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Question 31

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What is the most important treatment for a patient who has inhaled a poison?

A) Administer the correct antidote.
B) Administer high-concentration oxygen.
C) Administer activated charcoal.
D) Administer epinephrine via auto-injector.

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Question 32

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Smoke inhalation can result in all of the following except:

A) airway swelling and obstruction.
B) cardiac arrest.
C) lung contusion.
D) respiratory arrest.

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Question 33

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You are called to the scene of a local night club for a 21-year-old female patient who is bradycardic and in respiratory arrest.The patient's airway is patent and the chest easily rises with bag-valve-mask ventilation.The patient's friends state the patient had only one or two drinks when she suddenly complained of dizziness and "seeing things." Her friends state that she then passed out,started twitching like she was seizing,and then stopped.Her friends adamantly state that she does not do drugs.What situation do you suspect?

Which of the following would LEAST likely indicate that an emergency is due to drugs or alcohol?

Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs by which of the following routes?

You have just arrived on the scene of an agricultural business and see three men coming out of a building,choking and holding their heads.One of the men tells you there are two workers still inside.What should you do next?

The term poison is BEST described as any substance that can do which of the following?

Volatile chemicals are agents that are able to change easily from a ________ form to a ________ form.

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an example of which of the following types of drugs?

When a substance enters the body through unbroken skin,it has entered the body by which of the following routes?

Your patient is a 48-year-old male who has n exposed to a toxic powder that can be absorbed through the skin.Which of the following measures should be taken by the EMT?

Why would an EMT give activated charcoal to a patient who overdosed on the medication Soma?

Your patient is a 7-year-old male who ate an unknown type of mushroom on a dare by his friends.You should ask all of the following questions except:

OxyContin is an example of which of the following types of drugs?

Most cases of accidental poisoning involve which of the following?

Which of the following MOST affects the extent of damage a poison does to the body?

Your patient is a 50-year-old female with a history of alcoholism.She is found unresponsive in bed by her son.Which of the following possibilities should you keep in mind during your assessment?

Which of the following is the MOST important means of managing a patient who has inhaled a poison,after the airway has been established?

Which of the following is a trade name for activated charcoal?

How does carbon monoxide cause toxic effects?