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Mantle dentin is characterized by which feature?

Which type of dentin is formed in response to injury and can form a dentin bridge?

Which of the following best differentiates cellular from acellular cementum?

You and your AEMT partner are dispatched for a 4 year old patient who is unconscious. You have a 7 minute response. You arrive to find the patient in his mother’s lap. The patient does not appear responsive, is cyanotic around the lips, and doesn’t respond to painful stimuli. The patient has a slow weak radial pulse. The patient has what appears to be bicycling with the right leg a repeated motion mimicking the motion of peddling a bicycle and has a deconjugate gaze to the right side. The patient’s mother reports that she hasn’t been able to wake him up for almost 15 minutes.   You have identified that the patient is having a seizure. You have requested a paramedic unit to assist you.   Your partner has placed the patient in sniffing position and began assisting the patient’s ventilations with a BVM. You have administered 2mg of Versed IM. You obtain vitals and they are as follows; HR 100, SpO2 94% with assisted ventilations, RR 20 with assisted ventilations, BP 78/54. The seizure quickly stops. Your partner begins to report failing compliance with the BVM. After suctioning there is no change in the compliance. What adjuncts could you utilize to protect the patient’s airway? Select 3;

You and your AEMT partner are dispatched to a female who “isn’t feeling well.” You have a 4 minute response time. You arrive to find a 75 year old female lying in bed. Nursing home staff reports that the patient has been sick for a few days and hasn’t been getting better. The patient is A&O times 1 GCS 14. The patient has rapid and shallow respirations. She has pale, hot, and diaphoretic skin. She has a weak rapid and irregular radial pulse. You obtain vitals and they are as noted on the monitor below;   You have identified that the patient meets your sepsis criteria. Your partner starts to assist ventilations with a BVM. You establish IV access and begin a 20ml/kg bolus of LR. After about 250mL of LR your patient vitals are found below; What do you want to administer to help increase the BP?

You and your EMT partner are dispatched for an 87 year old female who was weak. You have a 3 minute response. You arrive to find the patient leaning over in a recliner. Nursing staff reports that she has been acting strange for about 6 hours. Your patient is alert, speaks with slurred speech, and is not oriented. What diagnotic tool do you want to utilize to further assess this patient?   Your patient has slurred speech, facial droop, and asymmetric strength. While your partner prepares the stretcher you obtain vitals. They are as follows; HR 62, SpO2 94% room air, RR 18, BP 70/42. You quickly move the patient to the stretcher where she is secured with seatbelts for transport. What interventions do you want to provide during transport? select 2 that apply;

You and your AEMT partner are dispatched with a BLS engine company to a patient who feels sick. You have a 6 minute response time. You arrive to find a 24 year old female patient conscious and breathing. The patient reports that she has been feeling sick since eating dinner. The patient reports a history of GERD and hypertension. Your patient has the following medications; Omeprazole, Lisinopril, and an Epinephrine auto injector. The patient reports an allergy to shell fish. The patient reports that her upset stomach started after she started eating the Chinese takeout she ordered. The patient reports significant abdominal pain and you note hives on the patient’s chest.   You have identified that the patient is having an anaphylactic reaction to shell fish in her food. After administering 0.5mg of Epinephrine 1:1,000 you gain IV access and administer 50mg of Diphenhydramine. After administering the Diphenhydramine you begin to hear stridor coming from your patient. Your patient reports it is getting very difficult to breath. You auscultate lung sounds and hear diffuse wheezing in all lung fields. Select 3 pharmalogical interventions you would like to provide.

You and your EMT partner are dispatched for a 33 year old male who is intoxicated. You have an 8 minute response time. Law enforcement has secured the scene. The patient is located in the back of a police cruiser. The patient is conscious and breathing handcuffed in the back seat. The officer reports that the patient was driving erratically and was pulled over on suspicion of DUI. The patient is alert to self, and reports feeling sick. The patient has pale, diaphoretic skin. What diagnostic tool do you want to utilize on the patient?

You and your EMT partner are dispatched for a patient who is unwieldly. You have a 6 minute response to the scene. Law enforcement is already on scene and report that the patient is erratic, violent, and presents a danger to himself and others. They believe that he is having a psychiatric emergency. Attempts to deescalate the situation have failed.   You have decided to sedate the patient. You administer 5mg of Midazolam IM. After getting the patient restrained on the stretcher what vitals should you obtain?

You and your AEMT partner are dispatched to a suicide attempt. You have a 9 minute response time. Law enforcement has secured the scene. You arrive to find a 53 year old female who is conscious and breathing sitting in a recliner. The patient reported that she took a handful of pills in an attempt to end her life. The patient reports having a dry mouth, feeling drowsy, and having palpitations. The patient is alert and oriented times 2 GCS 15. The patient’s pupils are dilated. You obtain the patient’s vitals, they are as noted below. You find a bottle of amitriptyline confirming that the patient is experiencing a TCA overdose.   You establish IV access and being a 20ml/kg bolus of Saline. While preparing the patient for transport she begins having a seizure. What 2 treatments do you want to provide?