EMT chapter 15 JBL quiz

A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red blotches on his or her skin should be suspected of having:

meningitis

After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious disease, your next priority should be to:

take standard precautions.

An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as

your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.

An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as

A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.

Factors that increase the risk for developing methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) include

prolonged hospitalization, especially in an intensive care unit.

Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it

has a greater ability to produce disease.

In addition to obtaining a SAMPLE history and asking questions related to the chief complaint, what else should you specifically inquire about when assessing a patient with a potentially infectious disease?

recent travel

In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a medical patient

is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief complaint, and his or her symptoms.

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

Patient with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for transmitting the disease when they

cough

Reassessment of a patient with a medical complaint should begin by

repeating the primary assessment.

The BEST way to prevent infection from whooping cough is to

get vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.

The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies

addresses the patient's symptoms more than the actual disease process.

The secondary assessment of a medical patient

is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your transport time is short.

Typical chief complaints in patients with an infectious disease include

fever, rash, nausea, and difficulty breathing.

Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious you should

attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to the patient.

When assessing a patient with a medical complaint, which of the following would MOST likely reveal the cause of the problem

medical history

Which of the following medications would the EMT be least likely to administer to a patient with a medical complaint?

Ibuprofen

Which of the following patients is at greatest risk for complications caused by the influenza virus?

68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes

Which of the following will MOST reliably allow you to determine the nature of a patient's illness ?

Asking questions related to the chief complaint