A patient who is experiencing an abnormally low body core temperature is experiencing:
A: hyperthermic
B: cyanotic
C: hypothermic
D: hyperglycemic
Answer: A
Emergency Medical Responder
- Patient is an 18 year old female who complains of severe abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. You should:
- Patient is a pregnant women who is 36 weeks along, blood pressure 74/60, skin signs are pale and cool. You should:
- Patient is a pregnant women who is 24 weeks along, she is complaining of nausea and a headache. Pulse is 140 strong and regular, blood pressure is 174/96. Her condition is most likely caused by :
- When caring for the baby you must do all of the following immediately except:
- When preparing to cut the umbilical cord, place the first clamp:
- During normal delivery you should do all of the following except:
- When evaluating the mother before delivery all of the following information is important to have except:
- A vaginal discharge occurs:
- The rupturing of membranes is an important milestone in the birthing process. It is the:
- Patient shot in right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Which organ may have been injured
- What is the best care for an open abdominal injury:
- Patient appears to have an injured rib or 2. There is no flail segment and the patient is alert and oriented. What is the most likely complication from a simple rib injury
- Patient has an open chest wound that you have covered with an occlusive dressing. The patient becomes short of breath.
- The purpose of placing an occlusive dressing over a chest wound is to:
- Patient shot in right lower chest. Which one of the following signs would indicate the patient is developing a tension pneumothorax.
- A 29 year old man has been stabbed once in the posterior chest. How would you describe this injury in your documentation:
- In the case of an open chest wound, place an occlusive dressing over the wound and then:
- Patient struck in the lateral chest by a blunt object. You palpate a flail segment on the right lateral chest area. This injury will affect:
- Patient with open skull injury. When attempting to control bleeding
- The purpose of a properly sized cervical collar
- Combative behavior, abnormal breathing pattern, and repetitive questions are all signs of:
- Unresponsive patient following motorcycle crash. He is not breathing and you try to open airway using jaw thrust. Unsuccessful so What next
- Unresponsive person found facedown on a hotel lobby floor. How would you choose to move the person into the recovery position
- Patient with a suspected open skull injury. When attempting to control bleeding you should:
- The purpose of a properly sized cervical collar is to: