EMS 1055 UF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND
RAPID RESPONSE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS PATIENT STABILIZATION
ANALYSIS 2026
◉ fine rales
Answer: same as course rales but is more low pitched and cracky
◉ Course Rales
Answer: when you get fluid in lungs; sounds fluid and crackly
◉ stridor
Answer: strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused
by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx. sounds like whale.
inventory is above vocal chords, expiatory is below.
◉ CO posioning
Answer: hypoxia due to hemoglobin binding
symptoms
-altered LOC
,-cherry-red skin color or cyanosis
-progressive cardiac hypoxia
management
-remove from source
-high-flow oxygen
-LOC: intubation, ventilation
-hyperbaric chamber
◉ Inhalation injuries
Answer: -Burn related deaths >50%
-mechanism- confined space or entrapment
-classifications- carbon monoxide poisoning, heat inhalation, smoke-
inhalation
-onset is delayed
management
-high flow oxygen
-inhaled beta agonists for bronchospasm
◉ respiratory system distress In pediatrics
Answer: characteristics
, -abnormal breath sounds
-abnormal positioning
-retractions
-flaring
features to look for
-noisy breathing, snoring, crowing, grunting, or wheezing
-leaning forward while using the arms for support
-retractions above the collarbone or between the ribs
-flaring of the nostrils
◉ most common pediatric injuries
Answer: -falls
-MVC's
-auto-pedestrian or bicycle crashes
-burns
-drownings
-child abuse
◉ Rule of 9's
Answer: Head and neck = 9%
Upper Ex = 9% each
RAPID RESPONSE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS PATIENT STABILIZATION
ANALYSIS 2026
◉ fine rales
Answer: same as course rales but is more low pitched and cracky
◉ Course Rales
Answer: when you get fluid in lungs; sounds fluid and crackly
◉ stridor
Answer: strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused
by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx. sounds like whale.
inventory is above vocal chords, expiatory is below.
◉ CO posioning
Answer: hypoxia due to hemoglobin binding
symptoms
-altered LOC
,-cherry-red skin color or cyanosis
-progressive cardiac hypoxia
management
-remove from source
-high-flow oxygen
-LOC: intubation, ventilation
-hyperbaric chamber
◉ Inhalation injuries
Answer: -Burn related deaths >50%
-mechanism- confined space or entrapment
-classifications- carbon monoxide poisoning, heat inhalation, smoke-
inhalation
-onset is delayed
management
-high flow oxygen
-inhaled beta agonists for bronchospasm
◉ respiratory system distress In pediatrics
Answer: characteristics
, -abnormal breath sounds
-abnormal positioning
-retractions
-flaring
features to look for
-noisy breathing, snoring, crowing, grunting, or wheezing
-leaning forward while using the arms for support
-retractions above the collarbone or between the ribs
-flaring of the nostrils
◉ most common pediatric injuries
Answer: -falls
-MVC's
-auto-pedestrian or bicycle crashes
-burns
-drownings
-child abuse
◉ Rule of 9's
Answer: Head and neck = 9%
Upper Ex = 9% each
