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Why do middle adults commonly experience financial concerns?
Select one:
A. They are preparing for retirement but must still manage everyday financial demands.
B. Most people in the middle adult age group have chronic illnesses and cannot work.
C. They are typically receiving social security and must budget with a fixed income.
D. The majority of middle adults still have small children who live at home with them. - Correct Answer-
A. They are preparing for retirement but must still manage everyday financial demands.
You are dispatched to a call for a 4-month-old infant with respiratory distress. While you prepare to take
care of this child, you must remember that:
Select one:
A. an infant's head should be placed in a flexed position to prevent obstruction.
B. small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.
C. assisted ventilations in infants often need to be forceful to inflate their lungs.
D. the infant's proportionately small tongue often causes an airway obstruction. - Correct Answer-B.
small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.
An EMT may injure his or her back, even if it is straight, if the:
Select one:
A. back is bent forward at the hips.
B. force is exerted straight down the spine.
C. shoulder is aligned over the pelvis.
D. hands are held close to the legs. - Correct Answer-A. back is bent forward at the hips.
As you and your partner are carrying a stable patient down a flight of stairs in a stair chair, you feel a
sudden, sharp pain in your lower back. You should:
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,Select one:
A. stop the move and request additional lifting assistance.
B. stop the move and have the patient walk down the stairs.
C. guide your partner while moving the chair backwards.
D. reposition your hands and continue to move the patient. - Correct Answer-A. stop the move and
request additional lifting assistance.
In contrast to typical wheeled ambulance stretchers, features of a bariatric stretcher include:
Select one:
A. two safety rails on both sides of the stretcher.
B. increased stability from a wider wheelbase.
C. weight capacity of up to 650 lb.
D. a collapsible undercarriage. - Correct Answer-B. increased stability from a wider wheelbase.
It is essential that you ____________ your equipment to prevent the spread of disease.
Select one:
A. properly store
B. decontaminate
C. throw out
D. incinerate - Correct Answer-B. decontaminate
The _________ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base of the spinal column and the fused central
posterior section of the pelvic girdle.
Select one:
A. coccyx
B. ischium
C. sacrum
D. thorax - Correct Answer-C. sacrum
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,The MOST serious consequence of a poorly planned or rushed patient move is:
Select one:
A. confusion among team members.
B. unnecessarily wasting time.
C. causing patient anxiety or fear.
D. injury to you or your patient. - Correct Answer-D. injury to you or your patient.
The proper technique for using the power grip is to:
Select one:
A. hold the handle with your fingers.
B. position your hands about 6² apart.
C. lift with your palms up.
D. rotate your palms down. - Correct Answer-C. lift with your palms up.
To facilitate a safe and coordinated move, the team leader should:
Select one:
A. use preparatory commands to initiate any moves.
B. never become involved in the move, only direct the move.
C. be positioned at the feet so the team can hear.
D. speak softly but clearly to avoid startling the patient. - Correct Answer-A. use preparatory commands
to initiate any moves.
To minimize the risk of injuring yourself when lifting or moving a patient, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid the use of log rolls or body drags.
B. use a direct carry whenever possible.
C. flex at the waist instead of the hips.
D. keep the weight as close to your body as possible. - Correct Answer-D. keep the weight as close to
your body as possible.
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, To protect a restrained patient and prevent him from using leverage to break free, the EMT should
secure __________.
Select one:
A. only the patient's torso
B. both arms at the patient's sides
C. one arm above the head
D. both arms above the head - Correct Answer-C. one arm above the head
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you find a single patient still seated in his car. There
are no scene hazards. As you approach the vehicle, you note that the patient is semiconscious and has a
large laceration to his forehead. You should:
Select one:
A. apply a vest-style extrication device before attempting to move the patient.
B. direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
C. slide a long backboard under his buttocks and lay him sideways on the board.
D. apply a cervical collar and quickly remove the patient with a clothes drag. - Correct Answer-B. direct
your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs, you should:
Select one:
A. assist the patient in walking down the stairs and place him or her on the wheeled stretcher at the
bottom of the stairs.
B. secure the patient to a scoop stretcher and carry him or her headfirst down the stairs to the awaiting
stretcher.
C. collapse the undercarriage of the wheeled stretcher and carefully carry the patient down the stairs on
the stretcher.
D. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the patient down the stairs with a
stair chair. - Correct Answer-D. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the
patient down the stairs with a stair chair.
When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more than ________ in front of your torso.
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Answers| Brand New Version
Why do middle adults commonly experience financial concerns?
