A pause that occurs when the sinus node's impulse is not conducted out of the sinus node itself is
A) sinus block. B) sinus arrhythmia. C) sinus arrest. D) sinus bradycardia.
A
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Your patient is a 16-year-old male who attempted suicide. He is unconscious and apneic, lying supine on a garage floor. The family states they found the patient unconscious in the front seat of a car that was running in an enclosed garage. HR = 70, BP = 100/60, RR = 0. In addition to an IV of normal saline, which of the following is the most appropriate?
A) Intubate, remove the patient from the garage, and transport to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber. B) Remove the patient from the garage, initiate BVM ventilations with 100 percent oxygen, intubate, and transport to a hospital with a hyperbaric chamber. C) Remove the patient from the garage, initiate BVM ventilations with 100 percent oxygen, intubate, and transport to the nearest facility. D) Remove the patient from the garage, intubate, and transport to the nearest hospital.
It is important that the EMT recognize that a complex partial (psychomotor) seizure can easily be mistaken for a(n):
A) asthma exacerbation. B) left-sided stroke. C) absence (petit mal) seizure. D) alcohol intoxication.