WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 5 LATEST
EXAM 60 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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,A 26-year-old female B. administer high-flow oxygen, place a sterile pad over
presents with heavy vaginal her vagina, keep her warm, elevate her lower extremities,
bleeding. She is conscious, and transport without delay.
but restless. Her blood
pressure is 84/54 mm Hg,
her pulse is 120 beats/min
and weak, and her
respirations are 22
breaths/min with adequate
depth. She tells you that
she inserted a tampon
about 2 hours ago. You
should:
Select one:
A. assist her ventilations
with a bag-valve mask,
place one sterile dressing
into her vagina, perform a
rapid secondary
assessment, and transport.
B. administer high-flow
oxygen, place a sterile pad
over her vagina, keep her
warm, elevate her lower
extremities, and transport
without delay.
C. administer high-flow
oxygen, perform a detailed
assessment of her vaginal
area for signs of trauma,
place her on her side, and
transport.
D. administer high-flow
oxygen, ask her to remove
the tampon, perform a
detailed secondary
,assessment, and transport
A patient with pelvic
promptly. A. abdominal pain associated with menstruation
inflammatory disease will
typically complain of
_________.
Select one:
A. abdominal pain
associated with
menstruation
B. nausea and vomiting
associated with intercourse
C. bleeding associated with
stress
D. aches and fever
associated with urination
Causes of vaginal bleeding D. All of these answers are correct.
include which of the
following?
Select one:
A. Ectopic pregnancy
B. Vaginal trauma
C. Spontaneous abortion
D. All of these answers are
correct.
, During gynecologic . All of these answers are correct.
emergencies, in addition to
the standard SAMPLE
questions, the EMT should
attempt to determine which
of the following?
Select one:
A. The amount of time since
of the patent's last
menstrual cycle
B. The possibility that the
patient may be pregnant
C. If the patient is sexually
active
D. All of these answers are
correct.
In anticipation of receiving B. becomes engorged with blood.
a fertilized ovum, the lining
of the uterine wall:
Select one:
A. sheds and is expelled
externally.
B. becomes engorged with
blood.
C. diverts blood flow to the
vagina.
D. thins and begins to
separate.
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