EMR RED CROSS EXAMINATION TEST
QUESTIONS ANSWERS ACCURATE REVIEW
SHEET GRADED A+
●● A patient has an open and sucking chest wound. You should apply
which type of dressing?
Answer: Occlusive dressing
●● Which action is the most important to protect yourself from disease
transmission when caring for a patient who is bleeding?
Answer: Wearing disposable gloves.
●● A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the sidewalk. He has a large
laceration on his thigh that is severely bleeding. You suspect that this
patient is most likely experiencing which type of shock?
Answer: Hypovolemic
●● You are providing care to a patient in the early stages of shock. The
patient has a possible injury to his pelvis. Which of the following actions
should you perform?
Selected
Answer: Answer: Keep the patient lying flat.
,●● Which of the following most accurately describes shock in children?
Answer: Children's bodies are better able to compensate for some factors
that lead to shock.
●● A patient is showing signs and symptoms of shock. Which of the
following should you do first?
Answer: Ensure an open airway.
●● Which of the following should you NOT do for a patient
experiencing shock?
Answer: give the patient a drink.
●● Which of the following is another term for shock?
Answer: Hypoperfusion
●● Cardiac arrest in children most commonly results from which of the
following?
Answer: Airway and Breathing problems
●● When performing two-rescuer CPR for a child, you would perform
which cycle of compressions and ventilations?
Answer: 15 compressions and 2 ventilation
, ●● When compressing any patient's chest during CPR, you should
compress at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute?
Answer: 100
●● Local protocols, medical direction and the patient interview indicate
that you can administer medication to a patient who is conscious and
exhibiting early signs of a possible heart attack. Which of the following
would be most appropriate for you to give?
Answer: Aspirin
●● When using a non-rebreather mask to administer emergency oxygen,
set the flowmeter in liters per minute (LPM) at which setting?
Answer: 10 to 15
●● When should you not consider the use of an oropharyngeal airway
(OPA)?
Answer: Alert LOC
●● Which of the following should you do first when inserting an oral
airway?
Answer: Ensure the patient is unconscious.
●● You determine the proper size for an OPA by measuring from the
earlobe to which location?
QUESTIONS ANSWERS ACCURATE REVIEW
SHEET GRADED A+
●● A patient has an open and sucking chest wound. You should apply
which type of dressing?
Answer: Occlusive dressing
●● Which action is the most important to protect yourself from disease
transmission when caring for a patient who is bleeding?
Answer: Wearing disposable gloves.
●● A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the sidewalk. He has a large
laceration on his thigh that is severely bleeding. You suspect that this
patient is most likely experiencing which type of shock?
Answer: Hypovolemic
●● You are providing care to a patient in the early stages of shock. The
patient has a possible injury to his pelvis. Which of the following actions
should you perform?
Selected
Answer: Answer: Keep the patient lying flat.
,●● Which of the following most accurately describes shock in children?
Answer: Children's bodies are better able to compensate for some factors
that lead to shock.
●● A patient is showing signs and symptoms of shock. Which of the
following should you do first?
Answer: Ensure an open airway.
●● Which of the following should you NOT do for a patient
experiencing shock?
Answer: give the patient a drink.
●● Which of the following is another term for shock?
Answer: Hypoperfusion
●● Cardiac arrest in children most commonly results from which of the
following?
Answer: Airway and Breathing problems
●● When performing two-rescuer CPR for a child, you would perform
which cycle of compressions and ventilations?
Answer: 15 compressions and 2 ventilation
, ●● When compressing any patient's chest during CPR, you should
compress at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute?
Answer: 100
●● Local protocols, medical direction and the patient interview indicate
that you can administer medication to a patient who is conscious and
exhibiting early signs of a possible heart attack. Which of the following
would be most appropriate for you to give?
Answer: Aspirin
●● When using a non-rebreather mask to administer emergency oxygen,
set the flowmeter in liters per minute (LPM) at which setting?
Answer: 10 to 15
●● When should you not consider the use of an oropharyngeal airway
(OPA)?
Answer: Alert LOC
●● Which of the following should you do first when inserting an oral
airway?
Answer: Ensure the patient is unconscious.
●● You determine the proper size for an OPA by measuring from the
earlobe to which location?
