EMT NYS PSI PRACTICE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS SCRIPT STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ The treatment for an unconscious patient w/ generalized hypothermia
would be to:.
Answer: prevent further heat loss & transport gently
why gently? VFIB can happen
⩥ A severe heat emergency is characterized by.
Answer: hot, dry skin
severe heat emergency
- heat stroke- hot, dry
⩥ For a patient who has been bitten on the arm by a rattlesnake, which
of the following actions should be taken while the patient is being
transported to the hospital?
a. Place an ice pack over site of bite
b. Place site of bite below patients heart
c. Apply heat
,d. Excercise the patients arm.
Answer: B. place the site of the bite below the level of the patient's heart
⩥ The appropriate action to take when you MUST apply restraints to an
emotionally disturbed patient who is a danger to himself and others is to
remove the straps
a. When directed by physician at hospital
b. When patient is rational
c. When patient is in discomfort
d. When patient calms down.
Answer: A. when directed by a physician at the hospital
⩥ Which of the following statements regarding the basic anatomy of the
developing fetus is correct?
a. Umbilical cord connects the fetus directly to the uterus
b. The after birth is another name for amniotic sac
c. Fetus receives O2 and nutrients from the placenta
d. The fetus develops inside placenta.
Answer: C. the fetus receives oxygen and nutrients from the placenta
⩥ If the baby's head has been delivered and the amniotic sac is still
intact, the EMS provider should.
,Answer: puncture the sac and remove the membrane from the baby's
mouth and nose
⩥ Treatment for excessive vaginal bleeding following delivery is to
a) massage the mother's uterus
b) apply direct pressure to the vagina
c) hold the mother's legs together in order to stop the bleeding
d) pack the vagina with gauze pads.
Answer: A. massage the mother's uterus
⩥ The EMS provider has clamped and cut the umbilical cord following
the delivery of a baby, then notices that the end of the cord attached to
the baby is bleeding. In this situation, the MOST APPROPRIATE course
of action would be to:.
Answer: apply another clamp as close to the original as possible
⩥ You are assisting in an emergency childbirth/ The baby's head has
completely emerged and you are supporting it with one hand. At this
point you should
a. Gently pull on baby's head to ensure delivery
b. Apply pressure to babys head to avoid explosive delivery
c. Turn baby's head to one side
d. Remove cord if it is wrapped around the neck.
Answer: D. remove the cord if it is wrapped around the infant's neck
, ⩥ A 25-yr old woman is in active labor. The umbilical cord is presenting
through the vagina. You would:
a. Gently pull on cord
b. Massage uterus
c. Replace cord in vagina
d. Place mom supine with hips elevated, administer O2 and transport.
Answer: D. place the mother in a supine position with hips elevated,
administer oxygen, and transport
⩥ During breach delivery, what should you do if the baby's head is not
delivered after the body.
Answer: with a gloved hand, establish an airway for the baby
⩥ How would you describe bleeding from a vein.
Answer: Dark red, flowing steadily
⩥ To control a nosebleed in a patient WITHOUT suspected spinal
traujma, the EMS provider should.
Answer: pinch the patient's nostrils together and sit the patient leaning
forward to allow drainage
⩥ All of the following cojnditions can lead to hypoperfusion (SHOCK)
except:
EVALUATION EXAMS SCRIPT STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ The treatment for an unconscious patient w/ generalized hypothermia
would be to:.
Answer: prevent further heat loss & transport gently
why gently? VFIB can happen
⩥ A severe heat emergency is characterized by.
Answer: hot, dry skin
severe heat emergency
- heat stroke- hot, dry
⩥ For a patient who has been bitten on the arm by a rattlesnake, which
of the following actions should be taken while the patient is being
transported to the hospital?
a. Place an ice pack over site of bite
b. Place site of bite below patients heart
c. Apply heat
,d. Excercise the patients arm.
Answer: B. place the site of the bite below the level of the patient's heart
⩥ The appropriate action to take when you MUST apply restraints to an
emotionally disturbed patient who is a danger to himself and others is to
remove the straps
a. When directed by physician at hospital
b. When patient is rational
c. When patient is in discomfort
d. When patient calms down.
Answer: A. when directed by a physician at the hospital
⩥ Which of the following statements regarding the basic anatomy of the
developing fetus is correct?
a. Umbilical cord connects the fetus directly to the uterus
b. The after birth is another name for amniotic sac
c. Fetus receives O2 and nutrients from the placenta
d. The fetus develops inside placenta.
Answer: C. the fetus receives oxygen and nutrients from the placenta
⩥ If the baby's head has been delivered and the amniotic sac is still
intact, the EMS provider should.
,Answer: puncture the sac and remove the membrane from the baby's
mouth and nose
⩥ Treatment for excessive vaginal bleeding following delivery is to
a) massage the mother's uterus
b) apply direct pressure to the vagina
c) hold the mother's legs together in order to stop the bleeding
d) pack the vagina with gauze pads.
Answer: A. massage the mother's uterus
⩥ The EMS provider has clamped and cut the umbilical cord following
the delivery of a baby, then notices that the end of the cord attached to
the baby is bleeding. In this situation, the MOST APPROPRIATE course
of action would be to:.
Answer: apply another clamp as close to the original as possible
⩥ You are assisting in an emergency childbirth/ The baby's head has
completely emerged and you are supporting it with one hand. At this
point you should
a. Gently pull on baby's head to ensure delivery
b. Apply pressure to babys head to avoid explosive delivery
c. Turn baby's head to one side
d. Remove cord if it is wrapped around the neck.
Answer: D. remove the cord if it is wrapped around the infant's neck
, ⩥ A 25-yr old woman is in active labor. The umbilical cord is presenting
through the vagina. You would:
a. Gently pull on cord
b. Massage uterus
c. Replace cord in vagina
d. Place mom supine with hips elevated, administer O2 and transport.
Answer: D. place the mother in a supine position with hips elevated,
administer oxygen, and transport
⩥ During breach delivery, what should you do if the baby's head is not
delivered after the body.
Answer: with a gloved hand, establish an airway for the baby
⩥ How would you describe bleeding from a vein.
Answer: Dark red, flowing steadily
⩥ To control a nosebleed in a patient WITHOUT suspected spinal
traujma, the EMS provider should.
Answer: pinch the patient's nostrils together and sit the patient leaning
forward to allow drainage
⩥ All of the following cojnditions can lead to hypoperfusion (SHOCK)
except:
