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Which of the following is a characteristic of cystic fibrosis? -:- thick airway mucus that causes airway obstruction and difficult breathing You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire rig...

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EMT Module 9 - EMT Final Pretest Questions
& 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test |
Graded A+ | Passed
Which of the following is a characteristic of cystic fibrosis?


✓ -:- thick airway mucus that causes airway obstruction and difficult breathing




You are transporting an elderly woman who has possibly experienced a stroke. She is

obviously scared but is unable to talk and cannot move the entire right side of her body.

Which of the following is the most important thing you can do for this patient?


✓ -:- establish the last time the patient was seen well.




Your patient is a 74-year-old and has 8/10 chest pains he describes as "crushing" and

"squeezing." He has a history of hypertension and angina. His vitals are HR 110, BP 96/62,

and an SPO2 of 96% on room air. Which of the following medications would be appropriate

to give him?


✓ -:- Aspirin at 325mg PO




Your patient is 28-years-old and is unresponsive. He is taking 4 shallow breaths per minute

and has a weak carotid pulse. His pupils are constricted when you shine light on them.

Which of the following is the most appropriate first intervention?




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✓ -:- insert an oral pharyngeal airway




Your patient was ejected from a motor vehicle during a head-on collision. You find him

supine and unconscious, with deformity and swelling to his face. He appears to be

breathing fast and shallow with minimal chest rise. You should:


✓ -:- perform jaw thrust, insert an oropharyngeal airway, and ventilate the patient

with a BVM at 10-12 per minute.




Your 74-year-old patient is lying down in a bed and severely dyspneic. He is breathing

quickly, coughing up pink frothy sputum, and has obvious jugular vein distention. Which of

the following interventions should you perform?


✓ -:- sit the patient up




Your patient is 58-years-old and is pulseless and apneic. Bystanders state he collapsed

about 3 minutes ago when he was running for the bus. You should first:


✓ -:- begin compressions at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute while your

partner sets up the AED




Your patient is an 82-year-old with severe dyspnea. You have placed him on a non-

rebreather mask at 10 lpm. He has a history fo COPD, has bilateral expiratory wheezing,




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and is tachycardic with a rate of 118 and a BP of 118/82. He is displaying accessory muscle

use and intercostal retractions. You should next:


✓ -:- administer CPAP at 5cmH2O




Your patient is a 24-year-old who is 37 weeks pregnant. She is supine on a backboard after a

minor motor vehicle accident she has in a parking lot. She has a heart rate of 112, a blood

pressure fo 78/58, and is pale and sweaty. What is the most likely reason for her condition?


✓ -:- The pt's IVC is being compressed by her uterus




Kyphosis will make a geriatric patient:


✓ -:- be more challenging to place supine on a board




Patients who have experienced even minor-appearing head injuries should be suspected of

having a brain injury, especially if they:


✓ -:- are taking Coumadin or Eliquis




You are treating a premature newborn you have just delivered. Your assessment of the

neonate reveals a breathing rate of 44 and a HR of 92. You should immediately:


✓ -:- perform rescue breathing at a rate of 40-60 breaths per min

(if below 60 breaths per min, ventilate)



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