JB LEARNING EMT CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Atrophy is a condition that occurs when: - ✔✔muscle decreases in size and function.
✔✔Bone marrow produces: - ✔✔blood cells.
✔✔Bones are connected to other bones by bands of tough fibrous tissues called: -
✔✔ligaments.
✔✔Traction splints are used primarily to immobilize and secure fractures of the: -
✔✔femur.
✔✔What type of muscle contracts and relaxes to control the movement of the contents
within its structures? - ✔✔Smooth.
✔✔When splinting an injury of the wrist, the hand should be placed: - ✔✔in a functional
position.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding striated muscle is correct? - ✔✔It forms
the major muscle mass of the body and usually crosses at least one joint.
✔✔Which of the following types of muscle is under direct voluntary control of the brain?
- ✔✔Skeletal.
✔✔You and your partner are preparing to apply a traction splint to a patient's deformed
thigh. As you apply manual traction, the patient resists your efforts and states that the
pain is getting worse. You should: - ✔✔stop and splint the leg in the deformed position.
✔✔A fracture is MOST accurately defined as a(n): - ✔✔break in the continuity of the
bone.
✔✔During your assessment of a 29-year-old female with significant deformity to her left
elbow, you are unable to palpate a radial pulse. Your transport time to the hospital is
approximately 40 minutes. You should: - ✔✔apply gentle manual traction in line with the
limb and reassess for a pulse.
✔✔Skeletal muscle is attached to the bone by tough, ropelike, fibrous structures called:
- ✔✔tendons.
✔✔A 17-year-old female dislocated her patella while playing soccer. Her knee is flexed
and she complains of severe pain. You should: - ✔✔keep her knee flexed and secure it
with padded board splints.
, ✔✔A short backboard or vest-style immobilization device is indicated for patients who: -
✔✔are in a sitting position and are clinically stable.
✔✔Patients with chest injuries will often present with _______. - ✔✔Tachypnea.
✔✔You respond to an 18-year-old man who has been assaulted with a baseball bat. He
was hit in the chest. He is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. This condition is most
likely related to: - ✔✔commotio cordis.
✔✔Causes of vaginal bleeding include which of the following? - ✔✔All of these answers
are correct.
✔✔In cases of sexual assault, it is important to ensure that you do which of the
following? - ✔✔All of these answers are correct.
✔✔The EMT should ensure that vaginal bleeding is _________. - ✔✔taken seriously
and the patient is transported for gynecologic evaluation.
✔✔The physical examination of a sexual assault victim should be: - ✔✔limited to a brief
survey for life-threatening injuries.
✔✔Bacterial vaginosis is a condition that occurs when: - ✔✔normal bacteria in the
vagina are replaced by an overgrowth of other bacterial forms.
✔✔If a woman with vaginal bleeding reports syncope, the EMT should assume that she:
- ✔✔is in shock.
✔✔Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) typically does NOT affect the: - ✔✔urinary
bladder.
✔✔The onset of menstruation usually occurs in women who are: - ✔✔between 11 and
16 years of age.
✔✔When a woman presents with abdominal pain or other vague symptoms, the EMT is
often unable to determine the nature of the problem until he or she: - ✔✔has gathered
patient history information.
✔✔Abruptio placenta occurs when: - ✔✔the placenta prematurely separates from the
uterine wall.
✔✔Placenta previa is defined as: - ✔✔development of the placenta over the cervical
opening.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Atrophy is a condition that occurs when: - ✔✔muscle decreases in size and function.
✔✔Bone marrow produces: - ✔✔blood cells.
✔✔Bones are connected to other bones by bands of tough fibrous tissues called: -
✔✔ligaments.
✔✔Traction splints are used primarily to immobilize and secure fractures of the: -
✔✔femur.
✔✔What type of muscle contracts and relaxes to control the movement of the contents
within its structures? - ✔✔Smooth.
✔✔When splinting an injury of the wrist, the hand should be placed: - ✔✔in a functional
position.
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding striated muscle is correct? - ✔✔It forms
the major muscle mass of the body and usually crosses at least one joint.
✔✔Which of the following types of muscle is under direct voluntary control of the brain?
- ✔✔Skeletal.
✔✔You and your partner are preparing to apply a traction splint to a patient's deformed
thigh. As you apply manual traction, the patient resists your efforts and states that the
pain is getting worse. You should: - ✔✔stop and splint the leg in the deformed position.
✔✔A fracture is MOST accurately defined as a(n): - ✔✔break in the continuity of the
bone.
✔✔During your assessment of a 29-year-old female with significant deformity to her left
elbow, you are unable to palpate a radial pulse. Your transport time to the hospital is
approximately 40 minutes. You should: - ✔✔apply gentle manual traction in line with the
limb and reassess for a pulse.
✔✔Skeletal muscle is attached to the bone by tough, ropelike, fibrous structures called:
- ✔✔tendons.
✔✔A 17-year-old female dislocated her patella while playing soccer. Her knee is flexed
and she complains of severe pain. You should: - ✔✔keep her knee flexed and secure it
with padded board splints.
, ✔✔A short backboard or vest-style immobilization device is indicated for patients who: -
✔✔are in a sitting position and are clinically stable.
✔✔Patients with chest injuries will often present with _______. - ✔✔Tachypnea.
✔✔You respond to an 18-year-old man who has been assaulted with a baseball bat. He
was hit in the chest. He is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. This condition is most
likely related to: - ✔✔commotio cordis.
✔✔Causes of vaginal bleeding include which of the following? - ✔✔All of these answers
are correct.
✔✔In cases of sexual assault, it is important to ensure that you do which of the
following? - ✔✔All of these answers are correct.
✔✔The EMT should ensure that vaginal bleeding is _________. - ✔✔taken seriously
and the patient is transported for gynecologic evaluation.
✔✔The physical examination of a sexual assault victim should be: - ✔✔limited to a brief
survey for life-threatening injuries.
✔✔Bacterial vaginosis is a condition that occurs when: - ✔✔normal bacteria in the
vagina are replaced by an overgrowth of other bacterial forms.
✔✔If a woman with vaginal bleeding reports syncope, the EMT should assume that she:
- ✔✔is in shock.
✔✔Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) typically does NOT affect the: - ✔✔urinary
bladder.
✔✔The onset of menstruation usually occurs in women who are: - ✔✔between 11 and
16 years of age.
✔✔When a woman presents with abdominal pain or other vague symptoms, the EMT is
often unable to determine the nature of the problem until he or she: - ✔✔has gathered
patient history information.
✔✔Abruptio placenta occurs when: - ✔✔the placenta prematurely separates from the
uterine wall.
✔✔Placenta previa is defined as: - ✔✔development of the placenta over the cervical
opening.
