EMT Practice Exam 2 Questions And Answers 100% Pass
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EMT Practice Exam 2 Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
Which patients vital signs are not within normal limits - answernewborn: pulse 100;
respiration, 30; PB 70-30
A 45 year old male is breathing at a rate of 32 times per minute with shallow respirations. He is
altered, and his skin signs are co...
EMT Practice Exam 2 Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
Which patients vital signs are not within normal limits - answer✔newborn: pulse 100;
respiration, 30; PB 70-30
A 45 year old male is breathing at a rate of 32 times per minute with shallow respirations. He is
altered, and his skin signs are cool cyanotic, and diaphoretic. You should - answer✔provide
artificial ventilation with a gas valve mask and high-flow oxygen
You should assess skin color by examining an adult patients - answer✔nail beds
a 45 year old female is breathing at a rat of 22 times per minute with adequate tidal volume.
She is alert, but her skin signs are cool, pale, and diaphoretic. You should - answer✔provide
oxygen at 12 L/min using a nonrebreather mask
You would locate a patients carotid pulse by first finding the adams apple and then -
answer✔sliding two fingers toward one side of the neck
Your patients pupils react unequally to light. You should suspect the presence of -
answer✔head injury
A 70 year old female s complaining of shortness of breath. She has a history of emphysema. You
should - answer✔administer oxygen, because in most cases the hypoxic drive will not be a
problem
Ecchymosis refers to an - answer✔bruising or discoloration
In which situations should you determine the patients blood pressure through palpation? -
answer✔Your patients pulse is very weak and difficult to hear.
The correct way to select the proper size oropharyngeal airway (OPA) is to measure the
distance from the - answer✔corner of the mouth to the tip of the earlobe
Which patient should receive only a focused physical exam and sample history? - answer✔5
year old female, responsive and in pain after falling from a standing position
Your patient is a 19 year old male who has been in a motorcycle accident and shows deformity
and bleeding to the left leg. you would not perform a detailed physical exam if the patient -
answer✔begins to spurt blood out of an open wound
Continuous monitoring of a patients mental status is best accomplished by -
answer✔continuously interacting with the patient
You should assess the brachial pulse in patients who - answer✔are younger than 1 year old
Which patent is showing early signs of shock (decreased tissue perfusion) - answer✔a 23 year
old female pulse, 104; respiration, 25/min; BP,118/78; Cool, clammy skin
which of the following is the most important sign of a diabetic emergency? - answer✔altered
mental status
of the following diseases, which poses the most risk to EMT - answer✔hepatitis C
your patient is a 45 year old homeless male who is suspected of having hypothermia. What is
the most important question to ask him? - answer✔Do you know who you are and were you
are?
The zygomatic bones are found - answer✔the face
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient? -
answer✔the tongue
All of the following are reasons that infants and children are prone to respiratory difficulties
EXCEPT that they - answer✔breathe faster than adults
Your patient is a newborn. You should consider the possibility of breathing difficulty if the
respiratory rate is - answer✔70/min
When assessing your patients airway, you hear snoring sounds. You should suspect that -
answer✔The patient is forcefully exhaling
how many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column - answer✔33
you hear gurgling in your patients airway. you should immediately - answer✔open and suction
the airway
according to the American heart asso. at least ________ of air should be delivered to the
patient when using an adult bag-valve mask. - answer✔800ml
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