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Question 21

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The symptoms or circumstances for which a medication is given are called:

A) contraindications.
B) indications.
C) side effects.
D) untoward effects.

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Which of the following BEST describes a contraindication to a medication?

A) An unintended action of the drug
B) The way in which a drug causes its effects
C) A reason why you should a never giving a medication to a patient
D) A reason why you should give a medication to a patient

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You are on the scene of a 44-year-old female patient who has attempted suicide by taking all 30 pills of her antidepressant medication at once.You are ordered by medical control to administer activated charcoal.How will activated charcoal reduce the effects of the medication?

The EMT,after administering any medication,must do which of the following?

What is the most important medication that should be administered to a patient experiencing chest pain with difficulty breathing?

Nitroglycerin is given via the ________ route.

Which of the following statements is true concerning oxygen?

Which of the following describes the sublingual route of medication administration?

You have just administered nitroglycerin to a 68-year-old patient.Within a few minutes,she complains of feeling faint and lightheaded,but states that she is still having some chest pain.Which of the following would be the BEST sequence of actions?

Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient?

Albuterol and epinephrine both have bronchodilation properties that improve the amount of oxygen that a person can inhale and absorb.However,Albuterol is administered only for asthma,whereas epinephrine is administered for both asthma and anaphylaxis.Why is epinephrine,and not Albuterol,the first choice for anaphylaxis?

Name the type of medical direction consisting of standing orders and protocols.

You are called to assist a 25-year-old female patient who is in profound respiratory distress.The patient has a history of asthma and severe allergies to peanuts.She has a prescribed albuterol inhaler and an epinephrine auto-injector.The patient states she was working in her garden when she accidentally stirred up a hornets' nest and was stung multiple times.The patient has wheezing in all fields,and is breathing at 28 times per minute.She states that she triggered her asthma by running across the yard to the safety of her home.As you apply oxygen,you notice that she is now speaking in two- to three-word sentences,her skin has splotches,and her tongue and neck appear to be swelling.Your next action is to call medical control and then do what?

Your patient is a 59-year-old woman with a history of emphysema.Per protocol,you have assisted the patient in using her medication inhaler.Which of the following must be documented?

Which of the following is a commonly accepted list of medications an EMT can assist the patient in taking or administer under the direction of the Medical Director?

What is the first step in giving aerosol medications?

What is the reason for giving an epinephrine auto-injector in a life-threatening allergic reaction?

How is activated charcoal,which is carried by some EMS systems,supplied for use in emergency situations?

Bronchodilator inhalers have several common side effects,which include:

Which of the following is an example of a medication's trade name?