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You arrive to find a 48 year old male B
complaining that his chest feels (Your first step is to administer supplemental
heavy. The patient is awake and oxygen. When treating chest pain, it is important to
talking to you. During your get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to
assessment, you note that his skin is help alleviate damage to the heart muscle.)
pale, cool, and clammy. Your first
step is to:
A. apply your AED
B. administer supplemental oxygen
C. obtain a past medical history
D. assist the patient in taking his
neighbor's nitroglycerin
,Which of the following is the correct D
flow of blood through the heart and
lungs?
A. inferior/superior vena cavae,
lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, left
venntricle, aorta
B. inferior/superior vena cavae, left
atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right
atrium, left ventricle, aorta
C. inferior/superior vena cavae, lings,
aorta, left atrium, left ventricle, right
atrium, left ventricle
D. inferior/superior vena cavae, right
atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left
ventricle, aorta
The mitral or bicuspid valve, A
A. prevents blood from back flowing (The mitral or bicuspid valve is located between
into the left atrium the left atrium and the left atrium and the left
B. prevents blood from back flowing ventricle. It prevents the blood from back flowing
into the right atrium into the left atrium.)
C. prevents the blood from back
flowing into the lungs
D. is located between the left atrium
and the right ventricle
Which of the following is NOT true of C
the treatment of an impaled object? (The treatment of a patient with an impaled object
A. remove if blocking the airway includes: securing the object in place, exposing the
B. stabilize in place wound area, controlling bleeding, and using a
C. remove to accommodate bulky dressing to help stabilize the object. The only
transport of the patient time it is permissible to remove an impaled object
D. control the bleeding is if it is impeding the breathing of a patient.)
,The electrical impulse generated in C
the right atrium is called the:
A. atrioventricular node
B. purkinje fibers
C. sinoatriual node
D. bundle of his
You are treating a patient that has A
been involved in a motor vehicle (A puncture is created by an object that is typically
accident. You can lift a flap of skin on sharp and pointed. A laceration is defined as a
the patient's head. This type of injury jagged cut. An evisceration is typically referred to
would e referred to as a(n): as organs protruding.)
A. avulsion
B. laceration
C. evisceration
D. puncture
Ligaments connect: C
A. muscle to bone
B. bones to tendon
C. bone to bone
D. muscle to tendons
Which of the following heat D
emergencies is considered a true (Heat strokes are considered a true life threatening
emergency? emergency. A heat stroke typically occurs after a
A. heat cramps patient as experienced heat cramps and heat
B. heat exhaustion exhaustion.)
C. heat infarction
D. heat stroke
, You are treating a patient who has A
overdosed on a narcotic. The
greatest risk for this patient is:
A. respiratory depression
B. seizures
C. hypertension
D. hyperactivity
Which of the following is NOT an B
imminent sign that birthing is going
to occur?
A. crowning has occurred
B. contractions are 5 minutes apart
C. the patient feels the infant's head
moving down her birth canal
D. the patient's abdomen is very hard
Which of the following patient C
characteristics does NOT represent a
potential for violence?
A. quick irregular movements
B. threatening posture
C. large, muscular individual
D. loud, thunderous voice
There are hollow and solid organs in B
the abdomen. The gallbladder is
considered a hollow organ. A
ruptured hollow organ such as the
gallbladder is most commonly
associated with:
A. severe bleeding
B. inflammation and infection
C. gall stones
D. appendicitis