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COMBINED WEMT | 369 QUESTIONS | WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2024/25!!
Which of the following is a consideration in airway management in the
pediatric patient? Answer - Keeping the nose clear of secretions
Your patient is a 30-year-old female who may have overdosed on
antidepressant medications. On your arrival, she is lying supine on her bed with
her head on a pillow. She is unresponsive to painful stimuli and is snoring. She
appears to be pale and her skin is cool and clammy. What should you do first?
Answer - Remove the patient's pillow.
You are transporting a patient who is experiencing frequent discharges of her
automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD). En route to the hospital you
are caring for the patient in the back of the ambulance. To protect yourself
from being shocked if the defibrillator discharges, you should: Answer - not
worry, since the defibrillator does not pose a danger to others.
Which of the following is characteristic of preschool-age children? Answer -
They may believe their injury is a punishment for being bad.
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The condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall is known
as which of the following? Answer - Abruptio placentae
Define placenta previa Answer - The placenta is implanted over the opening of
the cervix.
,Which of the following is one advantage of using heuristics? Answer - It speeds
up the process of diagnosis.
Which of the following must be treated by the EMT if present in a patient with
an apparent behavioral emergency? Answer - Hypoglycemia
Your patient is a 15-year-old male with a history of multiple prior
hospitalizations for asthma. Upon your arrival the patient responds only to
painful stimuli and is making very weak respiratory effort. Which of the
following should you do next? Answer - Assist the patient's ventilations with a
bag-valve-mask device and supplemental oxygen.
You are assessing a pregnant woman whose chief complaint is vaginal bleeding.
She is 8 months pregnant and has moderate, bright red bleeding. She says that
her doctor was concerned about the location of the placenta. This condition is
known as: Answer - placenta previa.
(In placenta previa, the placenta has attached very low in the uterus near or
over the cervix. When the cervix begins stretching and moving, it may disrupt
the placenta, causing bleeding)
Which of the following is true regarding ectopic pregnancies? Answer - The
fallopian tubes cannot stretch to accommodate a fetus.
Which of the following findings would be helpful in differentiating between a
closed head injury and a behavioral emergency? Answer - Unequal pupils
Which patient is the most unstable? Answer - Unresponsive patient with
hypotension
You respond for an imminent delivery of a baby in the breech position. As you
examine the mother, you see that the umbilical cord is protruding from the
,opening of the cervix. You realize that the most important care you can provide
for this baby is to: Answer - keep the baby off of the cord.
(Insert several fingers of your gloved hand into the mother's vagina so that you
can gently push up on the baby's head or buttocks to keep pressure off of the
cord. You will be pushing up through the cervix. This may be the only chance
that the baby has for survival.)
You are called to the scene of a 45-year-old nonsmoker male with a history of
asthma in respiratory distress. You find him lying supine on the couch. The
patient is lethargic but can answer all your questions appropriately. He is
diaphoretic, and complains of being cold, coughing, and having difficulty
breathing for the past 3 days. His vital signs are blood pressure of 110/70, heart
rate of 116, respiratory rate of 24, oxygen saturation of 93%, and temperature
of 100.6°F. You hear rhonchi in the left lobes and he is coughing up yellow-
tinged sputum. What condition do you suspect? Answer - Pneumonia
(Pneumonia has rhonchi lung sounds that can be one-sided or bilateral with
fever, and yellow- or green-tinged sputum.)
Which patient is the highest priority? Answer - Patient with a penetrating chest
injury
The medical acronym EMD stands for which of the following? Answer -
Emergency Medical Dispatch
You have received the following order from medical control: "Administer one
tablet of nitroglycerin under the patient's tongue." Which of the following is
the BEST response? Answer - "Order received. One nitroglycerin tablet under
the patient's tongue."
What vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs? Answer - Pulmonary
artery
, What do pulmonary veins do? Answer - The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated
blood from the lungs to the heart.
During transport, where should the catheter bag be after loading the patient
and stretcher into the ambulance if the patient has an indwelling urinary
catheter? Answer - Lower than the patient, but not on the floor
What does distention refer to when describing your patient's abdomen?
Answer - Larger than normal
You are on the scene of a 5-year-old patient who is in respiratory distress. The
mother states that the patient has been making a "seal bark"-sounding cough
for the past 24 hours. The child is very scared. The patient has stable vital signs.
He is leaning forward in the tripod position and is drooling profusely. After
performing your primary assessment, what is your best treatment option?
Answer - Calm the child as much as possible and provide oxygen by blow-by.
Which of the following contributes MOST significantly to the occurrence of
ambulance crashes? Answer - Speed of the vehicle
What is the bone on the thumb side of the forearm? Answer - Radius
Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the EMT to take when
caring for a patient with an autmatic implanted cardiac defibrillator who goes
into cardiac arrest? Answer - CPR and an AED should be used as indicated
while on-scene and transporting the patient.
Your 76-year-old female patient is having trouble breathing. When you
auscultate her lungs, you hear crackles (rales) and you are concerned that she
may have pulmonary edema. Her oxygen saturation is 92%, so you place her on
100% oxygen via a nonrebreather mask. Her breathing gets a little easier with
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