EMR National Registry Practice Exam (101-175)

101. What should be done to a French tip catheter after suctioning a patients airway? - Flush sterile water in preparation for additional suctioning. 102. If a trauma patient is unconscious and you do not know the mechanism of injury, you should always assume the patient? - has a spinal injury 103. If a person has dyspnea what is happening? - they are having trouble breathing 104. A red blood cell transports _____________ to the bodys cell and __________ back to the lungs - Oxygen/ CO2 105. You and your partner Gertrude arrive on scene to find two men who have been in a fist fight and have been handcuffed by police. You have been asked to treat both men. While Gertrude is treating one man for facial lacerations and a confusion on the head, the man begins to have a seizure. What would you do? - make sure your patient was in equal or more advanced care and then assist Gertrude with airway management. 106. Your patient is an 8 year old girl who fell from a swing and hit her head. She has a pulse but is not breathing. Your ventilation's should include what? - breaths at a rate of 12-20 107. You arrive on scene of a one-car motor vehicle accident. A single female patient can be observed in the car having breathing difficulties. You notice power lines are down across the hood of the car but you do not see any sparks. What would be your best course of action? - notify the power company and keep a safe distance until they have removed the wires 108. Which of the following statements is correct? - the wrist is distal to the elbow and proximal to the fingers 109. Your patient is a 14 year old girl who is complaining of vaginal pain after falling onto the center post of her bike. She is alone and very scared. She has called the accident in on her cell phone and stated that she is bleeding very badly and feeling faint. Besides treating for shock, what other things should you consider with this patient? - having a female EMT respond for the patient's modesty 110. You arrive on scene to find 4 patients. Which is the one you would treat and transport as a priority. - a 9 yer old who is conscious, with reparations of 26 per minute and a systolic BP of 68 mmHg 111. To properly log roll a patient to a long board you should - use 4 people 112. you and your partner Hugh arrive on scene to find a car that has hit a tree at approximately 30 miles an hour. There is front end damage to the vehicle and both occupants are still strapped into the front seat. Both airbags in the front deployed and both patients appear to be alert and oriented. what should you do? - after putting on collars, put both patients on back boards using a KED sled or similar device 113. What is the preferred position for a patient in shock? - supine with legs elevated 114. Your patient is apenic and you are assisting ventilation with a BVM. Ventilation are difficult as a result of the patients tongue blocking the airway and you move to insert an oropharyngeal. What must you do to insert it properly? - measure the OPA from the corner of the mouth to the earlobe 115. You arrive at a run down apartment to find a 74 year old woman in bed and unresponsive with her daughter performing on person CPR. The woman's husband tells you that she has a DNR order and that the daughter will not believe it. He cannot, however, locate the document. What do you do? - begin assisting the daughter with CPR