AAOS EMT Eleventh Edition Chapter 14 Medical Overview(QUESTIONS &ANSWERS)

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Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the _________. - ✔✔nature of illness Most treatments provided in the prehospital setting are intended to _________. - ✔✔address the p... atient's symptoms Most patients with an infectious disease will have _________. - ✔✔a fever Which of the following is bacterium resistant to most antibiotics and causes skin abscesses? - ✔✔MRSA Which of the following conditions is NOT categorized as a psychiatric condition? - ✔✔Substance abuse You and your EMT partner arrive at the residence of a 50-year-old man who complains of weakness. Your primary assessment reveals that he is critically ill and will require aggressive treatment. The closest hospital is 25 miles away. You should: - ✔✔manage all threats to airway, breathing, and circulation and consider requesting an ALS unit. When forming your general impression of a patient with a medical complaint, it is important to remember that: - ✔✔the conditions of many medical patients may not appear serious at first. When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem? - ✔✔Medical history / It is especially important to assess pulse, sensation, and movement in all extremities as well as pupillary reactions in patients with a suspected ___________ problem. // neurologic When caring for a patient with an altered mental status and signs of circulatory compromise, you should: - ✔✔limit your time at the scene to 10 minutes or less, if possible. The determination of whether a medical patient is a high-priority or low-priority transport is typically made: - ✔✔after the primary assessment has been completed. In which of the following situations would it be MOST appropriate to utilize an air medical transportation service? - ✔✔61-year-old man with signs and symptoms of a stroke and a ground transport time of 50 minutes [Show More]

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