FISDAP EMT Medical Exam Prep. Comprehensive
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Guide & Practice Questions for EMT Students,
Certification Prep, and Clinical Success
A seizure patient is having what kind of medical emergency?
A. Respiratory
Rationale: Respiratory emergencies include asthma, emphysema, and chronic
bronchitis.
B. Cardiovascular
Rationale: Cardiovascular emergencies include heart attack and congestive heart
failure.
C. Neurologic
Rationale: Correct answer
D. Immunologic
Rationale: Allergic reactions are a type of immunologic emergency.
Neurologic
,If an injury distracts an EMT from assessing a more serious underlying illness,
the EMT has suffered from:
A. tunnel vision.
Rationale: Correct answer
B. index of suspicion.
Rationale: The index of suspicion is your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
C. virulence.
Rationale: Virulence is the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease.
D. a trauma emergency.
Rationale: Trauma emergencies involve injuries resulting from physical forces
applied to the body.
tunnel vision
, If a "frequent flier" calls 9-1-1 because of a suspected head injury, you should
NEVER:
A. take the call seriously; don't waste your time or resources on such a caller.
Rationale: Never assume you know the patient's problem before you arrive; you
should treat every patient equally.
B. perform a primary assessment; he called for a head injury last week, and
it wasn't serious.
Rationale: You should perform a primary assessment on every patient.
C. assume you know what the problem is; every case is different, and you
don't want to miss a potentially serious problem.
Rationale: Correct answer
D. treat the patient with respect; he is probably lying.
Rationale: It is important that you maintain a professional, calm, nonjudgmental
demeanor at all times.
assume you know what the problem is; every case is different, and you don't
want to miss a potentially serious problem.
If your medical patient is not in critical condition, how long should you spend on
scene?
A. 10 minutes or less
Rationale: Critical patients always need rapid transport. The time on scene
should be limited to 10 minutes or less.
B. 30 minutes
Rationale: There is no set time limit for noncritical patients.
C. 2 hours
Rationale: There is no set time limit for noncritical patients.
D. However long it takes to gather as much information as
possible Rationale: Correct answer
However long it takes to gather as much information as possible
Study
Guide & Practice Questions for EMT Students,
Certification Prep, and Clinical Success
A seizure patient is having what kind of medical emergency?
A. Respiratory
Rationale: Respiratory emergencies include asthma, emphysema, and chronic
bronchitis.
B. Cardiovascular
Rationale: Cardiovascular emergencies include heart attack and congestive heart
failure.
C. Neurologic
Rationale: Correct answer
D. Immunologic
Rationale: Allergic reactions are a type of immunologic emergency.
Neurologic
,If an injury distracts an EMT from assessing a more serious underlying illness,
the EMT has suffered from:
A. tunnel vision.
Rationale: Correct answer
B. index of suspicion.
Rationale: The index of suspicion is your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
C. virulence.
Rationale: Virulence is the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease.
D. a trauma emergency.
Rationale: Trauma emergencies involve injuries resulting from physical forces
applied to the body.
tunnel vision
, If a "frequent flier" calls 9-1-1 because of a suspected head injury, you should
NEVER:
A. take the call seriously; don't waste your time or resources on such a caller.
Rationale: Never assume you know the patient's problem before you arrive; you
should treat every patient equally.
B. perform a primary assessment; he called for a head injury last week, and
it wasn't serious.
Rationale: You should perform a primary assessment on every patient.
C. assume you know what the problem is; every case is different, and you
don't want to miss a potentially serious problem.
Rationale: Correct answer
D. treat the patient with respect; he is probably lying.
Rationale: It is important that you maintain a professional, calm, nonjudgmental
demeanor at all times.
assume you know what the problem is; every case is different, and you don't
want to miss a potentially serious problem.
If your medical patient is not in critical condition, how long should you spend on
scene?
A. 10 minutes or less
Rationale: Critical patients always need rapid transport. The time on scene
should be limited to 10 minutes or less.
B. 30 minutes
Rationale: There is no set time limit for noncritical patients.
C. 2 hours
Rationale: There is no set time limit for noncritical patients.
D. However long it takes to gather as much information as
possible Rationale: Correct answer
However long it takes to gather as much information as possible
