Emergency (EMS) quiz 1
Test yourself, then practice it on the patient.
Ten questions from real Making Synapses patient cases. Choose the diagnosis, then practice the case on the patient.
1. Primary and secondary survey of a vague medical call
What is most likely?
2. Fall in a deaf woman who uses sign language and a service dog
Likely injury?
3. Diabetic man treated for low sugar who wants to refuse transport
Can he refuse?
4. Woman who fainted in church, with a slow heart rhythm
Cause of syncope?
5. Man with chest pressure; STEMI alert from the field
Which territory?
6. Dizzy man with a heart rate of 32
Which rhythm?
7. Man with a left ventricular assist device who feels faint and has an alarm
Likely cause of low flow?
8. Young woman with sudden palpitations and a heart rate of 210
Rhythm?
9. Man with sudden slurred speech and right weakness, last known well 40 minutes ago
Most likely?