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JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL LATEST UPDATE 2024 EXAM WITH COMPLETE 200+ QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A +

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JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL LATEST UPDATE 2024 EXAM WITH COMPLETE 200+ QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A +

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  • January 31, 2024
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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: - ANSWER--administer 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: - ANSWER--dermal 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:
- ANSWER--pain 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: -
ANSWER--discouraging the caller from providing care until the EMS unit
arrives


Initial signs and symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic fevers
include: - ANSWER--headache and sore throat


Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and stored in the: -
ANSWER--
gallbladder


The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a mild upper airway
obstruction includes: - ANSWER--administering oxygen and transporting
immediately


A 22 year-old female patient is complaining of dyspnea and numbness

, and tingling in her hands and feet after an argument with her fiancé. Her
respirations are 40 breaths/min. You should: - ANSWER--provide
reassurance and give oxygen as needed.


A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive in his car. His airway is patent
and his respirations are rapid and labored. As you and your partner are
assessing and treating the patient, a police officer hands you a
medication named Alupent, which he found in the backseat of the
patient's car. This medication suggests that the patient has a history of: -
ANSWER--asthma


A positive TB skin test indicates that: - ANSWER--you have been exposed
to TB



Kussmaul respirations are an indication that the body is: - ANSWER--
attempting to eliminate acids from the blood.


A patient with a history of schizophrenia called EMS because he was
experiencing abdominal pain. When law enforcement arrived, the patient
became violent, necessitating the placement of handcuffs. When you
assess the patient, he tells you that killing someone will make his
abdominal pain go away. His vital signs are stable. How should you
manage the situation? - ANSWER--Request a police officer to accompany
you in the ambulance.


A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a: -
ANSWER--
falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.

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