AAOS EMT END OF COURSE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A 30-year-old male presents with acute shortness of breath, widespread hives, and
facial swelling. He denies any past medical history and takes no medications. During
your assessment, you hear wheezing over all lung fields. His blood pressure is 90/50
mm Hg and his heart rate is 110 beats/min. In addition to giving him 100% oxygen, the
MOST important treatment for this patient is:
A. epinephrine.
B. an antihistamine.
C. albuterol.
D. a beta-antagonist. - ✔✔A. epinephrine.
✔✔The left and right bundle branches:
A. cause a slight delay of the electrical impulse at the AV node.
B. travel through the interventricular septum and lead to the Purkinje fibers.
C. divide into the internodal pathways that stimulate the atria to contract.
D. transmit the electrical impulses from the SA node to the AV node. - ✔✔B. travel
through the interventricular septum and lead to the Purkinje fibers.
✔✔A patient in respiratory arrest at the scene of a mass-casualty incident would
typically be classified as a fourth priority (black tag; expectant) patient, unless:
A. there are at least three other patients in respiratory arrest.
B. there are enough resources to provide care for him or her.
C. he or she has external signs of severe thoracic trauma.
D. he or she has signs of an injury to the cervical spine. - ✔✔B. there are enough
resources to provide care for him or her.
✔✔If gastric distention is interfering with your ability to adequately ventilate a patient,
you may have to:
, A. insert an oropharyngeal airway adjunct.
B. apply manual pressure to the abdomen.
C. suction the airway for up to 45 seconds.
D. increase the force of your ventilations. - ✔✔B. apply manual pressure to the
abdomen.
✔✔Which patient is most likely to have a barrel chest?
a. 58 year old male, history of emphysema and years of smoking
b. 10 month old male, premature birth and history of respiratory problems
c. 70 year old female, recent history of pneumonia and bronchitis
d. 6 year old female, history of asthma and frequent respiratory problems - ✔✔a. 58
year old male, history of emphysema and years of smoking
✔✔A 39-year-old male accidentally cut his wrist while sharpening his hunting knife. He
is conscious and alert with adequate breathing, but is bleeding significantly from the
wound. You should:
A. apply oxygen with a nonrebreathing mask.
B. control the bleeding with direct pressure.
C. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wound.
D. ensure the patient has a patent airway. - ✔✔B. control the bleeding with direct
pressure.
✔✔A 56-year-old female is found supine in a narrow hallway of her mobile home. She
complains of severe weakness and dizziness, and states that she is unable to walk.
There is no evidence of trauma and the patient states that she did not fall. How should
you and your partner move this patient to a more spacious area?
A. scoop stretcher
B. direct carry
C. emergency move
D. extremity lift - ✔✔D. extremity lift
✔✔A disadvantage of the King LT airway is that it:
A. cannot be used in patients who are shorter than 5′.
B. most often enters the trachea because it is blindly inserted.
C. is contraindicated in patients who are in cardiac arrest.
D. does not completely protect the airway from aspiration. - ✔✔D. does not completely
protect the airway from aspiration.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A 30-year-old male presents with acute shortness of breath, widespread hives, and
facial swelling. He denies any past medical history and takes no medications. During
your assessment, you hear wheezing over all lung fields. His blood pressure is 90/50
mm Hg and his heart rate is 110 beats/min. In addition to giving him 100% oxygen, the
MOST important treatment for this patient is:
A. epinephrine.
B. an antihistamine.
C. albuterol.
D. a beta-antagonist. - ✔✔A. epinephrine.
✔✔The left and right bundle branches:
A. cause a slight delay of the electrical impulse at the AV node.
B. travel through the interventricular septum and lead to the Purkinje fibers.
C. divide into the internodal pathways that stimulate the atria to contract.
D. transmit the electrical impulses from the SA node to the AV node. - ✔✔B. travel
through the interventricular septum and lead to the Purkinje fibers.
✔✔A patient in respiratory arrest at the scene of a mass-casualty incident would
typically be classified as a fourth priority (black tag; expectant) patient, unless:
A. there are at least three other patients in respiratory arrest.
B. there are enough resources to provide care for him or her.
C. he or she has external signs of severe thoracic trauma.
D. he or she has signs of an injury to the cervical spine. - ✔✔B. there are enough
resources to provide care for him or her.
✔✔If gastric distention is interfering with your ability to adequately ventilate a patient,
you may have to:
, A. insert an oropharyngeal airway adjunct.
B. apply manual pressure to the abdomen.
C. suction the airway for up to 45 seconds.
D. increase the force of your ventilations. - ✔✔B. apply manual pressure to the
abdomen.
✔✔Which patient is most likely to have a barrel chest?
a. 58 year old male, history of emphysema and years of smoking
b. 10 month old male, premature birth and history of respiratory problems
c. 70 year old female, recent history of pneumonia and bronchitis
d. 6 year old female, history of asthma and frequent respiratory problems - ✔✔a. 58
year old male, history of emphysema and years of smoking
✔✔A 39-year-old male accidentally cut his wrist while sharpening his hunting knife. He
is conscious and alert with adequate breathing, but is bleeding significantly from the
wound. You should:
A. apply oxygen with a nonrebreathing mask.
B. control the bleeding with direct pressure.
C. apply a tourniquet proximal to the wound.
D. ensure the patient has a patent airway. - ✔✔B. control the bleeding with direct
pressure.
✔✔A 56-year-old female is found supine in a narrow hallway of her mobile home. She
complains of severe weakness and dizziness, and states that she is unable to walk.
There is no evidence of trauma and the patient states that she did not fall. How should
you and your partner move this patient to a more spacious area?
A. scoop stretcher
B. direct carry
C. emergency move
D. extremity lift - ✔✔D. extremity lift
✔✔A disadvantage of the King LT airway is that it:
A. cannot be used in patients who are shorter than 5′.
B. most often enters the trachea because it is blindly inserted.
C. is contraindicated in patients who are in cardiac arrest.
D. does not completely protect the airway from aspiration. - ✔✔D. does not completely
protect the airway from aspiration.
