Emt Final Exam/199 Complete Q’s and
A’s
who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt? - -friends and
family
-in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of
consenting or refusing if the minor is - -emancipated : lives by themselves
and self- supported
-when do we palate a patient's pelvis - -MOI suggests it
-what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium - -
forena magnum
-what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant - -the
liver
-if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no
traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus on - -
chief complaint
-who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care - -the state
office of ems
-why do incidents of diabetes increase with age - -decreased activity,
weight gain, decreased insulin
-how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their
back/stomach - -supine/prone
-what happens in neurogenic shock - -widespread vasodilation, body
doesn't compensate
-why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the
head - -the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
-what does hemoglobin attach to - -red blood cells which carry oxygen
-how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place - -10 sec
-you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are
they experiencing - -aortic aneurysm
, -what are the two functions of the liver - -secretion of bile and filters waste
-What is the atlas? - -1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
-what is distnia - -difficulty breathing
-head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would
cause metabolic seizure - -poisoning
-if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess - -ABC
-if you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the
patient is at what angle - -35 degree angle
-how do we suction with orpharanix of a patient - -on the way out
-at our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when
complaining of chest pain - -we can't diagnose them in the field
-the team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation for the suck and injured - -the ems
system
-the stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. which one would most likely
bleed profusely - -the liver
-what is the back portion of the body considered - -posterior
-weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose
levels. which sign or symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient
with a new onset of type 1 diabetes - -weight loss and polyuria
-what are the finger bones called - -phalangies
-chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. you give high flow O2 and
he has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. what do
you do - -with a gloved hand, take the Nitro patch off and wipe the chest off.
raise the feet to treat the BP
-where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to
the heart - -legs, kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain
-33yr old unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. how do we
treat that - -positive pressure ventilations
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