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EMT FISDAP Paramedic Medical Exam
Questions and Answers 2023 – 2024 (Verified Answers)
- petite mal seizures are also know as: absence seizures
present with little or no movement - What type of seizure pertains a limited portion of the brain?: partial seizure
can be localized to one side of the brain - What are the management of a seizure?: If trauma is noted c-spine precautionCheck blood sugar(treat it)
Provide ventilatory assistance(apnea)
Prepare to intubate, if difficult to bvm assistance
Benzodiazepine versed (midazalom) - A patient who is experiencing a seizure greater than 4-5 minutes or consecutive seizures without return to consciousness is experiencing what kind of
seizure ?: Staus epilepticus prepare to give a benzodiazepines such as Midazolam,ask bystanders if patient had taken anti seizure meds. - You respond to a home of a patient who is experiencing facial drooping
to the left side of his face with slurred speech patient is alert and oriented
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with equal grips and pushes, what type of medical emergency is this patient
experiencing?: Bells palsy Bell’s palsy is a viral infection. Bell’s palsy is a conditionin which the muscles on one side of the face become weak or paralyzed, may presenwith Stoke like symptoms
- Treating a patient with internal bleeding patient may present with cool
clammy skins with a low blood pressure: Treat for hypovolemic shock.
O2, blanket, rapid transport, IV fluids 12 lead monitor (VOMIT) - s/s of upper GI bleed: Melena – black tarry sticky odorous stool and blood
blended together into one substance; blood cannot be distinguished from stool - s/s of lower GI bleed: hematochezia (bright red blood)- stool and blood are
incorporated together into the same substance, yet are easily distiguished from eachother - portal hypertension causes pg (1183): esophageal varices
- S/S of esophageal varices (pg, 1183-1184): signs of liver disease
fatigue
weight loss
jaundice
anorexia
edematous abdomen
pruritus(sever itching of the skin)