NYS EMT CERTIFYING EXAM |+150 Questions With Verified Answers _2023/2024|Test Bank

NYS EMT CERTIFYING EXAM |+150 Questions With Verified Answers _2023/2024|Test Bank Which of the following vital signs indicate the development of increased pressure within the skull following head trauma? 1. Decreasing systolic blood pressure, elevated pulse rate 2. Elevated systolic blood pressure and pulse rate 3. Elevated systolic blood pressure and decreasing pulse rate 4. Decreasing systolic blood pressure and pulse rate (Correct Answer: - Elevated systolic blood pressure and decreasing pulse rate If the spinal cord were severed at the waist, all body segments below the level of injury would MOST likely: 1. Retain motion but lose all sensation 2. Become completely paralyzed 3. Become partially paralyzed 4. Become completely paralyzed but retain sensation (Correct Answer: - Become completely paralyzed Which of the following is a sign of traumatic brain injury? 1. Hypoperfusion (Shock) 2. Loss of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) exiting the ears 3. Decreasing blood pressure 4. Cardiogenic shock (Correct Answer: - Loss of cerebrovascular fluid (CSF) exiting the ears Two life-threatening complications which may be encounter in a patient with a cervical spinal cord injury are: 1. Paralysis of the facial muscles and of the diaphragm 2. Paralysis of the neck muscles and a ruptured diaphragm 3. Neurogenic shock and ruptured diaphragm 4. Inadequate breathing effort and neurogenic shock (Correct Answer: - Inadequate breathing effort and neurogenic shock A woman slipped on the ice-covered sidewalk on her property. She has an injured jaw and is bleeding from laceration of the tongue. You should do all of the following EXCEPT: 1. Clear the upper respiratory passage in the first phase of patient care 2. Have suction available for use 3. Bend the patients head forward to move the tongue away from the airway 4. Prevent blood from getting into the pharynx because it may cause coughing and retching (Correct Answer: - Bend the patients head forward to move the tongue away from the airway When treating a patient with a brain injury, it is MOST IMPORTANT to record changes in the patients: 1. Mental Status 2. Pupil reaction 3. Respiratory rate 4. Blood pressure (Correct Answer: - Mental Status