IRATted you out Flashcards
After ensuring his or her own safety, the EMT’s next priority when caring for a patient with a behavioral emergency is to:
assess the patient’s response to his or her environment
Common causes of acute psychotic behavior include all of the following, except:
Alzheimer’s disease
General guidelines for managing a patient with a behavioral emergency include:
being prepared to spend extra time with the patient
Immediately after physically restraining a violent patient, the EMT should:
reassess the patient’s airway and breathing
In which position should you restrain a physically uncooperative patient?
Supine
Posttraumatic stress disorder can happen after:
Exposure to or injury from a traumatic occurrence.
The single most significant factor that contributes to suicide is:
depression
The term “behavioral crisis” is most accurately defined as:
a situation in which a patient of any age exhibits agitated, violent, or uncooperative behavior
Which of the following conditions or situations would most likely make excited delirium worse?
Alcohol withdrawal
Which of the following is an example of a functional behavioral disorder?
Schizophrenia
A strangulated hernia is one that:
loses its blood supply due to compression by local tissues
Chronic renal failure is a condition that:
is often caused by hypertension or diabetes
Erosion of the protective layer of the stomach or duodenum secondary to overactivity of digestive juices result in:
an ulcer
Esophageal varices MOST commonly occur in patients who:
consume a lot of alcohol
Most patients with abdominal pain prefer to:
lie on their side with their knees drawn into the abdomen
Pain that radiates to the right lower quadrant from the umbilical area, nausea and vomiting, and lack of appetitive are MOST indicative of:
appendicitis
Solid abdominal organs include the:
Spleen, kidneys, and pancreas
The kidneys help to regulate blood pressure by:
removing sodium and water from the body
Which of the following conditions is more common in women than in men?
Cystitis
Classic signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia:
cool, clammy skin; weakness; tachycardia; and rapid respirations
Diabetes is MOST accurately defined as a(n):
disorder of glucose metabolism
Hemoglobin is:
found within the red blood cells and is responsible for carrying oxygen
Patients with thrombophilia are at an increased risk for:
acute arterial rupture
Patients with uncontrolled diabetes experience polyuria because:
excess glucose in the blood is excreted by the kidneys.
Proper procedure for administering oral glucose to a patient includes:
Requesting permission from medical control,
assessing the patient’s mental status,
checking the medication’s expiration date
When assessing an unresponsive diabetic patient, the primary visible difference between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is the:
rate and depth of breathing
The sign and symptoms the EMT most likely to encounter in a patient with new-onset of type 1 diabetes are:
weight loss and polyuria
Which of the following statements regarding sickle cell disease is correct:
In sickle cell disease, the red blood cells are abnormally shaped and are less able to carry oxygen
Oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across the alveolar membrane in the lungs through a process called:
diffusion
The axial skeleton is composed of the:
skull, face, thorax, and vertebral column
The central nervous system is composed of the:
brain and spinal cord
The elbow is an example of a _____ joint.
hinge
The exchange of oxygen and nutrients for waste products of metabolism occurs at the cellular level in the:
capillaries
The left side of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the:
pulmonary veins
The muscle tissue of the heart is called the:
myocardium
Which of the following glands regulates the function of all other endocrine glands in the body?
Pituitary
Which of the following organs or structures lies within the retroperitoneal space?
Kidneys
White blood cells, which are also called leukocytes, function by:
protecting the body from infection
All information recorded on the PCR must be
Considered confidential.
As you are wheeling your patient through the emergency department doors, you receive another call for a major vehicle crash. You should:
respond only after giving a verbal patient report to a nurse or physician.
Communicating with hearing-impaired patients can be facilitated by doing all of the following, except:
elevating the tone of your voice and exaggerating word pronunciation.
The patient care report (PCR) ensures:
continuity of care.
When communicating with a visually impaired patient, you should:
determine the degree of the patient’s impairment.
A fracture of the humerus just above the elbow would be described as a:
distal humerus fracture.
A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries would be described as being:
bilateral
A patient with a pneumothorax has unilateral chest expansion. This means that:
only one side of his chest rises when he inhales
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How would you document his body’s position?
Prone
Movement or motion away from the body’s midline is called:
abduction
An EMT would most likely be held liable for abandonment if he or she:
did not make provisions for continued care of an injured patient
For a do not resuscitate (DNR) order to be valid, it must:
clearly state the patient’s medical problem
In many states, a minor may be treated as an adult for the purpose of consenting to or refusing medical treatment if the minor:
is self-supporting and lives by him or herself
Maintaining the chain of evidence at the scene of a crime should include:
not cutting through holes in clothing that were caused by weapons
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the:
standard of care
Which aspect of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) most affects EMS personnel?
Protecting patient privacy
Which of the following general statements regarding consent is correct?
A patient can consent to transport but can legally refuse treatment
Which of the following most accurately defines negligence?
Deviation from the standard of care that might result in further injury
Which of the following types of consent allows treatment of a patient who is unconscious or mentally incapacitated?
Implied
