You Have Been Summoned to an Apartment Complex for an Unknown

question 16

Multiple Choice

You have been summoned to an apartment complex for an unknown medical call. On scene, the police meet you and inform you that they have a 24-year-old male who smoked some "bath salts" and is acting erratically. As an EMT, you recognize that bath salts are:

• A) drugs that depress the central nervous system.
• B) drugs that increase circulating norepineprhine.
• C) drugs made synthetically from bath and shower cleaners.
• D) drugs that sedate and slow the respiratory drive when taken in excess.

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Definitions:

Ions

Atoms or molecules with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

Rate-Limiting Factor

Any chemical in limited supply that restricts the pace at which another chemical can be synthesized.

Dopamine

A neurotransmitter in the brain that plays a key role in reward, motivation, and motor control.

Tyrosine Hydroxylase

An enzyme involved in the synthesis of dopamine, a neurotransmitter crucial for movement, mood regulation, and decision-making.