AEMT Final Test 2022| 100 QUESTIONS| 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

When caring for a patient with a behavioral crisis, you should ensure your own safety, and then: A. apply oxygen with a nonrebreathing mask B. determine if the patient is seeing a psychiatrist C. frisk the patient for dangerous weapons D. identify any life-threatening conditions Correct Answer: identify any life-threatening conditions pg.1014 When evaluating the mechanism of injury of a car-versus-pedestrian collision, you should first: A. evaluate the vehicle that struck the patient for structural damage B. determine if the patient was propelled away from the vehicle C. approximate the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian D. determine if the patient was struck and pulled under the vehicle Correct Answer: approximate the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian pg.1072 Appropriate management for a conscious adult patient with acute abdominal pain, a BP of 80/50 mm Hg, and a pulse rate of 120 beats/min includes: A. elevating the lower extremities 12 to 15 inches B. IV fluid boluses as needed to maintain perfusion C. increasing the blood pressure to 120 mm Hg D. fluids by mouth if the patient is not nauseated Correct Answer: IV fluid boluses as needed to maintain perfusion pg.899 Insulin maintains homeostasis by: A. converting glycogen to glucose. B. facilitating cellular glucose uptake. C. causing the cells to produce glucose. D. increasing blood glucose circulation. Correct Answer: facilitating cellular glucose uptake pg.913 In which of the following patients would it be MOST appropriate to administer oral glucose? A. stroke patient with a depressed swallowing mechanism B. conscious patient with a blood glucose level of 70 mg/dL C. unresponsive patient with adequate ventilatory effort D. confused diabetic patient who is breathing adequately Correct Answer: confused diabetic patient who is breathing adequately pg.929 Which of the following factors would have the least effect on a 75-year-old patients vital signs? A. medical conditions B. medications C. overall health D. increased weight Correct Answer: increased weight pg.380 In the absence of obvious external trauma, an abdominal injury would be MOST difficult to assess for in a(n): A. patient in severe pain B. unresponsive patient C. intoxicated patient D. hypovolemic patient Correct Answer: unresponsive patient pg.1293 Which of the following causes of an acute abdomen would be LEAST likely to present with fever? A. acute pancreatitis secondary to an infectious process B. appendicitis prior to rupture and abscess formation C. acute cholecystitis caused by the presence of gallstones D. inflammation of the small pockets in the large intestine Correct Answer: appendicitis prior to rupture and abscess formation pg.888 Which of the following statements regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is correct? A. studies have shown that less than 1% of health care providers are MRSA carriers B. MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics C. the communicable period for MRSA is 10 days to 2 weeks after being infected D. most cases of MRSA transmission occur following an accidental needlestick Correct Answer: MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics pg.745 Heatstroke occurs when the: A. body is subjected to more heat than it can remove B. hypothalamus produces excessive body heat C. patients core body temperature gradually rises D. process of thermogenesis is rendered ineffective Correct Answer: body is subjected to more heat than it can remove pg.1387 "Normal" behavior is basically classified as what: A. is agreed upon by psychiatrists B. the patient perceives C. is acceptable by society D. your protocols dictate Correct Answer: is acceptable by society pg.1009 Cellular ischemia results in anaerobic metabolism. What occurs during this process? A. postcapillary sphincters dilate, causing a release of CO2 from the cells B. blood stagnates in the capillaries and lactic acid is produced C. lactic acid is rapidly produced and results in metabolic alkalosis D. precapillary sphincters constrict in response to decreased perfusion Correct Answer: blood stagnates in the capillaries and lactic acid is produced pg.661 Which of the following activities occurs in the warm zone? A. command B. decontamination C. medical monitoring D. personnel staging Correct Answer: decontamination pg.1675