Quiz 5

Question 1

Oral medication that binds and absorbs ingested toxins in the GI tract for treatment of some poisonings and medication overdoses. Fine powder. Ambulances typically carry 50g.

Answer 1

Activated charcoal

Question 2

Activated charcoal dosage:

Answer 2

1-2g per kilogram of body weight
Adults = 30-100g
Children (younger than 13) = 15-30g

Question 3

The brand name of the drug hydromorphone, which is used to relieve pain. This medicine is in a class of drugs called opiate analgesics. It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved hydromorphone in 1984.

Answer 3

Dilaudid

Question 4

A technique used to gain insight into a patient’s thinking, which involves repeating in question form what the patient has said, is called:

Answer 4

Reflective listening

Question 5

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Answer 5

Active listening

Question 6

Listening without reacting: allowing someone to speak, without interrupting.

Answer 6

Passive listening

Question 7

The ability to read between the lines, to pick up on the unspoken clues that hint at a larger story behind the words.

Answer 7

Intuitive listening

Question 8

Comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The brain controls the body and is the center of consciousness. It also controls most voluntary functions. The brain stem controls nearly all the functions necessary for life including the cardiac and respiratory systems.

Answer 8

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Question 9

STD caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae. Bacterial infection.

Symptoms include painful urination and abnormal discharge from the penis or vagina. Men may experience testicular pain and women may experience pain in the lower belly. In some cases, gonorrhea has no symptoms.
Can be treated with antibiotics such as ceftriaxone, azithromycin, and doxycycline.

Answer 9

Gonorrhea

Question 10

Why do we have airbags?

Answer 10

Airbags decrease injury to the face, chest, and head. Enhance safety and survival.

Question 11

Improperly placed headrest cause:

Answer 11

whiplash injuries. cervical spine and surrounding areas may be injured.

Question 12

What is cavitation?

Answer 12

It is a phenomenon in which speed causes a bullet to generate pressure waves, which cause damage distant from the bullets path.

Question 13

Two types of cavitation:

Answer 13

1) Temporary- caused by acceleration of the bullet and causes a stretching of the tissues
2) Permanent- caused by a bullets path and remains once the projectile passes through