Exam 57: Emergency Preparedness

Your brother has been working in the backyard, trimming bushes and pulling weeds. He was not wearing gloves, and suddenly he comes into the house looking scared and holding his lower arm. He has been bitten by a snake that he thinks was a rattlesnake. You call EMS immediately. Until help arrives, what will you do for your brother?

A massive, widespread infection that affects the ability of the blood vessels to circulate blood results in ________ shock.

Blowing the nose too hard, local irritation or dryness, or frequent sneezing can result in a nosebleed, called ________.

You are having lunch with friends at a local restaurant. Suddenly, you notice someone at the table next to yours putting his hands up to his throat. He has a fearful look on his face. Which of the following is the appropriate first action to take?

The condition in which the body's fluid intake is not sufficient to meet its fluid needs because of vomiting, excessive heat and sweating, diarrhea, or lack of food or fluid intake is called ________.

A tetanus toxoid is administered for an infectious bite if the patient has not received one in the last ____.

Which type of fracture is pictured here?

Which of the following is an acute infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus?

One of your duties in the medical office may be to check and ________ crash cart items periodically.

Which of the following is a jarring injury to the brain?

Which of the following would you include in the care of a patient who has sustained a concussion?

In a comminuted fracture, ____.

A common medical disorder that is characterized by spasmodic narrowing of the bronchi, causing wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath, is ________.

A strain is ____.

When communicating with non-English-speaking patients during an emergency, you can use ________ throughout the process to help them understand you.

Which of the following is part of the care of a severed ear?

Symptoms of ________, or high blood sugar, include dry mouth, intense thirst, muscle weakness, and blurred vision.

Which of the following steps would you include if a patient has ingested poison but is alert and not having convulsions?

-Which type of wound, pictured here, occurs when someone slides across gravel during a softball game?

Which of the following are symptoms of inhaled poisons?