EMT PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)
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EMT PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)EMT PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)EMT PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPD...
EMT PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
GUARANTEED PASS (LATEST UPDATE)
what does a sphygmonometer measure? - ANS ✅it measures blood pressure
what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? - ANS ✅80-110
what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? - ANS ✅speech,
facial droop, arm drift
what are the actions of nitroglycerin - ANS ✅smooth muscle relaxation,
reduces cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? - ANS ✅hypertensive; extremely
high blood pressure and swelling in extremities; susceptible to seizures
what is an ischemic stroke? - ANS ✅blood flow being cut off from part of the
brain
what is the normal heart rate for a child - ANS ✅70-110 beats per minute
what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? - ANS ✅15:2
what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac
arrest? - ANS ✅5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency
response system
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what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? - ANS
✅respiratory arrest
what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? - ANS ✅the diameter of a tube
rescue breathing guidelines: - ANS ✅adult: 1 breath every 5-6 seconds; child:
1 breath every 3-5 seconds
what does placing a folded towel underneath a child’s shoulders do? - ANS
✅it aids in aligning the child’s airway
what does DKA cause? - ANS ✅it causes frequent urination in an attempt to rid
the body of excess acid build-up
what does alpha 1 receptors do? - ANS ✅vasoconstricts/shunts blood
what does beta 1 receptors do? - ANS ✅increases HR/contractility
what is the difference between compensatory and decompensatory stages
of shock? - ANS ✅compensatory: normal blood pressure
decompensatory: Systemic blood pressure decreases and altered mental
status
two types of frontal impact is: - ANS ✅up and over or down and under
up and over crashes injury: - ANS ✅head, neck, chest, abdomen
down and under crash injury: - ANS ✅knees, femurs, hips, pelvis, spine
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what is the paper bag effect? - ANS ✅when a victim takes a deep breath before
impact and the air trapped in the lungs is compressed; may cause a
pneumothorax
coupe/contra coupe: - ANS ✅entire brain shifts forward hitting frontal bone
and snapping veins/arteries; anterior and posterior bleeds
what is the Don Juan Syndrome? - ANS ✅landing feet first; bilateral heel
fractures; ankle fractures; distal tibia/fibula fractures; knee dislocations; femur
fractures, hip injuries, spine compression fractures
what are the 4 forces acting on a bullet? - ANS ✅drag, profile, cavitation,
fragmentation
arterial bleed: - ANS ✅spurting, pulsating flow; bright red
Venus bleed: - ANS ✅steady slow flow; dark red
capillary bleed: - ANS ✅slow, even flow; dark to intermediate red
Femur Blood Loss: - ANS ✅1500 mL
Pelvic blood loss: - ANS ✅2000 mL
abdomen loss with 1 inch distention: - ANS ✅1000-2000 mL
hematemesis signs: - ANS ✅blood in vomit
hematochezia signs: - ANS ✅bright red blood in faeces; indicates a bleed in the
lower GI tract
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