Title: Case Study 10-2 Neurologic Emergency
Course: EMS 1119 Emergency Medical Technician > Section: Module X Medicine

You’re called to the home of a 55-year-old female because of a fall. On arrival, you find her sitting up in a chair in her living room, which smells strongly of cigarette smoke. She stares at you blankly when you attempt to question her about what happened. Her husband tells you he was in another room when he heard a thump and that he found her on the living room floor. He says he was able to move her into a chair, but says she has been unable to tell him what happened. Worth 15 points total.

1. What are your assessment priorities in this patient. (3 points)
2. What is the difference between a CVA, TIA and ischemic stroke and brain bleed. (4 points)
3. What does "Time is Brain" mean and what is its implicaiton to you as an EMT? (1 point)
4. What is more common, ischemic strokes or hemorrhagic stroke? (1 point)
5. Name three things that you easily evaluate in a patient to determine the possibility of a stroke: (3 points)
6. Name two stroke assessment scales. (2 points)
7. What is decision can you make as an EMT that has the greatest impact in terms of favorable patient outcome for stoke victims? (1 point)