Deck 16: Emergency Management

Question 1

Pulse oximetry is used to measure the percentage of carbon dioxide in a patient's blood.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In the CAB of CPR, "A" stands for ____________.

A) airway
B) adjustment of the patient's position
C) assessment
D) none of the above

Answer 2

airway

Question 3

If a patient becomes unconscious, the first step is to ____________.

A) telephone for emergency medical care
B) begin CPR
C) loosen clothing around the neck
D) none of the above

Answer 3

telephone for emergency medical care

Question 4

The most common emergency that may occur in a dental office is ____________.

A) syncope
B) fainting
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

Question 5

The AED has a voice system which indicates when and where the electrodes are to be placed.

Question 6

The likelihood of children and infants responding in the first 2 minutes of rescue breathing is less than with adults.

Question 7

Every dental office should have an up-to-date emergency kit. If this kit contains controlled substances, it must be kept locked up.

Question 8

The universal distress signal for choking is the person ____________.

A) stating he or she is choking
B) losing consciousness
C) clutching his or her throat
D) clutching your throat

Question 9

Asthma can be caused by an allergy to a substance.

Question 10

If an automated defibrillator is present, the electrodes are placed only if the patient ____________.

A) has no pulse
B) is not breathing
C) is unconscious
D) all of the above

Question 11

Hemiplegia is known as a one-sided weakness or paralysis; it is the most common effect of a stroke.

Question 12

If a patient becomes unconscious from fainting, aspirin should be placed under the patient's tongue.

Question 13

In the CAB of CPR, "C" stands for ____________.

A) chest compressions
B) circulation
C) CPR
D) none of the above

Question 14

The treatment given if a person experiences too little sugar is to give him or her sugar.

Question 15

Before a patient faints, the patient may complain of all symptoms EXCEPT ____________.

A) dizziness
B) nausea
C) excitement
D) weakness

Question 16

Alkalosis is a result of an increase of carbon dioxide in the blood.

Question 17

Heredity can be a major factor in the development of asthma.

Question 18

In the CAB of CPR, "B" stands for ____________.

A) be prepared
B) breathing
C) begin CPR
D) none of the above

Question 19

The rate of compressions for an adult during CPR is ________ per minute.

A) 50 to 70
B) 70 to 90
C) 80 to 100
D) none of the above

Question 20

Which color is the oxygen tank?

A) Blue
B) Green
C) Black
D) Red

Question 21

Which type of diabetes normally occurs in people ages 10 to 16?

A) Type I
B) Insulin dependent
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b

Question 22

Common allergens responsible for asthma are:
1) dust
2) pollen
3) feathers
4) foods
5) animal fur

A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 1, 2, 3
C) 2, 3, 5
D) 4, 5

Question 23

During a petit mal seizure, which of the following are true?
1) The patient is conscious.
2) The patient has a vacant stare.
3) The patient does not jerk or stiffen.
4) The patient jerks or stiffens.
5) The seizure may take place without others noticing.

A) 1, 2, 4
B) 1, 2, 4, 5
C) 2, 3, 5
D) 2, 4, 5

Question 24

The most common type of epileptic seizure is the ____________.

A) grand mal
B) petit mal
C) Jacksonian
D) status epilepticus

Question 25

A life-threatening allergic reaction is ____________.

A) angioedema
B) asthma
C) urticaria
D) anaphylactic shock

Question 26

Which type of diabetes is normally diagnosed in obese, middle-aged people?

A) Type I
B) Type II
C) Insulin-dependent
D) None of the above

Question 27

Too little sugar or glucose causes a person to experience ____________.

A) hypoglycemics
B) hyperglycemics
C) hypoglycemia
D) hyperglycemia

Question 28

Medications that lower blood sugar are called oral ____________.

A) hypoglycemics
B) hyperglycemics
C) hypoglycemia
D) hyperglycemia

Question 29

Dilantin, a drug used to treat epilepsy, causes overgrowth of ____________.

A) gingival tissue
B) the tongue
C) the bone in the palate
D) none of the above

Question 30

When the pancreas produces too little insulin, the resulting condition is ____________.

A) epilepsy
B) asthma
C) stomach ulcers
D) diabetes

Question 31

The treatment for a person having an allergy attack is often ____________.

A) an antibiotic
B) an antihistamine
C) a histamine
D) oxygen

Question 32

During a grand mal seizure, which of the following are true?
1) The patient is conscious.
2) The patient has a vacant stare.
3) The seizure lasts 2 to 5 minutes.
4) The patient jerks or stiffens.
5) The patient recalls the seizure.

A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 1, 2
C) 3, 4
D) 3, 4, 5

Question 33

The condition in which the arteries harden is ____________.

