EMS 110 CHAPTER 14 QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED

EMS 110 CHAPTER 14 QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED You are attending to a 27-year-old male driver of a car. According to his passenger, the patient had been acting strangely while driving, then slumped forward against the steering wheel, apparently unconscious. The car drove off the road and struck a telephone pole. The patient remains unconscious, and physical assessment reveals only a large hematoma on his right forehead with no other physical signs. Your patient is a diabetic who had been under a lot of stress lately and may have missed meals. This is an example of a: Combination of a medical and trauma emergency An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as: A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________. A fever You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old man who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment reveals that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The closest hospital is 25 miles away. You should: Manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS unit Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition? Substance abuse When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem? Medical history It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem. Neurologic Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and causes skin abscesses? MRSA