EMT CHAPTER 14 ASSESSMENT |
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,Your 76-year-old female patient is having trouble C
breathing. When you auscultate her lungs, you hear
crackles (rales) and you are concerned that she may
have pulmonary edema. Her oxygen saturation is 92%,
so you place her on 100% oxygen via a nonrebreather
mask. Her breathing gets a little easier with the oxygen.
You decide to expedite transport since she is anxious
about her condition. Later, as you are completing your
reassessment, you see that her respirations have slowed
to 8 times per minute and she is barely staying awake.
What should you do next?
C.
Begin ventilating her with a bag-valve mask.
The term priapism means ________ and may be found in A
injuries of the ________.
A.
a persistent penile erection; spine
In which of the following patients should you check for B
the possibility of spinal injury?
B.
An unresponsive diabetic who appears to have fallen
down
,Mr. Green is complaining of severe difficulty breathing B
after being stung by a bee. His wife states he has had
reactions to bee stings before, but not quite this severe.
Which medications should you specifically ask him
about?
B.
Epinephrine auto-injector
Expert clinicians may use different approaches of D
thinking through problems, but which of the following
will they have in common?
D.
Strong foundation of knowledge
, You are on the scene of a patient who is the victim of C
an assault. The scene is safe. You find a 22-year-old
male patient responsive to painful stimuli only. His
blood pressure is 180/80, pulse is 60, respirations are 12,
and his oxygen saturation is 95% on room air. How
would you classify this patient?
C.
Unstable. The patient is responsive to painful stimuli
only.
You are treating a 57-year-old male for chest pain. You B
have gathered all pertinent history of present illness,
completed two sets of vital signs, talked with medical
direction, and assisted the patient with two doses of his
nitroglycerin. Determination of whether or not the
nitroglycerin was effective is assessed during the:
B.
reassessment.
When using the memory aid OPQRST, which of the C
following questions would help you find out about P?
C.
Does anything make the pain better or worse?
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep
,Your 76-year-old female patient is having trouble C
breathing. When you auscultate her lungs, you hear
crackles (rales) and you are concerned that she may
have pulmonary edema. Her oxygen saturation is 92%,
so you place her on 100% oxygen via a nonrebreather
mask. Her breathing gets a little easier with the oxygen.
You decide to expedite transport since she is anxious
about her condition. Later, as you are completing your
reassessment, you see that her respirations have slowed
to 8 times per minute and she is barely staying awake.
What should you do next?
C.
Begin ventilating her with a bag-valve mask.
The term priapism means ________ and may be found in A
injuries of the ________.
A.
a persistent penile erection; spine
In which of the following patients should you check for B
the possibility of spinal injury?
B.
An unresponsive diabetic who appears to have fallen
down
,Mr. Green is complaining of severe difficulty breathing B
after being stung by a bee. His wife states he has had
reactions to bee stings before, but not quite this severe.
Which medications should you specifically ask him
about?
B.
Epinephrine auto-injector
Expert clinicians may use different approaches of D
thinking through problems, but which of the following
will they have in common?
D.
Strong foundation of knowledge
, You are on the scene of a patient who is the victim of C
an assault. The scene is safe. You find a 22-year-old
male patient responsive to painful stimuli only. His
blood pressure is 180/80, pulse is 60, respirations are 12,
and his oxygen saturation is 95% on room air. How
would you classify this patient?
C.
Unstable. The patient is responsive to painful stimuli
only.
You are treating a 57-year-old male for chest pain. You B
have gathered all pertinent history of present illness,
completed two sets of vital signs, talked with medical
direction, and assisted the patient with two doses of his
nitroglycerin. Determination of whether or not the
nitroglycerin was effective is assessed during the:
B.
reassessment.
When using the memory aid OPQRST, which of the C
following questions would help you find out about P?
C.
Does anything make the pain better or worse?
