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Question of the week Question: You have been summoned to a residence where a 53 yr old woman has had a syncopal episode. You arrive to find her sitting on the couch sipping a glass of water. She states that she is feeling perfectly fine now. At this time a teenage girl enters the room with a monster mask in her hand. She tells you that she frightened her mother while wearing the mask. After administering oxygen to this patient, what would be the best course of action?_________________What was most likely the cause of this womans hypoperfusion?____________ Answer Choices: A. Do a focused physical exam on whatever injuries she has. Neurogenic shock is caused by pump failure to properly oxygenate the brain B. Have her lay down for a while until her blood pressure is back to normal. Increased vasoconstriction during the fight or flight response causes the body to shunt blood away from the brain C. Do a rapid trauma assessment to make sure she was not injured in the fall. Her sympathetic nervous system caused widespread vasodilation D. Help her to the ambulance for transport and evaluation at the hospital. Her nervous system reacted to the scare by increasing vascular pressure, impairing oxygen transport Post your answers or thoughts in the comments. We will post a detailed review of this question and the rationale in a few days. #EMTFireTraining #EMTNationalTraining #EMT #Paramedic #TestPrep #NREMT #AEMT
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:16:32 +0000

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