Medical

Question 1

A patient with a LAMS score of three or more requires ALS transport to a comprehensive stroke center?

Answer 1

False

Lambs of four or five are ALS indicators

Question 2

A FAST assessment requires the EMT to assess: face, arm, speech, and…?

Answer 2

Time

Question 3

A Patient with chest pain and stable, vital signs that is less than __ years old does not require ALS intervention based on the symptoms.

Answer 3

40

Question 4

A person who meets the right criteria for IM Eppinette friend administration has: analytic reaction, or anaphylaxis a known, or suspected trigger, and one or more of the following, except:

Answer 4

Profuse sweating

ALS indicators:
Food allergy, drug allergies, or insect sting
Hypotension
Progressive or diffuse hives

Question 5

All the following are ALS indicators for stroke patients, regardless of the duration of the symptoms or LAMS, except:

Answer 5

Equal bilateral blood pressures

Question 6

All of the following are symptoms of stroke, except:

Answer 6

Spinal pain

Question 7

All suspected stroke patients must have:

Answer 7

A FAST exam
Blood glucose
Paramedic eval

Question 8

Any patient receives Epinephrine should be transported to a hospital.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Mtech can administer Eppinette friend through the following methods:

Answer 9

IM

Question 10

If a patient is hypothermic, their HR should be checked for:

Answer 10

One minute

Question 11

If less than __ hours since symptoms onset, and the patient is transported by ambulance or aid car, SFD EMTs will contact the receiving emergency department.

Answer 11

Six hours

Question 12

And if there is no change in the patient’s condition at__, consider a second dose of epi

Answer 12

Five minutes

Question 13

If the patience time of last known well is less than 24 hours, the patient is previously independent, and the LAMS score is FOUR or more. The patient is likely having:

Answer 13

A severe stroke

Question 14

IM injection of Epinephrine usually starts to produce results in about__in a healthy patient

Answer 14

1 to 4 minutes

Question 15

Side effects of Epinephrine include all the following, except:

Answer 15

Hypotension

Question 16

The compression rate for adult patient in cardiac arrest is:

Answer 16

100 BPM

Question 17

The correct dose and concentration of epinephrine for an adult patient experiencing anaphylaxis is:

Answer 17

0.3mg/1:1000 epinephrine

Question 18

The correct dose of Epinephrine, for a child is:

Answer 18

.015mg/1:1000 epinephrine

Question 19

The six rights of drug administration are:

Answer 19

Right patient
Right drug
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right documentation

Question 20

The life pack can be used on patients as young as__years old

Answer 20

8

Question 21

The __triage standard will be used to evaluate patience

Answer 21

Sick/not sick

Question 22

Upon verification of a cardiac arrest that occurred before SFD arrival begin__minutes of chest compressions

Answer 22

2

Question 23

Vital signs should be checked__epinephrine injection

Answer 23

Before and after

Question 24

What are the absolute contraindications for Epinephrine in emergency settings?

Answer 24

There are no contraindications

Question 25

What is not an AL S indicator?

Answer 25

Full thickness burns to fingers

Question 26

When the medics arrive at a cardiac arrest you should?

Answer 26

Continue CPR until medics are ready to charge. Analyze shock with their lifepak.

Question 27

Which of the following is an ALS indicator?

Answer 27

Hypoglycemia with decreased LOC

Question 28

Which of the following symptoms would lead you to believe you have the right person when deciding whether to give epinephrine?

Answer 28

Respiratory distress
hypotension
facial swelling
diffuse and progressive hives

Question 29

Which of the following are symptoms of stroke?

Answer 29

Confusion, trouble, speaking, or understanding

Severe headache without knowing cause

Trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or coordination

Trouble seeing in one or both eyes

Numbness or weakness in the face, arms, or legs, especially on one side of the body

Question 30

Which of the following is not an ALS indicator?

Answer 30

Respirations greater than 24 BPM

ALS indicator: greater than 30 BPM

Question 31

When using the check and inject kit, you should insert the bevel up at__degree

Answer 31

90

Question 32

You must reassess and document the patient’s condition after Epinephrine injection every:

Answer 32

3 to 5 minutes