West Coast EMT Block 3 Quiz Already Passed
Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
a. slurred speech
b. tachycardia
c. hypothermia
d. hypotension - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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
b. lower the pitch of your voice
c. try basic sign language first
d. increase the pitch of your voice - ANSWER-b. lower the pitch of your voice
Substance abuse is the MOST accurately defined as:
a. unwillingly and unknowingly consuming drugs or alcohol
b. willfully using a therapeutic drug to treat a medical illness
c. knowingly selling illicit drugs in order to buy more drugs
d. knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect - ANSWER-d.
knowingly misusing a substance to produce desired effect
You respond to a college campus for a young male who is acting strangely. After
law enforcement has secured the scene, you enter the patient's dorm room and
find him sitting on the edge of the bed; he appears agitated. As you approach
him, you note that he has dried blood around both nostrils. He is breathing
adequately, his pulse is rapid and irregular, and his blood pressure is 200/110
mm Hg. Treatment for this patient includes:
a. attempting to calm him and giving him oxygen if tolerated
b. requesting a paramedic to administer naloxone (Narcan)
c. assisting his ventilations with a bag-valve mask device
d. asking law enforcement to place handcuffs on the patient - ANSWER-a.
attempting to calm him and giving him oxygen if tolerated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and
hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
a. liver
b. pancreas
c. kidneys
d. brain - ANSWER-a. liver
Signs and symptoms of a sympathomimetic drug overdose include:
a. slurred speech
b. tachycardia
c. hypothermia
d. hypotension - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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
b. lower the pitch of your voice
c. try basic sign language first
d. increase the pitch of your voice - ANSWER-b. lower the pitch of your voice
Substance abuse is the MOST accurately defined as:
a. unwillingly and unknowingly consuming drugs or alcohol
b. willfully using a therapeutic drug to treat a medical illness
c. knowingly selling illicit drugs in order to buy more drugs
d. knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect - ANSWER-d.
knowingly misusing a substance to produce desired effect
You respond to a college campus for a young male who is acting strangely. After
law enforcement has secured the scene, you enter the patient's dorm room and
find him sitting on the edge of the bed; he appears agitated. As you approach
him, you note that he has dried blood around both nostrils. He is breathing
adequately, his pulse is rapid and irregular, and his blood pressure is 200/110
mm Hg. Treatment for this patient includes:
a. attempting to calm him and giving him oxygen if tolerated
b. requesting a paramedic to administer naloxone (Narcan)
c. assisting his ventilations with a bag-valve mask device
d. asking law enforcement to place handcuffs on the patient - ANSWER-a.
attempting to calm him and giving him oxygen if tolerated
Individuals with chronic alcoholism are predisposed to intracranial bleeding and
hypoglycemia secondary to abnormalities in the:
a. liver
b. pancreas
c. kidneys
d. brain - ANSWER-a. liver
