Ch 12 Questions Flashcards
The_________ is your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
Index of suspicion
The most important aspect of the scene size-up is:
Ensuring scene safety
If your patience is alone and unresponsive, in order to obtain some form of medical history you should:
Search the scene for medication containers or medical devices
“why did you call for EMS today” helps determine the:
Chief complaint
You should assess pulse, motor, and sensation in all of the extremities and check for pupillary reactions if you suspect a(n)__________ problem.
Neurologic
When palpating the chest and abdomen, you are attempting to identify areas of:
Tenderness
Patients with alternated mental status should be considered___________ when determining transport options.
High priority
A patient suffering from a heart attack should be transportated to:
A university hospital with a catheterization lab, 15 minutes away
Which statement regarding HIV is FALSE?
It is not considered a hazard when deposited on mucous membranes.
If you have been exposed to an HIV-positive patient’s blood, you should:
Seek medical advice as soon as possible
Patients who are being treated with penicillin for a syphilis infection are considered:
Noncommunicable within 28 to 48 hours
The incubation period for hepatitis Beach is typically
4 to 12 weeks.
Vaccinations are NOT available for which form of hepatitis?
Hepatitis C
Which of the following statements about tuberculosis is FALSE?
It is found in open, uncrowded living space
_________ is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics.
MRSA
