EMT MODULE 5 EXAM 60 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023-2024

EMT MODULE 5 EXAM 60 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023-2024

What is the main concern with lightning strikes? [Ans: - Cardiovascular and nervous systems

Distinguishing characteristics of Black Widow? Brown Recluse? Prefered living areas? Bite differences? [Ans: - Black Widow:

-glossy black with red-orange hourglass marking on abdomen

-dry dim places around buildings, woodpiles, and among debris

-release a neurotoxin in bite and need antivenin for treatment

-localized pain including agonizing muscle spasm, dizziness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and rashes. May get tightness in chest and difficulty breathing.

Brown Recluse

-Dull brown with dark, violin-shaped mark on back

-dark areas--unused building, under rocks, in woodpiles, cooler areas, moves indoors to closets, drawers, cellars and clothing.

-releases cytotoxin

-not painful at first; will be in a few hours, becomes swollen, tender, developing a mottled almost cyanotic center with possibly a small blister. Few days later, skin, fat, and debris form and dig down into skin producing a large ulcer.