West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam Quesons and Answers 2022/2023 | 100% Veried Answers A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure,
... [Show More] which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The paent is conscious, is answering your quesons appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures since he was 20 D. He is currently not prescribed any medicaons - D. He is currently not prescribed any medicaons A paent who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolyc (brinolyc) therapy if he or she: Select one: A. has had a prior heart aack. B. has bleeding within the brain. C. has a GCS score that is less than 8. D. is older than 60 years of age. - B. has bleeding within the brain. A paent whose speech is slurred and dicult to understand is experiencing: Select one: A. paraplegia. B. dysphagia. C. dysarthria. D. aphasia. - C. dysarthria. A paent with an altered mental status is: Select one:
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A. typically alert but is confused as to preceding events. B. not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused. C. usually able to be aroused with a painful smulus. D. completely unresponsive to all forms of smuli. - B. not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused. During the primary assessment of a semiconscious 70-year-old female, you should: Select one: A. insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assist venlaons. B. ask family members if the paent has a history of stroke. C. immediately determine the paent's blood glucose level. D. ensure a patent airway and support venlaon as needed. - D. ensure a patent airway and support venlaon as needed. Interrupon of cerebral blood ow may result from all of the following, EXCEPT: Select one: A. an embolism. B. cerebral vasodilaon. C. a thrombus. D. an acute arterial rupture. - B. cerebral vasodilaon. The le cerebral hemisphere controls: Select one: A. heart rate and pupil reacon. B. the right side of the face. C. breathing and blood pressure. D. the right side of the body. - D. the right side of the body. The MOST signicant risk factor for a hemorrhagic stroke is:
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Select one: A. diabetes mellitus. B. hypertension. C. heavy exeron. D. severe stress. [Show Less]