Emergency Medical Responder 7th Edition AAOS Exam
Questions and Answers
Question 1
You are providing initial car to a patient who you believe has heatstroke. The patient, a 33-year-old woman, is
semiconscious and has flushed, hot, dry skin. After moving her to a cooler environment and maintaining airway, breathing,
and circulation, you should:
Correct Answer
remove her clothes to the underwear and begin rapid cooling measures.
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Question 2
While preparing to apply the AED pads to an adult patient's chest, you note that he has a transdermal medication patch
where the sternum pads need to be placed. You should:
Correct Answer
remove the medication patch, wipe the skin, and apply the AED pads.
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,Question 3
The location of the lateral body part is:
Correct Answer
Away from the midline of the body
Question 4
Carbon monoxide negatively affects the body by:
Correct Answer
preventing red blood cells from carrying oxygen.
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Question 5
A young boy has what appears to be a small laceration to his eyeball after his sister threw a toy at him. The child is crying
but is surprisingly cooperative. You should:
Correct Answer
cover the eye with a dry gauze pad, lay the patient on his back, and arrange for transport to the hospital.
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Question 6
In general, a hypothermic patient should not be considered dead until:
Correct Answer
he or she is rewarmed at an appropriate hospital.
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,Question 7
You are the first medically trained person to arrive at the scene of an I'll person. You find the patient, a 350-pound man,
sitting in a small bathroom. The patient tells you that he is extremely weak and is unable to walk. You should:
Correct Answer
Wait for additional rescuers to arrive before trying to move him.
Question 8
The function of the right ventricle is to:
Correct Answer
pump blood to lungs
Question 9
What is the proper location for performing chest compressions on a child or adult patient?
Correct Answer
Center of the chest, on the lower half of the sternum.
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Question 10
Which component of the PACE mnemonic of crew resource management involves looking or asking to confirm the
problem or make sense of the situation?
Correct Answer
Probe
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, Question 11
Which of the following represents the safest approach when attempting to rescue a person from the water?
A. Reach, throw, row, and go.
B. Throw, tow, go, and reach.
C. Tow, reach, throw, and go.
Correct Answer
A. Reach, throw, row, and go
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Question 12
Oxygen benefits the shock patient because it:
Correct Answer
saturates the reduced number of red blood cells.
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Question 13
What are the 5 Patient Assessment steps?
Correct Answer
Scene Size-up
Primary Assessment
History Taking
Secondary Assessment
Reassessment
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Questions and Answers
Question 1
You are providing initial car to a patient who you believe has heatstroke. The patient, a 33-year-old woman, is
semiconscious and has flushed, hot, dry skin. After moving her to a cooler environment and maintaining airway, breathing,
and circulation, you should:
Correct Answer
remove her clothes to the underwear and begin rapid cooling measures.
p.263
Question 2
While preparing to apply the AED pads to an adult patient's chest, you note that he has a transdermal medication patch
where the sternum pads need to be placed. You should:
Correct Answer
remove the medication patch, wipe the skin, and apply the AED pads.
p.165
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,Question 3
The location of the lateral body part is:
Correct Answer
Away from the midline of the body
Question 4
Carbon monoxide negatively affects the body by:
Correct Answer
preventing red blood cells from carrying oxygen.
p.231
Question 5
A young boy has what appears to be a small laceration to his eyeball after his sister threw a toy at him. The child is crying
but is surprisingly cooperative. You should:
Correct Answer
cover the eye with a dry gauze pad, lay the patient on his back, and arrange for transport to the hospital.
p.294
Question 6
In general, a hypothermic patient should not be considered dead until:
Correct Answer
he or she is rewarmed at an appropriate hospital.
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,Question 7
You are the first medically trained person to arrive at the scene of an I'll person. You find the patient, a 350-pound man,
sitting in a small bathroom. The patient tells you that he is extremely weak and is unable to walk. You should:
Correct Answer
Wait for additional rescuers to arrive before trying to move him.
Question 8
The function of the right ventricle is to:
Correct Answer
pump blood to lungs
Question 9
What is the proper location for performing chest compressions on a child or adult patient?
Correct Answer
Center of the chest, on the lower half of the sternum.
p.153
Question 10
Which component of the PACE mnemonic of crew resource management involves looking or asking to confirm the
problem or make sense of the situation?
Correct Answer
Probe
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, Question 11
Which of the following represents the safest approach when attempting to rescue a person from the water?
A. Reach, throw, row, and go.
B. Throw, tow, go, and reach.
C. Tow, reach, throw, and go.
Correct Answer
A. Reach, throw, row, and go
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Question 12
Oxygen benefits the shock patient because it:
Correct Answer
saturates the reduced number of red blood cells.
p.282
Question 13
What are the 5 Patient Assessment steps?
Correct Answer
Scene Size-up
Primary Assessment
History Taking
Secondary Assessment
Reassessment
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