Just as you load a 50 year old female who experienced blotchy skin, redness in her arm, weakness, and nausea while cleaning out the crawl space below the house into the ambulance, her daughter calls you back to the porch. Apparently a snake has crawled out into the sunshine, and you suspect that the patient has been bitten by that snake. You should do all of the following except:

Just as you load a 50 year old female who experienced blotchy skin, redness in her arm, weakness, and nausea while cleaning out the crawl space below the house into the ambulance, her daughter calls you back to the porch. Apparently a snake has crawled out into the sunshine, and you suspect that the patient has been bitten by that snake. You should do all of the following except:

a. call for medical direction
b. clean the injection site with soap and water
c. remove rings, bracelets, or other constricting items on the bitten limb
d. capture the live snake and bring it in the ambulance to the emergency department

Answer: D

You suspect that a 50 year old female experienced blotchy skin, redness in her arm, weakness, and nausea while cleaning out the crawl space below the house. You suspect she may have sustained an injected poison. The signs and symptoms include all of the following except:

You suspect that a 50 year old female experienced blotchy skin, redness in her arm, weakness, and nausea while cleaning out the crawl space below the house. You suspect she may have sustained an injected poison. The signs and symptoms include all of the following except:

a. lack of sensation in one side of the body
b. puncture marks
c. muscle cramps, chest tightening, and joint pain
d. excessive saliva formation and profuse sweating

Answer: A

While cleaning out the crawl space below the house, a 50 year old female experiences blotchy skin, redness in her arm, weakness, and nausea. Her daughter has called the ambulance. After getting the history and doing an assessment, you believe it is possible that she:

While cleaning out the crawl space below the house, a 50 year old female experiences blotchy skin, redness in her arm, weakness, and nausea. Her daughter has called the ambulance. After getting the history and doing an assessment, you believe it is possible that she:

a. is developing heat stroke
b. was bitten by a poisonous spider
c. is having an diabetic reaction
d. is allergic to something in the air

Answer: B

Typical sources of injected poisons include ____ bites or stings.

Typical sources of injected poisons include ____ bites or stings.

a. spider
b. scorpion
c. snake
d. all of these

Answer: D