EMT Chapter 22, 33, 35 , & 23

Question 0

What happens after the first exposure to an allergen?

Answer 0

Immune system forms antigens to that allergen.

Question 1

What is an allergic reaction?

Answer 1

Body’s exaggerated response to a foreign substance.

Question 2

After the second exposure to an allergen…

Answer 2

Antibodies release histamine and other chemicals that cause harmful affects.

Question 3

How does the body react to histamine release?

Answer 3

Inflammation, bronchoconstriction, vasodilation

Question 4

_____ is heat transmitted through physical contact.

Answer 4

Conduction

Question 5

_____ is heat transferred passively or with active wind.

Answer 5

Convection

Question 6

_______ is heat lost from the head.

Answer 6

Radiation

Question 7

_____ is heat lost from the skin.

Answer 7

Evaporation

Question 8

_____ is heat lost from the mouth/nose during exhalation.

Answer 8

Respiration

Question 9

What occurs in the patient during stage one hypothermia?

Answer 9

Vasoconstriction and mild to strong shivering

Question 10

What occurs in stage two of hypothermia?

Answer 10

Violent shaking & stumbling/confusion

Question 11

What occurs in stage three of hypothermia?

Answer 11

Shivering stop & cellular metabolic processes shut down

Question 12

What does the patient present as with heat cramps?

Answer 12

Normal/elevated body temperature
Warm moist skin
Increased thirst, weakness, and muscle cramps

Question 13

What does the patient present as with heat exhaustion?

Answer 13

Elevated body temp
Cool, moist skin
Weak, anxious, tachypnea

Question 14

What does the patient present as its heat stroke?

Answer 14

High body temp
Hot, dry, skin
Hypotension, AMS, Coma

Question 15

What is the cause of death during drownings?

Answer 15

Anoxic brain injury

Question 16

When approaching a drowning victim what is the first thing you should do?

Answer 16

Give five rescue breaths.

Question 17

What is PAT?

Answer 17

Pediatric triangle assessment

Question 18

What is PAT composed of?

Answer 18

Appearance
Breathing
Circulation

Question 19

When assessing appearance what do you look for?

Answer 19

Tone
Interactiveness 
Consolibility 
Look/gaze
Speech/cry

Question 20

When assessing breathing what do you look for?

Answer 20

Airway signs
Abnormal positioning
Retractions
Nasal flaring
Head bobbing

Question 21

When assessing circulation what do you look for?

Answer 21

Cyanosis
Mottling
Pale

Question 22

Bulging fontanelles exhibit what?

Answer 22

Meningitis

Head trauma

Question 23

What are sunken fontanelles a sign of?

Answer 23

Dehydration

Question 24

What are common causes of shock?

Answer 24

Diarrhea
Infection
Trauma
Blood loss
Allergic Rxn
Poisoning
Cardiac events

Question 25

Apnea is absence of breathing for ___ seconds.

Answer 25

20

Question 26

What is inflammation of the larynx/subglottic airway

Answer 26

Croup

Question 27

Croup is inflammation of _____

Answer 27

Subglottic airway and larynx

Question 28

Croup occurs what in ages?

Answer 28

6 mo to 3 years

Question 29

What symptoms present in a patient with croup?

Answer 29

Barking cough
Fever
stridor/retractions

Question 30

Bronchiolitis is bronchial…

Answer 30

Obstruction/inflammation

Question 31

80% of bronchiolitis patients are less than…

Answer 31

6 months old

Question 32

Recovery for bronchiolitis occurs from __ to __ days

Answer 32

11 to 14 days

Question 33

Pertussis is transmitted through what?

Answer 33

Aerosolized droplets

Question 34

What are the types of toxidromes?

Answer 34

Opioid/narcotic
Stimulants/sympathomimetrics
Cholinergic/anticholinergic
Sedative/hypnotic

Question 35

What are toxidromes?

Answer 35

Group of characteristic effects associated with a particular substance or class of substances

Question 36

Alcohol withdrawal can cause what?

Answer 36

Delirium tremens

Question 37

What are symptoms of CO poisoning?

Answer 37

Headache (band around head)
Short of breath
Dizziness/nausea
Cyanotic

Question 38

How fast is CO eliminated?

Answer 38

8 hours on room air

24 minutes in hyperbaric chamber