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EMT Practice Test

Category - EMT-Basic

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Grand mal seizures are also known by what name?

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Tonic-Clonic
Myoclonic
West syndrome

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Answer: B - Grand mal seizures are also known as Tonic-Clonic seizures. There is loss of consciousness during the seizure. The tonic phase consists of muscles becoming more rigid, and is followed by the clonic phase, which involves the jerking of the extremities.

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