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9-1-1 Scenario: Heart Problems

Listen to the audio clip and then test yourself by answering the following questions.

  • You will need the QuickTime player to correctly listen to the audio clip.
  • The clip will not start automatically. Press the play button to begin the clip.

1: After listening to the call, would you consider this a true emergency?
A: True
B: False

2: Why does the patient present with changes to her respirations, pulse, and level of consciousness?
A: Chest pain
B: Irregular heart rhythm
C: Cardiac arrest
D: Recent hospitalization

3: Does the patient have a significant change to her level of consciousness?
A: Yes
B: No

4: What can you conclude from the patient's history that this patient may have an underlying medical problem?
A: No cardiac history because the husband states that there is no heart history
B: She does not have a change to her skin color.
C: This is an isolated problem of "fibrillations."
D: The patient recently was hospitalized for 20-days and was sent home with new medicines.

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