National Registry Emergency Medical Technician: NREMT

Correct Answer: B

The second type of cerebral vascular accident is a ,hemorrhagic stroke, a bleed. Thrombotic and embolic stroke are all clots or ischemic strokes where the blood flow is stopped by a clot. A transient ischemic attack is most often referred as a mini stroke, a prelude to a full on CVA.

Correct Answer: D

When a patient is actively seizing all muscles are contracting erratically with out coordination so there are

ineffective respirations. Plus with every muscle contracting there is an increase in oxygen demand so the

patient will be in oxygen debt.

Also there may be a partial or complete airway obstruction.

Correct Answer: A

You could make the argument that you need additional help in the management of each of these situations; however, the one with the most critical need is when you must care for more than one critical patient. Both patients with gunshot wounds need immediate attention, so you should call for backup.