

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Which of these patients is losing body heat by the mechanism of convection?

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You are treating a male patient who is hypothermic. What should you do to decrease heat loss caused by radiation?

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What is the most significant mechanism by which the body can lose heat?

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A person is in a hot environment and his body is successfully compensating to off-load excess heat. Which assessment findings best illustrate this process?

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A young male patient who was angry with friends wandered away from a party and spent the night outside uncovered in 40-50°F temperatures. He is confused, has decreased but adequate breathing, and has a weak radial pulse. His skin is cool and capillary refill delayed. You note that he is not shivering. Based on this presentation, what can you safely conclude?

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You are assessing a conscious but confused hunter who became lost in the woods on a cold day. Your assessment shows him to have an open airway, adequate breathing, and a weak radial pulse. His skin is cold to the touch and he is shivering. The EMT should recognize that the:

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The EMT shows she understands the regulation of temperature in the human body when she states:

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What of these patients is most accurately described as suffering an environmental emergency?

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Along with immunocompromised patients, which other age group(s) may have a vague presentation of an abdominal pathology due specifically to a depressed inflammatory response?

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A 26-year-old patient with hemophilia fell in his garage, cutting his arm on a nail protruding from a door frame. Emergency Medical Responders are on scene holding a blood-soaked towel on his right forearm that is still bleeding. The patient is alert and oriented with a pale complexion. The EMRs report a pulse of 98, respirations of 18 breaths/min, blood pressure of 142/66 mmHg, and SpO2 of 99% on room air. Your initial priority in caring for this patient is:

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A 19-year-old patient with hemophilia and behavioral problems has intentionally cut his right wrist. Assessment indicates an open airway, adequate breathing, and profound bleeding from the self-inflicted laceration. Which instructions would you provide to other EMTs taking care of this patient?

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Hemophilia is a blood disorder in which the:

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A patient with hemophilia fell backward onto his right hip and now complains of pain to that area. The primary assessment reveals no life-threatening conditions. Vital signs are pulse, 112; respirations, 18 mmHg; blood pressure, 102/84 mmHg; and SpO2, 99%. During transport, which of these findings would be of greatest concern?

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The wife and primary care provider of a disabled male patient tells you that he has a suprapubic catheter in place. Upon assessment of the patient, which of these findings would you expect?

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