Medical control has ordered you to assist a patient with a metered dose inhaler. Before assisting this patient, what must you ensure?
Answer(s): B
Before assisting anyone with a metered dose inhaler you must make sure it is there medication and is not out of date.
A spontaneous pneumothorax is _______________.
Answer(s): C
A spontaneous pneumothorax is commonly seen in COPD patients, but can also be caused by a rupture of certain types of blisters in the lung.
An intervention for someone who is apneic would be?
Answer(s): D
Someone who is apneic is not breathing therefore any or all of the above would be correct interventions to help this patient.
Paradoxical motion of the chest during exhalation is often caused by what type of injury?
A flail chest occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in multiple places, separating a segment, so a part of the chest wall moves independently. This independent movement is known as paradoxical motion.
Cardiac arrest in children is most often caused by:
The most common complication causing pediatric cardiac arrest is inadequate breathing or other respiratory compromise.
The first step in artificial ventilation with a bag-valve-mask unit in patients with no suspected trauma is to:
The correct order of steps would be: 1. Place the patient’s head in a hyperextended, sniffing position. 2. Insert an airway adjunct and select the correct mask size. 3. Position the mask correctly on the face using both hands. 4. Have an assistant squeeze the bag until the patient’s chest rises.
A 70-year-old patient is complaining of shortness of breath. She has a history of emphysema. You should:
While it may be true that providing high levels of oxygen over prolonged time periods may cause the hypoxic drive to fail, it is a rare occurrence in the prehospital field. With the complaint of shortness of breath, it is better to ensure that the patient is fully oxygenated rather than taking a chance that she is hypoxic. The EMT is prepared to ventilate the patient if she goes into respiratory arrest due to the high levels of oxygen.
A danger of using a rigid suction catheter with infants and young children is that stimulating the back of the throat can:
Answer(s): A
When using a rigid catheter to suction infants and small children, take care not to touch the back of the throat, since stimulation here can cause bradycardia due to stimulation of the vagus nerve.
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