FREE AEMCA Trivia Questions and Answers

Question 1

The head injury standard states that we should hyperventilate an adult, child, or newborn at what rate if ETCO2 is not available.

Accepted Answer

adult 20 breaths/min, child 25 breaths/min , infant 30 breaths/min

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selective means it has effects only seen on a certain receptor where non-selective means it has effects on more then one receptor

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used to treat hypertension, arrhythmia's, angina, CHF, glaucoma

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pain, pallor, pulse, paresis, paralysis, parenthesia, anesthesia

Question 2

How many lumbar vertebrae are there in a human?

Accepted Answer

5

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glucagon

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brandykinesia, trembling, impaired balance, stiffness in the limbs

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5ml

Question 3

What is myasthenia gravis, and how does it come about?

Accepted Answer

An chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles caused by a defect in nerve impulses at the neuromuscular junction; the body attacks the receptors for acetylcholine

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a) there's a mandatory patch point
b) uncertainty about the appropriateness of a medical directive
c) when a RBH introduces another patch point
d) situations that fall outside the protocol but the paramedic believes the patient will benefit from medical direction within the paramedics scope of practice

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It is an antihistamine and anticholinergic that works by inhibiting histamine H1 which reverses the effects of histamine release and pass the blood brain barrier causing sedative effects

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Can cause a brief loss of consciousness without losing postural tone with isolated motor tics such as lip smacking or eye blinking

Question 4

What is stimulated by parasympathetic activity?

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pupil constriction, increased gastric mobility, bradycardia, increased in secretion , bronco-constriction

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pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, bradycardia, hypotension

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1. the car strikes the object
2. person strikes the inside of the car
3. internal organs strike the inside of the body

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They are canals inside bone where they supply blood and nerve supply to surrounding bone osteocytes

Question 5

Where does adult haematopoiesis take place?

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pelvis, vertebral column, and cranium

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circumflex and left anterior descending

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endorphins and enkephalins

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Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, coronary sinus

Question 6

Where do nociceptors tend to be more prevalent?

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fingers and toes

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hands and arms

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head and torso

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feet and legs

Question 7

What consequences might hypokalemia cause?

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cardiac arrhythmia's, muscle cramping and weakness, extreme thirst, frequent urination

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first starts with fever, dry coughing, sneezing, red watery eyes then within a 2 week period dry cough becomes wet and brings up thick stringy mucus

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more serious then type 1 and is caused by the gathering of nitrogen bubbles in the CNS , lungs, or heart

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vomiting, seizures, heart arrhythmia, seeing halos around objects, dilated pupils

Question 8

What are optimum conditions that promote pathogens to grow?

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pH level, temperature, food, water

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lower body

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pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression, bradycardia, hypotension

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airborne, skin contact, ingestion, contact with fluids

Question 9

What qualifies as a green triage level?

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minor injuries and patient is usually is ambulatory

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a) burns without airway issues
b) major/multiple bone or joint injuries
c) back injuries without spinal cord damage

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located on the blood vessels it causes constriction when stimulated

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they are released from the adrenal medulla

Question 10

What do the lungs' irritant receptors do?

Accepted Answer

within the epithelial cells these cells become stimulated to cause bronchial constriction when they sense nitrogenous substances like smoke, cold air, dust

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when blood does not profuse the lung ( right to left shunt in the heart causing venous blood to enter from the right ventricle to the left ventricle bypassing the lungs)

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Protein buffering, Bicarbonate buffering, and Physiological buffering

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It is a mix of diphenhydramine combined with 8-chlorotheophylline and is taken for motion sickness as well as nausea and vomiting