Which Test is this for:  Custody (2 CE)

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1. 1.   Some elements of the high risk situation are:?
a b c d
a. alcohol intoxication
b. communication barriers
c. agitation with no apparent cause
d.   all of the above

2. Which condition of mental status results in disorientation?:
a b c d
a. delirium
b. dementia
c. delusions
d. psychosis

3. Which type of hallucination is more likely to be associated with a medical problem than a psychiatric problem?
a b
a. auditory
b.   visual

4. Conditions that have been associated with death in custody are:
a b c d
a.  cocaine use
b. agitated delirium
c. positional restraint
d. all of the above

5. The single most effective practical means of cooling a person with hyperthermia is:
a b c d
a.   cold packs to neck, armpits and groin
b.  evaporation of water from the skin while fanning
c.   clothing removal alone
d.   air conditioning the ambulance alone

6. The toxic products of muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis) in cocaine toxicity are:
a b c d
a. metabolic acids
b. potassium
c. myoglobin
d. all of the above

7. The safest most effective means of restraint of a dangerously violent person is:
a b c d
a.  intravenous sedation
b.   hobble or hog-tie restraint
c.   4-point supine restraint
d.   hands-on physical restraint

8. The principle mechanism of the TASER causing temporary incapacitation is:
a b c d
a.   dysrhythmias
b.   pain
c.   tetany of skeletal muscle
d.   delirium

9. Skin decontamination for pepper spray (capsaicin) exposure that has been reported to help reduce pain as well is:
a b c d
a.   water
b.   soap and water
c.   liquid Maalox
d.   cold water

And for the paramedics and MICN's among you ………

10. Which of the following drugs will probably NOT work for wide complex tachycardia from cocaine toxicity?

a b c
a. adenosine
b. sodium bicarbonate
c. lidocaine