EMTs may come across a situation where a patient begins to act extremely agitated or psychotic. Elevated temperature and sometimes alcohol or drug intoxication may be present. The patient will soon cease struggling, and often within minutes the patient develops inadequate or absent respirations and subsequently dies. It is important for the EMT to be alert for this sequence of events in a patient
who exhibits this behavior and monitor the patient constantly throughout the call. This condition is called:
A) psychotic delirium. B) excited psychosis.
C) bipolar disorder. D) excited or agitated delirium.
D
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The term referring to four or five digits representing before and after category descriptors is:
a. block. b. category. c. subcategory. d. code.
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When checking the cuff of the LMA prior to insertion, you should:
A) stretch the cuff to check for tears or other damage. B) inflate the cuff with 100 mL of air and then deflate. C) gently pull on the cuff at the tube to ensure integrity. D) inflate the cuff with 50% more air than is required.
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