EMT Readiness Exam 4 Exam Questions and
Answers with complete solutions Graded A+
A 7 year old male is in cardiac arrest after choking on a bite chicken.
Upon your arrival, you note effective CPR is in progress. You should -
✔ANSWER✔-immediately apply AED
A 3 year old female is sitting very still on her father's lap. She is
drooling and her father states that she will not eat or drink. What should
you suspect?
a. stridor
b. croup
c. epiglottitis
d. meningitis - ✔ANSWER✔-c. epiglottitis
A 6 year old male has a deep laceration to his lower leg with dark red,
oozing blood. Vital signs are BP 108/70, P 124,R 20. You should -
✔ANSWER✔-apply direct pressure
,A 450 lb patient has a 6-inch laceration two hands right upper arm and a
fractured left ankle. He is on the third floor of in apartment building.
You should - ✔ANSWER✔-apply a pressure dressing to the arm
A 56 year old male complains of increasing shortness of breath. He is
confused and speaking in 2 words sentences. He has pedal edema and
jugular vein distention with a productive cough. Vital signs are BP
168/94, P 88 and irregular, R 28 with crackles, Spo2
76%. What should you do? - ✔ANSWER✔-apply high-flow oxygen by
non-rebreather mask
When using the ambulance siren, you should a.
consider that motorists will not hear it
b. use it only at intersections
c. frequently change emergency tones
d. use the horn when approaching traffic - ✔ANSWER✔-a. consider
that motorists will not hear it
An 88 year old female in hospice care is pulseless and apneic with
dependent lividity. Her son says "She died 2 hours ago after I gave her a
large dose of pain medication." What should you do? a. contact the
hospice agency
b. notify law enforcement
c. start CPR
,d. ask if she had a DNR - ✔ANSWER✔-b. notify law enforcement
While assisting in delivery of a newborn patient, you notice the amniotic
sac is still intact. You should: a. assess for a nuchal cord
b. immediately assess the fetal heartbeat
c. coach the mother through the contraction
d. tear the amniotic sac - ✔ANSWER✔-d. tear the amniotic sac
While performing a primary assessment of a 32 year old female, she
complains of a rapid heartbeat. What should you do? a. perform a
secondary assessment
b. obtain baseline signs
c. assess her pulse
d. place her on the stretcher and apply oxygen - ✔ANSWER✔-
b. obtain baseline signs
A 12 year old male is prone in a shallow bathtub the water. He is
pulseless and apneic. What should you do? - ✔ANSWER✔-start chest
compressions
You arrive at a factory and see lots of people coughing as we evacuate
the building. You should
a. establish a triage site and begin to sort the patients by the severity
of their complaint
, b. park the ambulance 100 yards away and wait for trained personnel
to arrive
c. call for additional resources and look for a triage site that is
upwind from the factory
d. designate yourself incident commander and direct your partner to
being treating patients - ✔ANSWER✔-c. call for additional
resources and look for a triage site that is upwind from the factory
A 33 year old female has been "down" for an unknown period of time
and is pulseless after contact with a portable welder. You should
a. begin compressions
b. apply oxygen
c. check for exit wounds
d. attach an AED - ✔ANSWER✔-a. begin compressions
A 22 year old female tells you she is weak and complains of steady
vaginal bleeding that started 2 hours ago. She denies any pain and tells
you that she had her menstrual cycle 2 weeks ago. Vital signs are BP
100/68, P 110, R 16, and skin is warm and dry.
You should - ✔ANSWER✔-place a sanitary pad over the vaginal
opening
A 52 year old female complains of severe abdominal pain, distention,
and black stools. Vital signs are BP 92/40, P 115, R
20. What should you suspect? - ✔ANSWER✔-upper intestinal bleeding
Answers with complete solutions Graded A+
A 7 year old male is in cardiac arrest after choking on a bite chicken.
Upon your arrival, you note effective CPR is in progress. You should -
✔ANSWER✔-immediately apply AED
A 3 year old female is sitting very still on her father's lap. She is
drooling and her father states that she will not eat or drink. What should
you suspect?
a. stridor
b. croup
c. epiglottitis
d. meningitis - ✔ANSWER✔-c. epiglottitis
A 6 year old male has a deep laceration to his lower leg with dark red,
oozing blood. Vital signs are BP 108/70, P 124,R 20. You should -
✔ANSWER✔-apply direct pressure
,A 450 lb patient has a 6-inch laceration two hands right upper arm and a
fractured left ankle. He is on the third floor of in apartment building.
You should - ✔ANSWER✔-apply a pressure dressing to the arm
A 56 year old male complains of increasing shortness of breath. He is
confused and speaking in 2 words sentences. He has pedal edema and
jugular vein distention with a productive cough. Vital signs are BP
168/94, P 88 and irregular, R 28 with crackles, Spo2
76%. What should you do? - ✔ANSWER✔-apply high-flow oxygen by
non-rebreather mask
When using the ambulance siren, you should a.
consider that motorists will not hear it
b. use it only at intersections
c. frequently change emergency tones
d. use the horn when approaching traffic - ✔ANSWER✔-a. consider
that motorists will not hear it
An 88 year old female in hospice care is pulseless and apneic with
dependent lividity. Her son says "She died 2 hours ago after I gave her a
large dose of pain medication." What should you do? a. contact the
hospice agency
b. notify law enforcement
c. start CPR
,d. ask if she had a DNR - ✔ANSWER✔-b. notify law enforcement
While assisting in delivery of a newborn patient, you notice the amniotic
sac is still intact. You should: a. assess for a nuchal cord
b. immediately assess the fetal heartbeat
c. coach the mother through the contraction
d. tear the amniotic sac - ✔ANSWER✔-d. tear the amniotic sac
While performing a primary assessment of a 32 year old female, she
complains of a rapid heartbeat. What should you do? a. perform a
secondary assessment
b. obtain baseline signs
c. assess her pulse
d. place her on the stretcher and apply oxygen - ✔ANSWER✔-
b. obtain baseline signs
A 12 year old male is prone in a shallow bathtub the water. He is
pulseless and apneic. What should you do? - ✔ANSWER✔-start chest
compressions
You arrive at a factory and see lots of people coughing as we evacuate
the building. You should
a. establish a triage site and begin to sort the patients by the severity
of their complaint
, b. park the ambulance 100 yards away and wait for trained personnel
to arrive
c. call for additional resources and look for a triage site that is
upwind from the factory
d. designate yourself incident commander and direct your partner to
being treating patients - ✔ANSWER✔-c. call for additional
resources and look for a triage site that is upwind from the factory
A 33 year old female has been "down" for an unknown period of time
and is pulseless after contact with a portable welder. You should
a. begin compressions
b. apply oxygen
c. check for exit wounds
d. attach an AED - ✔ANSWER✔-a. begin compressions
A 22 year old female tells you she is weak and complains of steady
vaginal bleeding that started 2 hours ago. She denies any pain and tells
you that she had her menstrual cycle 2 weeks ago. Vital signs are BP
100/68, P 110, R 16, and skin is warm and dry.
You should - ✔ANSWER✔-place a sanitary pad over the vaginal
opening
A 52 year old female complains of severe abdominal pain, distention,
and black stools. Vital signs are BP 92/40, P 115, R
20. What should you suspect? - ✔ANSWER✔-upper intestinal bleeding
