EMT Final 200 EXAM Questions with Complete Solutions

who may not understand the stress put on you as an EMT? - ANSWER-friends and family in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or refusing if the minor is - ANSWER-emancipated : lives by themselves and self- supported when do we palate a patient's pelvis - ANSWER-MOI suggests it what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium - ANSWER-forena magnum what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant - ANSWER-the liver if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus on - ANSWER-chief complaint who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care - ANSWER-the state office of ems why do incidents of diabetes increase with age - ANSWER-decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach - ANSWER-supine/prone what happens in neurogenic shock - ANSWER-widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the head - ANSWER-the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible what does hemoglobin attach to - ANSWER-red blood cells which carry oxygen how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place - ANSWER-10 sec you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they experiencing - ANSWER-aortic aneurysm what are the two functions of the liver - ANSWER-secretion of bile and filters waste