1424 EMT FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers: Test Banks
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1424 EMT FINAL EXAM Questions and
Answers: Test Banks
A PATIENT WHO HAS SHALLOW, SLOW IRREGULAR GASPOING BREATHS IS
SAID TO HAVE _______________ RESPIRATIONS? Answer: AGONAL
A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE LONG-BONE FRACTURES OF THE EXTREMITIES
SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR TRANSPORT AND SHOULD BE T...
1424 EMT FINAL EXAM Questions and
Answers: Test Banks
A PATIENT WHO HAS SHALLOW, SLOW IRREGULAR GASPOING BREATHS IS
SAID TO HAVE _______________ RESPIRATIONS? Answer: AGONAL
A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE LONG-BONE FRACTURES OF THE EXTREMITIES
SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR TRANSPORT AND SHOULD BE TREATED?
Answer: EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL
A TEENAGE MALE HAS FALLEN ONTO A RAILING WHILE SKATEBOARDING. HE
COMPLAINS OF RIGHT-SIDED CHEST PAIN AND MODERATE DYSPNEA.
EXPOSURE OF THE CHEST REVEALS A SECTION OF HIS RIBS THA TIS MOVING
OPPOSITE OF THE REST OF THE RIBS. YOU SHOULD? Answer: APPLY A BULKY
DRESSING OVER THE SECTION
A YOUNG FEMALE WAS INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE WRECK, STRIKING HER
HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. SHE IS UNCONSCIOUS AND HER BREATHING IS
IRREGULAR. SHE IS BLEEDING FROM A SCALP WOUND, BUT YOUR
ASSESSMENT SHOWS THAT HER CRANIUM IS INTACT. HER VITAL SIGNS ARE
PULSE 68, BP 148/90, AND HER PUPILS ARE UNEQUAL. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT?
Answer: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
AFTER ACTIVATING THE AUTO-INJECTOR, HOW LONG SHOULD IT BE HELD IN
PLACE BEFORE REMOVING IT FROM THE PATIENTS THIGH? Answer: 10
SECONDS
AN EMT INVOLVED IN AN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT CALL, SUCH AS ONE IN
WHICH A COWORKER WAS KILLED SHOULD BE URGED TO .... Answer: SEEK
HELP FROM A TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
AS YOU ARE TRANSPORTING A CONSCIOUS PATIENT YOU NOTICE THAT HIS
BREATHING HAS BECOME LABORED. WHICH ACTION SHOULD YOU TAKE
BASED ON THIS INFORMATION? Answer: - NOTIFY THE RECEIVING FACILITY
- ENSURE A PATENT AIRWAY AND ADEQUATE O2
- CONTINUE REASSESSMENT
BARBITURATES MAY BE REFERRED TO AS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
Answer: DOWNERS
BEFORE APPLYING A NRM, THE EMT SHOULD TAKE WHAT ACTION? Answer:
INFLATE THE RESERVOIR BAG 1/3 OF THE WAY
,BURNS POSE A GREATER RISK TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN FOR WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING REASONS? Answer: PEDIATRIC PATIENTS HAVE A GREATER
RISK OF SHOCK FROM THE BURN
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING OCCURS BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
ROUTES? Answer: INHALATION
CHEMICAL COLD PACKS ARE CARRIED ON THE AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT
OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? Answer: MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
DURING THE NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION, THE TRAINING OFFICER MEETS
WITH THE NEW EMTS AND EXPLAINS TO THEM THE MONTHLY TRAINING
SCHEDULE AND THE CLASSES THEY MUST ATTEND FOR EMT
RECERTIFICATION. ONE OF THE NEW EMTS ASKS THE TRAINING OFFICER WHY
THEY HAVE TO KEEP TAKING EMT COURSES IF THEY ALREADY PASED THE
MET EXAMINATION. WHAT IS THE BEST ANSWER? Answer: EMS IS CONSTANTLY
EVOLVING IN RESPONSE TO EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH
EPINEPHRINE DELIVERED BY AUTO INJECTOR MAY BE INDICATED FOR
PATIENTS WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS? Answer: SEVERE
ALLERGIES TO PEANUT, SHELLFISH, PENICILLIN, OR BEE STINGS
EXPERT CLINICIANS MAY USE DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF THINKING
THROUGH PROBLEMS, BUT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL THEY HAVE IN
COMMON? Answer: STRONG FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE
HOW MANY CERVICAL VERTEBRAE ARE THERE? Answer: 7
IF THE BABY'S UMBILICAL CORD IS NOTED TO BE WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK
AFTER THE HEAD IS DELIVERED, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE
DONE? Answer: TRY TO SLIP THE CORD OVER THE BABY'S HEAD AND
SHOULDERS
IN ASSESSING A PATIENT'S BREATHING, WHAT IS YOUR FIRST QUESTION?
Answer: ARE THEY BREATHING?
