While Transporting a 41-Year-Old Woman Who Is Not Feeling Well

question 21

Multiple Choice

While transporting a 41-year-old woman who is not feeling well, she begins to seize. She has no history of seizures and the seizure lasts approximately 90 seconds. After 30 seconds of being postictal and unresponsive, the woman suddenly seizes again for the remainder of the 12-minute transport. The EMT should recognize which one of the following conditions?

• A) Undiagnosed epilepsy
• B) Hypoglycemic-induced seizures
• C) Status epilepticus
• D) Partial-motor seizure

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Definitions:

Ventricule

A term often misspelled or used interchangeably with ventricle, which typically refers to one of the two lower chambers of the heart or a cavity in the brain that contains cerebrospinal fluid.

PR Interval

A measurement on an ECG that represents the time between the start of the atrial depolarization (P wave) and the start of the QRS complex, indicative of atrioventricular conduction.

Tachycardia

A condition characterized by an abnormally fast heart rate, typically more than 100 beats per minute in adults.

Jugular Vein Distention

The abnormal swelling or bulging of the jugular veins in the neck, an indicator of potential heart or circulation issues.