Exam 31: Assisting in a Medical Emergency

The condition precipitated by stress and anxiety that can manifest in rapid,shallow breathing,lightheadedness,rapid heartbeat,and a panic-stricken appearance is:

All the following are specific techniques recommended for the performance of chest compressions except:

A patient is brought to an upright position rapidly and loses consciousness or a level of consciousness.This is known as:

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)is also known as:

The rate of compression for an adult,child,and infant is _____ compressions per minute.

If a pregnant patient feels dizzy or lightheaded while in a supine position,the patient should be:

The cells of the brain are damaged irreversibly after _____ without oxygen.

Most emergencies in the dental office occur:

A definitive sign or symptom of hyperglycemia is:

CPR:

An emergency telephone number list should:

A(n)_____ is what a patient tells you regarding how he or she feels or what he or she is experiencing; a(n)_____ is what you observe in a patient.

The universal signal for choking is:

Slurred speech,headache,and numbness on one side of body are indications of:

During an emergency,which dental staff member is most likely to call emergency services and remain on the telephone at all times to obtain appropriate medical assistance?

The 2010 CPR sequence of steps C-A-B stands for:

The medication a patient with asthma typically has with them is:

A patient is experiencing a strange smell. This occurs in which phase of a grand mal seizure?

During a grand mal seizure,loss of consciousness and a brief period (10 to 20 seconds)of generalized rigidity of muscles during which the patient may arch his back and emit a strange sound as air is expelled from the lungs is phase:

The dental assistant's responsibility in a medical emergency is to: