EMT nremt practice (CLIFFNOTES) questions and answers already passed
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EMT nremt practice (CLIFFNOTES
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EMT Nremt Practice (CLIFFNOTES
While treating a patient, you call your supervising hospital on your cell phone and speak to the
on- duty medical director regarding treatment of a patient with chest pain. The medical director
authorizes an additional dose of nitroglycerin, outside of normal protocol. This is an example of
a- s...
EMT nremt practice (CLIFFN OTES) questions and ans wers already passed While treating a patient, you call your supervising hospital on your cell phone and speak to the on- duty medical director regarding treatment of a patient w ith chest pain. The medical director authorizes an additional dose of nitroglycerin, outside of normal protocol. This is an example of a- standing orders b- off-line medical control c- on-line medical control d- consent ✔✔c- on-line medical control Your p atient is experiencing uncontrollable vomiting. Upon arriving at the patients residence, you notice a trash can containing approximately 400 -500 cc of bright red blood. You find that the patient is not currently vomiting. Appropriate body substance isolati on (BSI) precautions would include a- gloves only b- gloves, goggles, and mask c- gloves, goggles, mask and gown d- no BSI precautions are required for this patient ✔✔c- gloves, goggles, mask and gown Guidelines for proper lifting technique include all of the following EXCEPT a- keeping the weight close to your body b- keeping your stance as wide as possible c- lifting with the muscles of your legs, not your back d- avoiding twisting your body while li fting ✔✔b- keeping your stance as wide as possible You respond to a call for a "man down". On the scene, you find two police officers and a man lying on a sidewalk. The man is not responding to vocal stimuli. As you begin your assessment, the patient begi ns moving spontaneously, but he doesn't seem to understand what you're telling him, and he cant answer any of your questions. You may treat this patient a- only after obtaining consent from a family member b- only if the patient can verbalize his full cons ent c- after receiving permission from medical direction d- without obtaining anyone's consent ✔✔d- without obtaining anyone's consent An urgent move should be used a- when the patient is in immediate danger on the scene of an accident b- when the patient must be moved quickly to treat life -threatening problems c- for patients who require rapid transport but with spinal immobilization maintained d- without regard for spinal immobilization ✔✔c- for patients who require rapid transport but with spinal immobi lization maintained Nasopharyngeal airways should not be used in patients suspected of having a- skull or facial fractures b-jaw fractures c- cervical fractures d- hemorrhagic shock ✔✔a- skull or facial fractures The preferred method of providing artific ial ventilation is the a- one rescuer bag -valve mask technique b- two rescuer mouth to mask technique c- two rescuer bag - valve mask technique d- two rescuer mouth to mouth technique ✔✔c- two rescuer bag valve mask technique You respond with your partner to a 911 call for a "man down". Upon arriving at the scene, you find the patient lying face down between two cars in a parking lot. As you begin your assessment of the patient, you notice noisy breathing. You know that to open this patients airway, you should first use a- a head - tilt chin -lift maneuver b- an oropharyngeal airway c- a nonvisualized airway such as the Combitube d- a jaw thrust manuever ✔✔d- a jaw thrust maneuver The most common cause of airway obstruction is a- food b- vomitus c- the tongue d- airway swelling ✔✔c- the tongue You can assume that a patient has a patent airway without further assessment if the patient a- has a pulse b- is conscious c- does not complain of dyspnea d- can speak without difficulty ✔✔d- can speak without difficulty
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