IN REASSESSMENT, WHAT ARE THE 3 INTERVENTIONS THAT YOU AS THE EMT
SHOULD CHECK? Answer: - OXYGENATION
- BLEEDING MANAGEMENT
- ADEQUACY OF OTHER INTERVENTIONS
IN THE PRIMARY ASSESSMENT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN
ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ASSESSING THE PATIENT'S CIRCULATORY STATUS?
Answer: TAKING A BLOOD PRESSURE READING
,IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS HSOULD AN EMT WITHHOLD
RESUSCITATIVE MEASURES FROM A PATIENT IN CARDIAC ARREST? Answer:
THE PATIENT'S CAREGIVER PRESENTS A DNR ORDER SIGNED BY THE PATIENT
AND HIS PHYSICIAN
IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ZONES IS THE EMT EXPECTED TO BE STAGES
AT THE SCENE OF A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT? Answer: COLD ZONE
MRS THOMAS CALLS 911 FOR HER 9 MONTH OLD BABY, ELIZA, WHO IS
LISTLESS AND PALE. SHE TELLS YOU THAT THE BABY OVERSLEPT THIS
MORNING AND HSE HAD A HARD TIME WAKING HER UP. MRS THOMAS IS VERY
DISTRAUGHT WORRYING ABOUT THE BABY. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NEXT?
Answer: TRY TO GET SOME CURRENT HISTORY FROM THE MOTHER
OPERATIONS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES MUST DRIVE WITH THE SAFETY OF
OTHERS IN MIND. THIS IS KNOWN AS.... Answer: DRIVING WITH DUE REGARD
REGARDING THE USE OF EMERGENCY SIRENS, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
FALSE? Answer: AMBULANCE OPERATIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY SIREN
NOISE
HOW OFTEN SHOULD THE EMT REASSESS THE VITAL SIGNS OF AN UNSTABLE
PATIENT? Answer: EVERY 5 MINUTES
THE TRENDELENBURG POSITION WOULD BE USED TO TRANSPORT WHAT
TYPE OF PATIENT? Answer: A PATIENT IN SHOCK
WHAT IS THE ADEQUATE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY,
WHICH FILLS THE CAPILLARIES AND SUPPLIES THE CELLS AND TISSUES
OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS? Answer: PERFUSION
FAINTING Answer: SYNCOPE
THE MEDICATIONS THAT TRANSPLANT PATIENTS NEED TO TAKE FOR THE
REST OF THEIR LIVES TO PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION ALSO OFTEN LEAD TO
HIGH SUSCEPTIBILITY OF... Answer: INFECTION
THE MUSCULAR ORGAN IN WHICH A BABY DEVELOPS DURING PREGNANCY?
Answer: UTERUS
THE OXYGEN FLOW RATE FOR A NASAL CANNULA SHOULD NOT EXCEED HOW
MANY LPM? Answer: 6
THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF __________________ IS ONE IN WHICH THE
PERICARDIAL SAC FILLS WITH BLOOD TO THE POINT WHERE THE CHAMBERS
, OF THE HEART NO LONGER FILL ADEQUATELY, USUALLY SECONDARY TO
TRAUMA. Answer: CARDIAC TAMPONADE
THE TRANSITION FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULT IS KNOWN AS WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING? Answer: ADOLESCENT
TO BE COMPASSIONATE AND EMPATHETIC, TO BE ACCURATE WITH
INTERVIEWS, AND ATO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHICH
OF THE PERSONAL TRAITS OF A QUALITY EMT? Answer: ABLE TO LISTEN TO
OTHERS
TO EXHALE, THE DIAPHRAGM AND INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES RELAX TO
CONTRACT THE CHEST, WHICH CREATES A POSITIVE PRESSURE. THE IS
WHAT TYPE OF PROCESS? Answer: PASSIVE
TRADITIONALLY AN APGNAR SCORE IS TAKEN AT WHAT TIME INTERVALS ARE
BIRTH? Answer: 1 AND 5 MINUTES
TWO CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT DIALYSIS PATIENTS FREQUENTLY
HAVE IN ADDITION TO KIDNEY FAILURE ARE _________ AND __________.
Answer: HYPERTENSION
DIABETES
WHAT BEST DEFINES THE EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE? Answer: PATIENT ASSESSMENT
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF HYPOXIA? Answer: COMMONLY SEEN AS BLUE OR
GRAY SKIN, DETERIORATION OF PATIENT'S MENTAL STATUS LIKE CONFUSION
OR RESTLESSNESS
WHAT IS THE EMTS HIGHEST PRIORITY AT THE SCENE OF A HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS INCIDENT? Answer: PERSONAL SAFETY
WHAT IS ANOHER NAME FOR AN ALLERGIC REACTION? Answer: ANAPHYLAXIS
WHAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER OF AIR FLOW FROM THE NOSE TO THE
ALVEOLI IN THE LUNGS Answer: NOSE
NASOPHARYNX
PHARYNX
HYPO PHARYNX
LARYNX
TRACHEA
BRONCHI
ALVEOLI
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