JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADEDA)

A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should: - ANSWERadminister 15 g of activated charcoal. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a ___________ tag during a mass-casualty incident - ANSWER-yellow An unconscious patient found in a prone position must be placed in a supine position in case he or she: - ANSWER-requires CPR Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you should: - ANSWER-Provide emotional support to the mother Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as: - ANSWER-knowingly misusing a substance to produce a desired effect. Both areas of the pons are sued to: - ANSWER-augment respiration during physical or emotional stress A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs when: - ANSWER-a small clot in a cerebral artery causes temporary symptoms. A decrease in blood pressure may indicate: - ANSWER-a loss of vascular tone Ketone production is the result of: - ANSWER-fat metabolization when glucose is unavailable. A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of skin and a portion of the: - ANSWERdermal layer A young female experienced a laceration to her left eyeball from flying glass when her boyfriend broke a soda bottle against a wall. There is moderate bleeding and the patient states that she cannot see out of the injured eye. You should: - ANSWER-avoid applying pressure to the globe when you are covering the eye. At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed: - ANSWER-100 beats/min Delivering a patient to the hospital involves all of the following activities, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-giving a verbal report to the clerk Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Fructose As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the terminal ends of these smaller passages form the: - ANSWER-alveoli Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWERpain exacerbated by breathing Breathing occurs as the result of a(n): - ANSWER-increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the CSF During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS communications, the dispatcher's responsibilities include all of the following, EXCEPT: - A