A) myocardial infarction
B) angina pectoris
C) congestive heart failure
D) arteriosclerosis

Question 34

To assist a person who is hyperventilating, instruct the patient to breathe ____________.

A) into a paper bag
B) into cupped hands
C) oxygen from an oxygen tank
D) both a and b

Question 35

Edema is another term for ____________.

A) heat produced
B) pain
C) swelling
D) infection

Question 36

Individuals with ____ diabetes experience the most medical complications.

A) Type I
B) Type II
C) non-insulin-dependent
D) none of the above

Question 37

The method of choice for delivering the asthma drug is ____________.

A) sublingual
B) topical
C) inhaler
D) oral

Question 38

Erythema is another term for ____________.

A) redness
B) pain
C) swelling
D) infection

Question 39

When placing a patient in a Trendelenburg position, place the ____________.

A) feet parallel to the head
B) feet lower than the head
C) feet higher than the head
D) patient on his or her side

Question 40

Asthma attacks are more frequent ____________.

A) after dinner
B) after exercising
C) before meals
D) in the morning

Question 41

A blood clot in the blood supply to the brain is a cerebral ____________.

A) embolism
B) infarction
C) hemorrhage
D) none of the above

Question 42

Before arrival to the dentist's office, an avulsed tooth should be ____________.

A) washed and dried
B) scrubbed clean and kept moist
C) kept moist
D) none of the above

Question 43

____________ is when an individual can lose consciousness or a level of consciousness when they sit in an upright position rapidly.

A) Hypoglycemia
B) Hyperventilation
C) Orthostatic hypotension
D) Anaphylactic reaction

Question 44

The drug of choice in a bronchodilator is ____________.

A) ammonia
B) albuterol
C) Dilantin
D) glucose

Question 45

Alveolitis is caused by a clot ____________.

A) failing to form
B) washing out of the socket
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

Question 46

Damage from a stroke to an area of the brain may impair which of the following?

A) Body sensation
B) Function
C) Movement
D) All of the above

Question 47

Another name for a heart attack is ____________.

A) myocardial infarction
B) angina pectoris
C) congestive heart failure
D) arteriosclerosis

Question 48

A tightening or pain in the chest that usually lasts for 5 minutes is ____________.

A) myocardial infarction
B) angina pectoris
C) congestive heart failure
D) arteriosclerosis

Question 49

To be proficient in emergency management at the health care provider level, the dental assistant must take a formal CPR training program every ____ years.

A) 1
B) 5
C) 2
D) 4

Question 50

When the blood flow to part of the brain is blocked, the result is ____________.

A) myocardial infarction
B) stroke
C) arteriosclerosis
D) none of the above

Question 51

Nitroglycerin pills are ____________.

A) swallowed
B) chewed
C) placed sublingually
D) injected

Question 52

Placement of a ___________ is indicated to treat a dry socket.

A) gelfoam
B) medicated iodoform strip
C) 2 × 2 gauze
D) none of the above

Question 53

Nitroglycerin helps to ____________.

A) dilate the arteries
B) constrict the arteries
C) remove plaque from the artery wall
D) none of the above

Question 54

A rupture of a blood vessel to the brain is a cerebral ____________.

A) embolism
B) infarction
C) hemorrhage
D) none of the above

Question 55

Syncope can be prevented if the dental assistant is aware of a patient's apprehension and observes the patient's ____________.

A) signs
B) symptoms
C) neither a nor b
D) both a and b

Question 56

A tubelike passage with an opening that allows fluid to drain is a(n) ____________.

A) abscess
B) cyst
C) duct
D) fistula

Question 57

A traumatic intrusion is ____________.

A) soft tissue injury
B) electrical burn
C) pushing a newly erupted tooth back into the socket
D) none of the above

Question 58

Alveolitis is a(n) ____________.

A) dry socket
B) tooth infection
C) infection of the alveolar process
D) none of the above

Question 59

As the heart weakens, it is unable to pump the fluids around the body as it should. This condition is known as ____________.

A) myocardial infarction
B) angina pectoris
C) congestive heart failure
D) arteriosclerosis

Question 60

An avulsed tooth is a tooth that has been ____________.

A) chipped
B) abscessed
C) decayed
D) knocked out whole

Question 62

The device used to measure the electrical activity of the heart is a(n) ____________.

A) pulse oximeter
B) capnograph
C) electrocardiograph
D) galvonometer

Question 63

A pulse oximetry reading below 80 percent indicates ____________.

A) adequate oxygenation
B) mild hypoxia
C) moderate hypoxia
D) severe hypoxia

Question 64

The condition in which oxygen is deprived from a limited region of the body is called ____________.

A) tissue hypoxia
B) generalized hypoxia
C) localized hypoxia
D) limited hypoxia