Emergency (EMS) quiz 8
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. Runner collapsed at a marathon, confused and very hot
Key difference from heat exhaustion?
2. Older man found outside overnight in winter
Severity?
3. Child pulled from a pool, not breathing
Problem?
4. Scuba diver with joint pain and confusion after a fast ascent
Diagnosis?
5. Climber with headache, breathlessness and confusion at 4,000 m
Diagnosis?
6. Man in police custody after a conducted electrical weapon
Main risk?
7. Electrician with entry and exit burns after a high-voltage shock
Hidden danger?
8. Two golfers struck by lightning; one in arrest
Triage rule?