and Nuclear (CBRN) injury Response Part 2 with all
Correct & 100% Verified Answers
The hallmark clinical presentation of ______________ that leads to diagnosis is tissue hypoxia
without cyanosis with the finding of metabolic acidosis. ✔Correct Answer-cyanide
When a victim has been exposed to cyanide in a gas form, clothing should be remove before
evacuation from location ✔Correct Answer-False
What should be done before decontaminating a patient who has been exposed to cyanide with
irrigation solutions? ✔Correct Answer-treatment with antidote
For a patient that has been exposed to cyanide, the mainstay of treatment is antidote therapy
with _________________ ✔Correct Answer-hydroxocobalamin
If the preferred cyanide antidote is not available, the ___________ can be used. ✔Correct
Answer-cyanide antidote kit
Nerve agents consist of mainly two classes which are ______________ and ____________
✔Correct Answer-V agents and G agents
Rapid antidote treatment is extremely important since some nerve agents can irreversibly bind
to ______________________ ✔Correct Answer-acetylcholinesterase
The speed of symptom onset depends on the route of exposure and dose of the agent.
_______________________ tends to result in faster onset of symptoms and can quickly cause
death due to rapid systemic distribution ✔Correct Answer-Inhalation exposure
After removing the casualty from a nerve agent's vapor exposure area, what should be the next
step? ✔Correct Answer-Quickly removing any article of clothing or piece of equipment with
possible agent contamination
Diagnosis of nerve agent exposure is based on rapid identification of the clinical
_________________________ ✔Correct Answer-symptoms and identification of the agent
through detection methods
Nerve agent antidotes include which of the following? ✔Correct Answer-benzodiazepines
Which antidote will help dry secretions (bronchorrhea) and counter the effects of the
bronchoconstriction caused by the nerve agent? ✔Correct Answer-Atropine