Chapter 11

• You would expect to encounter decreased breath sounds in a patient with:

  Select one:

  • A. opiate intoxication.

  • B. cardiac tamponade.

  • C. diabetes mellitus. *

  • D. myocardial infarction.

  opiate intoxication.
• Documentation of your physical examination should be:

  Select one:

  • A. representative of your perceptions.

  • B. reviewed by the EMS administrator.

  • C. subjective in all regards.

  • D. factual and nonjudgmental.

  factual and nonjudgmental.
• During a 20-minute transport of a critical patient, you should make a concerted effort to reassess the patient how often?

  Select one:

  • A. every two minutes

  B. every 15 minutes

  C. Twice

  D. every five minutes

  every five minutes