RMA STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following are emergency situations that require first priority assessments?
A. Airway and breathing problems, back injuries, head injuries
B. Poisoning, airway and breathing problems, head injuries
C. Fractures, head injuries, poisoning
D. Back injuries, head injuries, poisoning
E. Head injuries, fractures, poisoning - Accurate answers B. Poisoning, airway and
breathing problems, head injuries.
What is the first and most critical step in responding to an emergency in an ambulatory care
emergency situation?
A. Give first aid
B. Notify the provider
C. Evaluate causes
D. Recognize when emergency measures should be taken - Accurate answers D. Recognize
when emergency measures should be taken
Which of the following statements pertaining to Good Samaritan laws is false?
A. They provide legal protection to emergency care providers
B. Providers must act in a reasonable and prudent manner
C. No matter what level of training, providers must do everything for the patient
D. The conditions of the law vary in each state - Accurate answers C. No matter what level
of training, providers must do everything for the patient
What is the main purpose of the crash cart in the ambulatory care setting?
A. Office medications are kept together
B. All emergency supplies are together and available
C. It is tailored to practice needs
D. None of the above - Accurate answers B. All emergency supplies are together and
available
Which statement is false regarding shock?
A. There is inadequate circulation to body parts
B. Area around the lips, eyes, and fingernails may turn cyanotic
C. Blood pressure increases
D. Pulse becomes rapid and weak - Accurate answers C. Blood pressure increases
Which of the following body areas would be more suited to a spiral bandage for wounds or
injuries?
A. Arms or legs
,B. Wrist or knee
C. Neck and shoulder
D. Hands, fingers, or toes - Accurate answers A. Arms or legs
Which of the following statements is false regarding burns?
A. First-degree burns usually heal within a month, and some scarring may occur
B. A second-degree burn involves the epidermis and dermis
C. Blisters form with second-degree burns
D. Third-degree burns affect or destroy all layers of the skin - Accurate answers A. First-
degree burns usually heal within a month, and some scarring may occur
Which of the following is the most appropriate response when caring for burns?
A. Apply ice water
B. Clean burned area carefully if burn is severe
C. Cover with a sterile dressing
D. Remove any clothing that may be sticking to the burn immediately - Accurate answers
C. Cover with a sterile dressing
Which of the following types of burns should be seen by the provider?
A. All burns involving the very young or the elderly
B. A burn involving an area larger that a child's hand
C. Any burns on face, hands, feet, or genitals
D. All of the above - Accurate answers D. All of the above
Which of the following is not an important assessment when caring for injuries to the
musculoskeletal system?
A. Note the extent of swelling and bruising
B. Note deformity and pain
C. Note use of extremity
D. Note blood pressure - Accurate answers D. Note blood pressure
Which of the following is most applicable for symptoms of shivering, cool skin, listlessness,
confusion, and slowed pulse and respirations?
A. Hypothermia
B. Local cooling
C. Frostbite
D. Heat stroke - Accurate answers A. Hypothermia
Which of the following is not a characteristic of heat exhaustion?
A. Cold, clammy skin
B. Pulse full, strong, and bounding
C. Profuse sweating
D. Headache
E. General weakness - Accurate answers B. Pulse full, strong, and bounding
,Which of the following is most applicable for skin that becomes off color, waxy, and numb?
A. Stroke
B. Heatstroke
C. Heat exhaustion
D. Sunburn
E. Frostbite - Accurate answers E. Frostbite
Which of the following types of poisoning is common with drug abuse?
A. Ingestion
B. Inhalation
C. Absorption
D. Injection - Accurate answers D. Injection
Which of the following is most appropriate when dealing with poisonings?
A. Tell the patient to take ipecac
B. Give them something to eat or drink
C. Identify the name and amount of poison taken
D. Ask whether patient is conscious - Accurate answers C. Identify the name and amount
of poison taken
Which of the following types of shock might occur if a person who has a hypersensitivity to a
sting is not seen immediately?
