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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK #2 EXAMACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024/2025, EXAMS OF NURSING
The impedance threshold device (ITD) may improve circulation
during active compression-decompression CPR by:
Select one:
A. limiting the amount of air that enters the lungs during the recoil
phase between chest compressions, which results in negative
intrathoracic pressure and improved cardiac filling.
B. maintaining increased intrathoracic pressure during the
downward stroke of each chest compression, which forces more
blood from both of the ventricles.
C. drawing all of the air out of the lungs in between chest
compressions, which causes positive intrathoracic pressure and a
reduction of blood return to the right side of the heart.
D. maximizing the amount of air in the lungs following chest recoil,
which hyperinflates the lungs and forces more blood from the
ventricle during each compression. Correct Answer A. limiting the
amount of air that enters the lungs during the recoil phase
between chest compressions, which results in negative
intrathoracic pressure and improved cardiac filling.
What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for adult
CPR?
Select one:
A. 30:2
B. 5:1
C. 30:1
D. 3:2 Correct Answer A. 30:2
When performing CPR on a child, you should compress the chest:
Select one:
A. to a depth of 1 to 2 inches.
,B. with one or two hands.
C. until a radial pulse is felt.
D. 80 to 100 times per minute. Correct Answer B. with one or two
hands.
While rescuer one is finishing his or her fifth cycle of 30
compressions, rescuer two should:
Select one:
A. give two breaths and prepare to start compressions.
B. suction the patient's mouth and give two more ventilations.
C. assess for a carotid pulse for 15 seconds.
D. move to the opposite side of the patient's chest. Correct
Answer D. move to the opposite side of the patient's chest.
Without practice, your CPR skills will __________.
Select one:
A. become part of your muscle memory
B. improve over time
C. come back automatically when needed
D. deteriorate over time Correct Answer D. deteriorate over time
Your conscious patient has a mild partial airway obstruction. You
should:
Select one:
A. place the patient supine.
B. encourage the patient to cough.
C. administer back blows.
D. perform abdominal thrusts. Correct Answer B. encourage the
patient to cough.
Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged
woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note
that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of
the AED pads will be placed. You should:
Select one:
,A. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then
properly apply the AED pads.
B. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication
patch to avoid skin burns.
C. continue CPR until you can determine the name of the
medication contained in the patch.
D. remove the medication patch, wipe away any medication
residue, and apply the AED pads. Correct Answer D. remove the
medication patch, wipe away any medication residue, and apply
the AED pads.
Ten days after treating a 34-year-old patient with tuberculosis,
you are given a tuberculin skin test, which yields a positive result.
This MOST likely indicates that:
Select one:
A. the disease is dormant in your body, but will probably never
cause symptoms.
B. you are actively infected with tuberculosis and should be
treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to another infected person prior to treating
the 34-year-old patient.
D. you contracted the disease by casual contact instead of
exposure to secretions. Correct Answer C. you were exposed to
another infected person prior to treating the 34-year-old patient.
After sizing up the scene of a patient with a possible infectious
disease, your next priority should be to:
Select one:
A. contact medical control.
B. notify law enforcement.
C. quickly access the patient.
D. take standard precautions. Correct Answer D. take standard
precautions.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
, Select one:
A. any disease that enters the body via the bloodstream and
renders the immune system nonfunctional.
B. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be
destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.
C. a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small,
harmful organisms within the body.
D. a disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another through a number of mechanisms. Correct Answer C. a
medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small,
harmful organisms within the body.
Assessment of the medical patient is usually focused on the
_________.
Select one:
A. nature of illness
B. field diagnosis
C. associated symptoms
D. medical history Correct Answer A. nature of illness
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it:
Select one:
A. is a more contagious type of disease.
B. has a greater ability to produce disease.
C. leads to chronic infection after exposure.
D. is less resistant to treatment. Correct Answer B. has a greater
ability to produce disease.
In 2009, the H1N1 virus accounted for over 200,000 deaths
worldwide in the form of the swine flu. In 1919, a similar outbreak
of the H1N1 occurred in the form of the Spanish flu. Starting in
Kansas City, the virus spread rapidly worldwide, claiming up to 50
million lives. These are both examples of:
Select one:
A. epidemics.
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