Glucagon may be ineffective in patients with inadequate:
A) liver glycogen stores.
B) renal perfusion pressures.
C) oxygen tissue perfusion.
D) blood glucose level.
Question 2An alert and oriented 18-year-old woman has threatened to hurt herself, but is refusing transport to the hospital. She is calm and states that she knows her rights and taking her would constitute false imprisonment. Her family is present and wants her to go to the hospital for help. Given the situation and the patient's threat, what is your BEST course of action?
A) Have the patient sign a refusal that is witnessed by family.
B) Physically restrain the patient for transport.
C) Contact law enforcement for assistance.
D) Transport the patient on her father's consent.
Question 3What parasympatholytic can be used to treat organophosphate poisoning?
A) Amiodarone
B) Magnesium sulfate
C) Epinephrine
D) Atropine
Question 4A group of 5 AEMTs is preparing to restrain a large and violent patient. Which one of the following instructions given by the team leader is MOST appropriate?
A) You distract him by coming at him from the front and the rest of us will come at him from different directions, each taking a separate limb.
B) You grab his head and the rest of us will grab his legs and chest, and then let's get him face down on the stretcher.
C) Since you are trained in martial arts, try to give him a kick to his stomach, then when he goes down, the rest of us will grab his arms and legs.
D) Two of us will get him from the front and the other two from the back. Let us do this slowly so no one gets hurt.
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