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EUNICENC EMT STATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH 100% SURE
ANSWERS
How many blood pressure measurements 3
does it take to obtain a baseline value for a
single patient?
3
4
2
1
Your 42-year-old female patient is CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
complaining of left arm numbness and
back pain that began 10 minutes ago. She is
embarrassed that she called 911, but states
that "something just doesn't feel right." She
has no medical history, takes no
medications, and is allergic to penicillin.
She is alert and oriented to person, place,
time, and event. Based on this limited
information, which of the following vital
signs would be least helpful in determining
your differential diagnosis?
CBG(Capillary Blood Glucose)
Pulse oximetry
Stroke screen
Electrocardiogram
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,Your patient is a 2-year-old female who Head, neck, chest, back, extremities, abdomen
was chasing the family dog outside when
she ran into the play structure. She struck
her anterior body on a pole of the play
structure and is complaining of severe
abdominal pain. Which of the following is
the correct order in which to perform your
physical assessment of the patient?
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities,
abdomen
Head, neck, chest, abdomen, back,
extremities
Head, neck, chest, back, extremities. Do
not assess the abdomen due to pain.
Abdomen, chest, head, neck, back,
extremities
You are attempting to gain a history from Direct questions
your 21-year-old male patient who is
experiencing a severe asthma attack. He is
able to speak in 1-2 word sentences, has
diminished lung sounds, and an initial
oxygen saturation of 90%. What is the best
method of questioning this patient
regarding his medical history?
Direct questions
Facilitation
Clarification
Open-ended questions
Which of the following is not a sign of Wheezing
severe respiratory distress in a pediatric
patient?
Wheezing
Retractions
Nasal flaring
See-saw breathing
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, Which of the following pulse qualities is Thready
most worrisome?
Thready
Strong
Bounding
Irregular
Your patient has gone unresponsive, 21%
breathing 8/minute. You start delivering
breaths by BVM, but haven't attached 100%
oxygen. What concentration of oxygen are
you delivering to your patient?
21%
33%
24%
17%
In what situation would it be best to The airway is inaccessible, but the patient's breathing is stable
remove a motorcycle helmet after an
accident?
The airway is inaccessible, but the
patient's breathing is stable
The helmet is snugly fit around the patient's
head allowing little to no movement
Proper spinal immobilization can be
performed with the helmet on
Removal would cause further pain, but
would not compromise spinal integrity
Why should care be taken not to give too You may fill the stomach with air causing the victim to vomit
large a volume of air to a patient while
administering breaths during CPR?
You may fill the stomach with air causing
the victim to vomit
Over-ventilation is very uncomfortable for
the victim
Over-ventilation can cause the lungs to
expand to an unsafe size
Too much oxygen can hinder the
effectiveness of compressions
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