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EXTRA CREDIT Which statement is accurate about the War Powers Act of 1973?

You are assessing a 90-year-old cancer patient who has reportedly tried to kill himself by drinking an unknown amount of an alkaloid cleaning chemical but is not displaying signs or symptoms of an ingestion. Which treatment is absolutely required to properly treat this patient if you are unclear whether the patient ingested a poison or not?

 Which of the statements regarding geriatric trauma is MOST TRUE?

Patients taking diuretics are at risk for developing which of the following electrolyte imbalances?

The patient continues to need fluid replacement in route. Which of the following is the most correct in terms of managing this patient?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding alcohol and drug use in the elderly population?

You are off duty and in a convenience store when a mother hands you an unresponsive infant. After identifying the infant is in cardiac arrest, which of the following should you do next?

On further exam, you note the patient has diffuse rales and 2+ pitting edema. Based on the patients presentation, she is most likely suffering from ________ and your first intervention should be_________.

You are treating an elderly female patient that is unstable related to a suspected heat emergency. Which of the following conditions would warrant a “lights and siren” transport to the emergency department if the patient was found in a hot setting?

While assessing a 72-year-old male who had blurred vision, he suddenly becomes more confused. You find the following vital signs: pulse 178 and irregular, respirations 36 and shallow, and blood pressure 192/106 while sitting up on his own. What prehospital treatment could be detrimental to the patient’s outcome?