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A child drank some unknown fluid. You arrive at the scene and note the following signs: Child's mouth and lips are burned, child is coughing and gagging. What should you...
NYS EMT-B STATE EXAM WRITTEN QUESTIONS
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE 300 QUESTIONS AND
A child drank some unknown fluid. You arrive at the scene and note the following signs: Child's mouth
and lips are burned, child is coughing and gagging. What should you do?
a) administer syrup of ipecac
b) administer activated charcoal and induce vomiting
c) call the medical or poison control center for advice
d) administer syrup of ipepac and activated charcoal - ANSWER-c- call the medical or poison control
center for advice
- wouldn't use ipecac bc of corrosiveness-burned lips
A 28-yr old patient presents supine on the floor, unconscious, unresponsive, and with snoring
respirations at a rate of 6 per minute. Bystanders report that the patient is diabetic, taken no
medications, and may have ingested heroin half an hour prior to the EMS Provider's arrival. After
opening the patient's airway, the EMS provider should: - ANSWER-insert an airway adjunct and ventilate
w/ 100% oxygen using a BVM
The treatment for an unconscious patient w/ generalized hypothermia would be to: - ANSWER-prevent
further heat loss & transport gently
why gently? VFIB can happen
A severe heat emergency is characterized by - ANSWER-hot, dry skin
severe heat emergency
- heat stroke- hot, dry
For a patient who has been bitten on the arm by a rattlesnake, which of the following actions should be
taken while the patient is being transported to the hospital?
,a. Place an ice pack over site of bite
b. Place site of bite below patients heart
c. Apply heat
d. Excercise the patients arm - ANSWER-B. place the site of the bite below the level of the patient's
heart
The appropriate action to take when you MUST apply restraints to an emotionally disturbed patient who
is a danger to himself and others is to remove the straps
a. When directed by physician at hospital
b. When patient is rational
c. When patient is in discomfort
d. When patient calms down - ANSWER-A. when directed by a physician at the hospital
Which of the following statements regarding the basic anatomy of the developing fetus is correct?
a. Umbilical cord connects the fetus directly to the uterus
b. The after birth is another name for amniotic sac
c. Fetus receives O2 and nutrients from the placenta
d. The fetus develops inside placenta - ANSWER-C. the fetus receives oxygen and nutrients from the
placenta
If the baby's head has been delivered and the amniotic sac is still intact, the EMS provider should -
ANSWER-puncture the sac and remove the membrane from the baby's mouth and nose
Treatment for excessive vaginal bleeding following delivery is to
a) massage the mother's uterus
b) apply direct pressure to the vagina
c) hold the mother's legs together in order to stop the bleeding
d) pack the vagina with gauze pads - ANSWER-A. massage the mother's uterus
,The EMS provider has clamped and cut the umbilical cord following the delivery of a baby, then notices
that the end of the cord attached to the baby is bleeding. In this situation, the MOST APPROPRIATE
course of action would be to: - ANSWER-apply another clamp as close to the original as possible
You are assisting in an emergency childbirth/ The baby's head has completely emerged and you are
supporting it with one hand. At this point you should
a. Gently pull on baby's head to ensure delivery
b. Apply pressure to babys head to avoid explosive delivery
c. Turn baby's head to one side
d. Remove cord if it is wrapped around the neck - ANSWER-D. remove the cord if it is wrapped around
the infant's neck
A 25-yr old woman is in active labor. The umbilical cord is presenting through the vagina. You would: a.
Gently pull on cord
b. Massage uterus
c. Replace cord in vagina
d. Place mom supine with hips elevated, administer O2 and transport - ANSWER-D. place the mother in
a supine position with hips elevated, administer oxygen, and transport
During breach delivery, what should you do if the baby's head is not delivered after the body -
ANSWERwith a gloved hand, establish an airway for the baby
How would you describe bleeding from a vein - ANSWER-Dark red, flowing steadily
To control a nosebleed in a patient WITHOUT suspected spinal traujma, the EMS provider should -
ANSWER-pinch the patient's nostrils together and sit the patient leaning forward to allow drainage
All of the following cojnditions can lead to hypoperfusion (SHOCK) except:
A. dilated blood vessels/pooling blood in extremities
B. loss of fluid volume
C. inc fluid volume
, D. dec cardiac output - ANSWER-increased fluid volume
A localized soft tissue injury characterized by swelling and bruising
a. Contusion
b. Avulsion
c. Laceration
d. Abrasion - ANSWER-contusion
Contusion Avulsion:
Laceration:
Abrasion:
Definitions - ANSWER-Contusion Bruise
Avulsion: flap
Laceration: jagged cut
Abrasion: road rash
You are treating a male patient who has a penetrating chest wound and frothy bright-red blood at the
mouth. About 10 minutes after sealing the chest wall, you notice the patient's breathing becoems much
worse. At this point you should,
a) immediately place the patient on the uninjured side
b) lift one corner of the dressing
c) administer positive-pressure ventilation immediately
d) administer pure oxygen to aid respiration - ANSWER-b) lift one corner of the dressing
Which of the following best describes an evisceration - ANSWER-bowel loops protruding through the
abdomen
tension pneumothorax - ANSWER-a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is
prevented from escaping
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