Select one:
A. They are preparing for retirement but must still manage everyday financial demands.
B. Most people in the middle adult age group have chronic illnesses and cannot work.
C. They are typically receiving social security and must budget with a fixed income.
D. The majority of middle adults still have small children who live at home with them. - Correct Answer-
A. They are preparing for retirement but must still manage everyday financial demands.
You are dispatched to a call for a 4-month-old infant with respiratory distress. While you prepare to take
care of this child, you must remember that:
Select one:
A. an infant's head should be placed in a flexed position to prevent obstruction.
B. small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.
C. assisted ventilations in infants often need to be forceful to inflate their lungs.
D. the infant's proportionately small tongue often causes an airway obstruction. - Correct Answer-B.
small infants are nose breathers and require clear nasal passages at all times.
An EMT may injure his or her back, even if it is straight, if the:
Select one:
A. back is bent forward at the hips.
B. force is exerted straight down the spine.
C. shoulder is aligned over the pelvis.
D. hands are held close to the legs. - Correct Answer-A. back is bent forward at the hips.
As you and your partner are carrying a stable patient down a flight of stairs in a stair chair, you feel a
sudden, sharp pain in your lower back. You should:
1|Page
,Select one:
A. stop the move and request additional lifting assistance.
B. stop the move and have the patient walk down the stairs.
C. guide your partner while moving the chair backwards.
D. reposition your hands and continue to move the patient. - Correct Answer-A. stop the move and
request additional lifting assistance.
In contrast to typical wheeled ambulance stretchers, features of a bariatric stretcher include:
Select one:
A. two safety rails on both sides of the stretcher.
B. increased stability from a wider wheelbase.
C. weight capacity of up to 650 lb.
D. a collapsible undercarriage. - Correct Answer-B. increased stability from a wider wheelbase.
It is essential that you ____________ your equipment to prevent the spread of disease.
Select one:
A. properly store
B. decontaminate
C. throw out
D. incinerate - Correct Answer-B. decontaminate
The _________ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base of the spinal column and the fused central
posterior section of the pelvic girdle.
Select one:
A. coccyx
B. ischium
C. sacrum
D. thorax - Correct Answer-C. sacrum
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,The MOST serious consequence of a poorly planned or rushed patient move is:
Select one:
A. confusion among team members.
B. unnecessarily wasting time.
C. causing patient anxiety or fear.
D. injury to you or your patient. - Correct Answer-D. injury to you or your patient.
The proper technique for using the power grip is to:
Select one:
A. hold the handle with your fingers.
B. position your hands about 6² apart.
C. lift with your palms up.
D. rotate your palms down. - Correct Answer-C. lift with your palms up.
To facilitate a safe and coordinated move, the team leader should:
Select one:
A. use preparatory commands to initiate any moves.
B. never become involved in the move, only direct the move.
C. be positioned at the feet so the team can hear.
D. speak softly but clearly to avoid startling the patient. - Correct Answer-A. use preparatory commands
to initiate any moves.
To minimize the risk of injuring yourself when lifting or moving a patient, you should:
Select one:
A. avoid the use of log rolls or body drags.
B. use a direct carry whenever possible.
C. flex at the waist instead of the hips.
D. keep the weight as close to your body as possible. - Correct Answer-D. keep the weight as close to
your body as possible.
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, To protect a restrained patient and prevent him from using leverage to break free, the EMT should
secure __________.
Select one:
A. only the patient's torso
B. both arms at the patient's sides
C. one arm above the head
D. both arms above the head - Correct Answer-C. one arm above the head
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you find a single patient still seated in his car. There
are no scene hazards. As you approach the vehicle, you note that the patient is semiconscious and has a
large laceration to his forehead. You should:
Select one:
A. apply a vest-style extrication device before attempting to move the patient.
B. direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
C. slide a long backboard under his buttocks and lay him sideways on the board.
D. apply a cervical collar and quickly remove the patient with a clothes drag. - Correct Answer-B. direct
your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs, you should:
Select one:
A. assist the patient in walking down the stairs and place him or her on the wheeled stretcher at the
bottom of the stairs.
B. secure the patient to a scoop stretcher and carry him or her headfirst down the stairs to the awaiting
stretcher.
C. collapse the undercarriage of the wheeled stretcher and carefully carry the patient down the stairs on
the stretcher.
D. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the patient down the stairs with a
stair chair. - Correct Answer-D. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the
patient down the stairs with a stair chair.
When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more than ________ in front of your torso.
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