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MPTC First Responder Exam with
Verified solutions 2025- 2026
stages of grief - ✔✔denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
informed consent - ✔✔The patient understands who you are what you want to do and what happens and allow you to treat them
Implied consent - ✔✔The patient does not specifically refuse emergency care
Negligence - ✔✔Patient suffers further injury or harm because the care administrator did not meet standard of care
recovery position - ✔✔A side-lying position used to maintain a clear airway in unconscious patients without injuries who are breathing adequately. Allows secretions to drain from the mouth
Person dead at scene - ✔✔Decapitation Rigor Morris Tissue decomposition Dependent lucidity
Sample - ✔✔Sign and Symptoms Allergies Medication
Past Medical History Last oral intake Events leading up to the injury or illness
Signs of adequate breathing - ✔✔Look,listen,feel
jaw-thrust maneuver - ✔✔Use for patients that have neck injury
Secondary Assessment - ✔✔Deformities open injuries tenderness swelling
signs of anaphylactic shock - ✔✔Itchy,hives,swelling,wheezing and serve respiratory distress,loss of consciousness rapid weak pulse,rapid onset
angina pectoris - ✔✔Chest pain or discomfort,shortness of breath,sweating
heart attack - ✔✔Chest pain shortness of breath associated jaw or arm pain
CHF (congestive heart failure) - ✔✔Shortness of breath dizziness,weakness,rapid/shallow breathing,sweating,moist/gurgling breathing,enlarged neck veins swollen ankles
Hypothermia - ✔✔Body temp less that 95 normals not fatal. As it progresses the body cannot compensate therefore shaving stops. If temp is below 83 cardiac arrest can happen
drowning - ✔✔Result of submersion in water or other fluids
Cold water drowning - ✔✔Mamillian dive reflex when submerged in cold water hr decreases as does oxygen demand decrease metabolic rate
Shock - ✔✔As failure of the circulatory system
Treatment for shock - ✔✔Lay on back managing CABs controlling bleeding maintain body temp shock position
capillary bleeding - ✔✔most common type of bleeding oozes when injured bright red
venous bleeding - ✔✔bleeding from a vein dark red or maroon blood steady, easy-to-control flow.
arterial bleeding - ✔✔Bleeding from an artery bright red blood that is rapid, profuse, and difficult to control spurts with every heartbeat
Avulsion - ✔✔A wound that occurs when tissue is separated from the body
amputation - ✔✔partial or complete removal of an extremity due to trauma or a circulatory disease
puncture wound - ✔✔Object punches through the skin,impales object may not bleed last gun shot
Abrasion - ✔✔Scrape skin is rubbed against rough surface, skin is open
contusion - ✔✔Bruise, damaging of the capillaries under the skin, discolored intact skin
laceration - ✔✔Most common open wound can be little or big
first degree burn - ✔✔A mild burn characterized by heat, pain, and reddening of the burned surface but not exhibiting blistering or charring of tissues.
second degree burn - ✔✔A burn marked by pain, blistering, and superficial destruction of dermis with edema and hyperemia of the tissues beneath the burn.
Verbal Painful Unresponsive
What cause seizures? - ✔✔Epilepsy Trauma Head injury Stroke Shock Decreases level of oxygen High fever Infection Overdose of drugs or alchol
Treatment for seizures - ✔✔Never put anything in patients mouth If object is in their mouth take it out Place sometimes soft thin under the patients head if possible to prevent further injury Ensure airway is open If not breather begin for Calm patient down move to comfortable quiet area
angina pectoris - ✔✔Chest pain caused by an inadequate flow of blood and oxygen to heart muscle
what to do for angina pectoris - ✔✔Have patient stop activity and rest Ask the patient is already being treated for heart condition
Anaphylaxis - ✔✔Throats and tongue can get swollen preventing person from breathing
Bee stings/ant bites - ✔✔Remove them
express consent - ✔✔The patient actually lets you know verbally or non verbal, that they are will to accept treatment
Narcan is good for - ✔✔25-30. Mins
crowning - ✔✔when part of the baby is visible through the vaginal opening
