West Coast EMT Block 3 Exam| Questions with Verified Answers (2023/2024 Newly Updated)
QUESTION
Care for a victim of an immunologic emergency who is
... [Show More] severely hypotensive should include which of the following?
Select one:
A. Position the patient's airway and initiate positive-pressure ventilations.
B. Initiate basic life support measures, including the use of an automated external defibrillator, if necessary.
C. Routine spinal immobilization due to the potential for traumatic injury
D. Apply high-flow oxygen therapy, place the patient in a shock position, and help maintain the patient's body temperature.
Answer:
D. Apply high-flow oxygen therapy, place the patient in a shock position, and help maintain the patient's body temperature.
QUESTION
Epinephrine stimulates the ________ response, increasing blood pressure and relieving bronchospasm.
Select one:
A. parasympathetic
B. cardiac
C. sympathetic
D. respiratory
Answer:
C. sympathetic
QUESTION
Patients may experience allergic reactions to which of the following substances?
Select one:
a. Food and medications
b. Insect or animal bites and stings
c. Plant material
d. All of these answers are correct.
Answer:
d. All of these answers are correct.
QUESTION
The adult epinephrine auto-injector delivers ______ mg of epinephrine, and the infant-child auto-injector delivers ______ mg.
Select one:
A. 0.1; 0.01
B. 0.03; 0.3
C. 0.3; 0.15
D. 0.01; 0.1
Answer:
C. 0.3; 0.15
QUESTION
The effects of epinephrine are typically observed within _________ following administration.
Select one:
A. 1 minute
B. 30 seconds
C. 1 hour
D. 30 minutes
Answer:
A. 1 minute
QUESTION
The goal of invaders such as bacteria and viruses is to __________.
Select one:
A. use a human body as a home
B. kill their human host
C. cause an immune response
D. spread disease and destruction
Answer:
A. use a human body as a home
QUESTION
The stinger from a honeybee should be:
Select one:
A. Left in place and covered.
B. scraped away from the skin.
C. irrigated with copious amounts of water.
D. squeezed with tweezers and removed.
Answer:
B. scraped away from the skin.
QUESTION
Urticaria is the medical term for:
Select one:
A. swelling.
B. a wheal.
C. hives.
D. burning.
Answer:
C. hives.
QUESTION
When a foreign substance invades the body, the body will __________.
Select one:
A. protect itself
B. go on alert
C. attempt to inactivate the foreign substance
D. All of these answers are correct.
Answer:
D. All of these answers are correct.
QUESTION
When an allergic reaction proceeds to life-threatening anaphylaxis, it will usually do so __________.
Select one:
A. quickly, within 30 minutes.
B. slowly, over several hours.
C. slowly, over more than 30 minutes.
D. quickly, within 30 seconds.
Answer:
A. quickly, within 30 minutes.
QUESTION
Which of the following medications blocks the release of histamines?
Select one:
A. Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
B. Albuterol (Ventolin)
C. Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
D. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Answer:
D. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
QUESTION
Which of the following signs/symptoms are indicative of respiratory involvement of an allergic reaction?
Select one:
A. Flushed, itching, or burning skin
B. A sense of impending doom
C. Tightness in the chest or throat
D. All of these answers are correct.
Answer:
C. Tightness in the chest or throat
QUESTION
Which of the following sounds indicates swelling of the upper airway?
Select one:
A. Rales
B. Wheezing
C. Stridor
D. Rhonchi
Answer:
C. Stridor
QUESTION
Which of the following would MOST likely provide clues regarding the source of a patient's allergic reaction?
Select one:
A. The time of year in which the exposure occurred
B. The patient's family history
C. The environment in which the patient is found
D. The patient's general physical appearance
Answer:
C. The environment in which the patient is found
QUESTION
A 49-year-old male presents with confusion, sweating, and visual hallucinations. The patient's wife tells you that he is a heavy drinker and she thinks he had a seizure shortly before your arrival. This patient is MOST likely experiencing:
Select one:
A. acute schizophrenia.
B. delirium tremens.
C. alcohol intoxication.
D. acute hypovolemia.
Answer:
B. delirium tremens. [Show Less]