West Coast EMT Block 3 Quiz Already
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Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
a. slurred speech
b. tachycardia
c. hypothermia
d. hypotension ✔✔b. tachycardia
Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poisoning is to:
a. obtain and maintain a patent airway
b. avoid contamination yourself
c. decontaminate the patient's skin
d. move the patient to a safe area ✔✔b. avoid contaminating yourself
A 25-year-old man overdosed on heroin and is unresponsive. His breathing is slow and shallow
and he is bradycardic. He has track marks on both arms. The EMT should:
, a. position the patient on his side and transport
b. administer naloxene via the intramuscular route
c. insert a nasal airway and ventilate with a BVM
d. administer naloxene via the intranasal route ✔✔c. insert a nasal airway and ventilate with a
BVM
Your paramedic partner administers atropine to a 49-year-old male with bradycardia. Which of
the following side effects would you expect the patient to experience?
a. excessive lacrimation
b. dry mucous membranes
c. a fall in blood pressure
d. pupillary constriction ✔✔b. dry mucous membranes
Because hearing-impaired patients typically have more difficulty hearing high-frequency sounds,
it is important for you to:
a. speak in a monotone voice
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Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
a. slurred speech
b. tachycardia
c. hypothermia
d. hypotension ✔✔b. tachycardia
Your priority in caring for a patient with a surface contact poisoning is to:
a. obtain and maintain a patent airway
b. avoid contamination yourself
c. decontaminate the patient's skin
d. move the patient to a safe area ✔✔b. avoid contaminating yourself
A 25-year-old man overdosed on heroin and is unresponsive. His breathing is slow and shallow
and he is bradycardic. He has track marks on both arms. The EMT should:
, a. position the patient on his side and transport
b. administer naloxene via the intramuscular route
c. insert a nasal airway and ventilate with a BVM
d. administer naloxene via the intranasal route ✔✔c. insert a nasal airway and ventilate with a
BVM
Your paramedic partner administers atropine to a 49-year-old male with bradycardia. Which of
the following side effects would you expect the patient to experience?
a. excessive lacrimation
b. dry mucous membranes
c. a fall in blood pressure
d. pupillary constriction ✔✔b. dry mucous membranes
Because hearing-impaired patients typically have more difficulty hearing high-frequency sounds,
it is important for you to:
a. speak in a monotone voice
