Ch 25: Pre Test Flashcards
Which of these questions is the most relevant when determining how long an ingested poison has been in the system?
When did the exposure occur?
You have just arrived at the scene of a patient who has reportedly ingested an unknown chemical at an industrial site. You find the patient to be unconscious and not breathing. Recognizing the importance of the absence of breathing, you should immediately:
ventilate the patient using a bag-valve mask while ensuring the airway is clear and patent.
You respond to a shopping mall, where you find a 13-year-old male unconscious on the floor. His friends tell you that he was “huffing.” He is breathing about six times a minute, with a pulse of 50. What should be your first course of action?
Perform a primary assessment, and provide basic life support measures, if required.
Your unit has been called to the scene of a suspected overdose. When you arrive, the patient seems calm. As you perform your assessment, however, he becomes progressively more agitated. Eventually, he begins taking swings at you and threatens to cut you with a piece of broken glass. What is your best response?
Move a safe distance away from the patient and call law enforcement.
Which of the following actions is the most important choice for a patient suffering from inhaled poisoning?
Administer high-concentration oxygen as soon as it is safely possible to do so.
Poor nutrition and GI bleeding are common complications of:
alcohol abuse.
A substance that will neutralize a poison or its effects is called:
an antidote
Activated charcoal is only indicated for patients who have been exposed to poisons via the:
ingestion route
For a patient with a known ingestion of an acid substance, you should immediately:
contact medical control or a poison control center.
Improperly prepared foods are an example of poison that is:
ingested
Poisons that enter through the eye should be treated by:
flushing with clean water.
You and your crew are treating a young female who was found unconscious in her kitchen near the back door. After a few minutes of caring for her, you feel lightheaded and dizzy. You and your crew all report the onset of headaches and some nausea. What should you do?
Retreat immediately to fresh air, taking the victim with you.
You are treating a patient who has inhaled a poison. Based on your findings in the primary assessment, you have inserted a nasopharyngeal airway and have begun high-concentration oxygen via nonrebreather mask. Next, you should:
gather the patient’s history, take vital signs, and expose the chest for auscultation.
You face a situation in which a victim of chlorine gas poisoning is still conscious but is lying on the ground, and the area surrounding him is contaminated with chlorine gas. Neither you nor your partner has protective equipment suitable to this situation. What is your best course of action?
Summon specially trained personnel wearing appropriate protective gear to rescue the victim while you try to coax the patient out of the contaminated area.
If you think you detect the smell of alcohol on a patient’s breath, then:
you should ensure the smell isn’t actually an acetone smell.
Chronic alcohol abusers often have deranged:
blood sugar levels.
A patient who has “huffed” a volatile chemical is likely to experience:
an initial rush followed by depression of the central nervous system.
Your partner is reviewing the actions of activated charcoal. You tell him that activated charcoal:
adheres to many poisons, reducing absorption by the body.
You are caring for a 29-year-old female patient who is unconscious and who has reportedly overdosed on heroin. You should be alert for:
respiratory arrest or cardiac arrest.
By which route are intravenous drugs abused?
injested
A sign of alcohol withdrawal is:
tachycardia
If a poison is absorbed, it is:
taken into the body through unbroken skin.
What type of poison is swallowed?
ingested
The first thing you should do when treating a patient who has absorbed poison is:
take Standard Precautions.
When determining what effects a patient is experiencing from exposure to a poison during the secondary assessment, bear in mind that difficulty breathing, coughing, and hoarseness are signs of:
inhaled poison.
Methamphetamines have what effect on the body?
Stimulant
What is the legal use of an opioid?
Relief of pain
