HOSA EMT EXAM TESTBANK WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADE A) LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
What is the largest indicator of early respiratory distress in pediatric patients? -
CORRECT ANSWER Nasal flaring
What is the Heart rate/Respiratory rate of a newborn to 1 year? - CORRECT
ANSWER 140 Bpm and 40/minute
What is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 1-4 years? - CORRECT ANSWER
120 Bpm and 30/minute
what is the heart/respiratory rate for a child 4-12 Years? - CORRECT ANSWER
100 bpm and 20/minute
How do you calculate the average systolic BP of a child 1-10 years old? -
CORRECT ANSWER 80 mmHg + (2X Years of age)
What Does APGAR Stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Appearance, Pulse,
Grimace, Activity, Respiration. A Perfect APGAR score is 10.
What is the McRobert Position? - CORRECT ANSWER A position where
pregnant mothers who must wait to deliver due to turtle signs, must be put into.
They lie on their backs with the knees drawn up as close to the body as possible.
How many liters of blood are in the average 3 year old? - CORRECT ANSWER
about 3 lits.
What percent of oxygen is room air? - CORRECT ANSWER 21%
,What is "air" mostly composed of? - CORRECT ANSWER Nitrogen ( about
78%)
What are signs of Decompensated shock in pediatric patients? - CORRECT
ANSWER Absent peripheral pulses, and absent cap refill (more than 4 secs).
If a patient is found unconscious and there are no bystanders, what type of consent
allows the patient to be treated? - CORRECT ANSWER Implied consent
What is involuntary consent? - CORRECT ANSWER When a patient does not
wish to be transported, but is AMS. An incarcerated patient, or a mentally ill
patient.
What is the part of the blood that fights infection? - CORRECT ANSWER White
blood cells
What is the part of the blood that clots? - CORRECT ANSWER Platelets
The Autonomic Nervous system is divided into what? - CORRECT ANSWER
The sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous system
The adrenal glands secret what? - CORRECT ANSWER Epinephrine
(Adrenaline) and norepinephrine (To delay muscle fatigue).
The Glawsgo coma scale has the highest rating of how many points? - CORRECT
ANSWER 15
,What are the 3 parts of the Glaswgo coma scale? - CORRECT ANSWER Eye
opening response (Max 4 points), Verbal response (Max 5 points), and Motor
response (Max 6 points)
What drug is giving for grand mal seizures. - CORRECT ANSWER Diazepam 5-
10 mg
Tp wave is representative of what? - CORRECT ANSWER ventricular
repolarization
Which type of trauma is the most common cause of death and disability? -
CORRECT ANSWER Blunt
Who is responsible for sorting patients based on severity of injury in an MCI? -
CORRECT ANSWER triage officer
Where in the lungs does gas exchange occur - CORRECT ANSWER Between the
alveoli and capillaries
What is eclampsia - how to treat - CORRECT ANSWER seizure during
preclampsia - TX mag sulfate 2 -5glvp slow
What is intracellular cation? - CORRECT ANSWER Potassium K
What is extracellular cation? - CORRECT ANSWER Sodium NA
What are the Sign/symptom of an aortic aneurism? - CORRECT ANSWER Chest
pain radiate towards back also deficit in pulse on one side
, What is chronotrophy? - CORRECT ANSWER Pertain to heart rate
What is inotrophy? - CORRECT ANSWER Pertain to cardiac contractile force
Domo trophy? - CORRECT ANSWER Speed of impulse transmission
What is sever on apgar scale - CORRECT ANSWER 0-3
What is moderate on apgar scale - CORRECT ANSWER 4-6
What is excellent apgar scale - CORRECT ANSWER 7-10
What is abrubpto placenta? - CORRECT ANSWER separation of the placenta
and the uterine wall
What is ectopic pregnancy? - CORRECT ANSWER implantation of the egg
outside uterus - normally in Fallopian tube - detected 2-12th week - brownish
blood
What is preclampsia - CORRECT ANSWER most common hypertension
disorder
What should you think -High heart rate, low blood pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER bleed or dehydration
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