- 1.You are transporting a patient who was pulled from the river by a neighboring ice fisherman. The patient is unconscious and areflexic and has lost his ability to shiver. You note a heart rate in the 20s with a prominent Osborne wave. What is this patient's estimated body temperature?
- AMore than 36 degrees Celsius
- B34 degrees Celsius
- C32 degrees Celsius
- DLess than 30 degrees Celsius
- A
- 2.Risk factors predisposing a patient to hypothermia include all of the following except:
- AEthanol ingestion
- BHyperthyroidism
- CPhenothiazine usage
- DBarbiturate usage
- A
- 3.When resuscitating a hypothermic patient in cardiac arrest, the paramedic knows to avoid what medication?
- ALidocaine
- BAtropine
- CBretylium
- DMagnesium sulfate
- A
- 4.You are transporting a 65-year-old man found in his backyard with a decreased level of consciousness. Currently, he is complaining of dizziness, nausea, and headache. He has a core temperature of 38.7 degrees Celsius and is sweating profusely. From what condition is he most likely suffering?
- AHeat cramps
- BHeat exhaustion
- CHeatstroke
- DMyxedema crisis
- A
- 5.On initial presentation of classic heatstroke, the paramedic would expect what acid-base imbalance?
- AMetabolic alkalosis
- BMetabolic acidosis
- CRespiratory alkalosis
- DRespiratory acidosis
- A
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☆Editors' note: These questions are provided to help flight personnel preparing to take the certified flight paramedic examination. For more information, contact the National Flight Paramedics Association at (801) 381-NFPA or [email protected]
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