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⩥Your patient is vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. The patient
does not complain of any pain or tenderness in the abdomen during your
assessment. The patient's pulse is 128 and he is having difficulty
breathing. His skin is pale, cool and clammy. You noticed he has a
jaundiced appearance. You would suspect this patient has:
A. pancreatitis
B. esophageal varices
C. abdominal aortic aneurysm
D. appendicitis.
Answer: B
⩥There are three stages of labor. In the second stage of labor.
A. labor pains develop
C. the cervix becomes dilated
C. the baby is born
D. the placenta is expelled.
Answer: C
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⩥You are at the scene of a mass casualty incident. Who is in charge of
the overall scene?
A. the EMT-B
B. the incident commander
C. the paramedic
D. the medical director.
Answer: B
⩥You arrive at the scene of a possible unconscious patient located in a
lab setting. On the exterior of the room there is a NFPA diamond with a
4 in the blue portion of the diamond. This is an:
A. extreme health hazard
B. extreme fire hazard
C. extreme reactivity hazard
D. extreme water reactivity.
Answer: A
,⩥You have just intubated a patient in cardiac arrest. Your partner tells
you he hears breath sounds on the right side but not on the left. You
would suspect:
A. intubated the right stem bronchus
B. intubated the left stem bronchus
C. are in the proper position
D. are in the esophagus.
Answer: A
⩥You are attempting to intubate a patient. The vocal cords appear
anterior and you are having a difficult time visualizing them. You could
A. have your partner try
B. ask your partner to perform the Sellick maneuver
C. insert the laryngoscope further
D. wait until you get to the hospital.
Answer:
⩥Which of the following medications is an EMT-B not allowed to assist
the patient in taking?
A. the neighbor's nitroglycerin for chest pain
B. an albuterol inhaler for shortness of breath
C. the patient's nitroglycerin of chest pain
, D. the patient's epipen for an allergic reaction.
Answer:
⩥Which of the following is not part of the history or secondary exam?
A. form a general impression of the patient
B. take the patient's history
C. conduct a physical exam
D. take baseline vitals.
Answer: A
⩥In which age is capillary refill most useful?
A. infants only
B. patients less than six years of age
C. patients greater than six years of age
D. all ages.
Answer: B
⩥You are assessing a conscious patient complaining of chest pain.
Which mnemonic will assist you in assessing the patient's current chief
complaint?
A. DCAP-BTLS
B. SAMPLE