A. Respiratory
B. Cardiogenic
C. Anaphylactic
D. Metabolic - Accurate answers C. Anaphylactic
Syncope - Accurate answers Fainting
Which of the following is not an appropriate response when caring for a person who is having a
seizure?
A. Remove objects from the surrounding area to prevent injury
B. Hold patient in position and restrain from convulsing
C. Do not force anything between teeth
D. Cushion the patient's head
E. Roll the patient's head to the side in case there are any fluids in the mouth - Accurate
answers B. Hold the patient in position and restrain from convulsing
Which of the following is a condition that occurs as a result of an inability of the body to
properly convert sugar from food into energy?
A. Insulin shock
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Diabetes
, D. Acidosis - Accurate answers C. Diabetes
Which of the following is the condition that occurs as a result of an excess of insulin and an
insufficient amount of sugar circulating through the bloodstream?
A. Insulin shock
B. Hyperglycemia
C. Diabetes
D. Acidosis - Accurate answers A. Insulin shock
Which of the following would be the most appropriate assessment for symptoms of
exaggerated, air hungry respirations and "fruity acetone breath"?
A. Insulin shock
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Diabetes
D. Acidosis - Accurate answers D. Acidosis
Which statement is a true statement regarding bleeding?
A. Bright red, spurting blood indicates venous bleeding
B. Dark red blood indicates arterial bleeding
C. Venous bleeding is more serious
D. Serious loss of blood and profound irreversible shock can happen quickly
E. Tourniquet application is always necessary - Accurate answers D. Serious loss of blood
and profound irreversible shock can happen quickly
A patient stumbles through the door just as the office opens, and the provider is not in. He says
he experienced a sharp blow to the stomach, is holding his abdomen, and then pitches forward
and falls on the floor in the waiting room. As you go to the patient, you see he is not responding
but has a rapid and weak pulse as shallow bleeding. What is the next thing you do?
A. Take vital signs
B. Try to revive the patient to see what happened
C. Do a quick exam to see whether there are injuries
D. Have a staff member call EMS
E. Call the provider on his/her cell phone - Accurate answers C. Do a quick exam to see
whether there are injuries
A patient calls and states her husband is having some loss of vision, confusion, slurred speech,
and nausea. Which of the following might be the possible assessment?
A. Seizure
B. Heat attack
C. Stroke
D. Epistaxis - Accurate answers C. Stroke
Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for the symptoms of cold and
clammy skin, profuse perspiration, pain radiating into the left shoulder or the jaw, and nausea?
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following are emergency situations that require first priority assessments?
A. Airway and breathing problems, back injuries, head injuries
B. Poisoning, airway and breathing problems, head injuries
C. Fractures, head injuries, poisoning
D. Back injuries, head injuries, poisoning
E. Head injuries, fractures, poisoning - Accurate answers B. Poisoning, airway and
breathing problems, head injuries.
What is the first and most critical step in responding to an emergency in an ambulatory care
emergency situation?
A. Give first aid
B. Notify the provider
C. Evaluate causes
D. Recognize when emergency measures should be taken - Accurate answers D. Recognize
when emergency measures should be taken
Which of the following statements pertaining to Good Samaritan laws is false?
A. They provide legal protection to emergency care providers
B. Providers must act in a reasonable and prudent manner
C. No matter what level of training, providers must do everything for the patient
D. The conditions of the law vary in each state - Accurate answers C. No matter what level
of training, providers must do everything for the patient
What is the main purpose of the crash cart in the ambulatory care setting?
A. Office medications are kept together
B. All emergency supplies are together and available
C. It is tailored to practice needs
D. None of the above - Accurate answers B. All emergency supplies are together and
available
Which statement is false regarding shock?
A. There is inadequate circulation to body parts
B. Area around the lips, eyes, and fingernails may turn cyanotic
C. Blood pressure increases
D. Pulse becomes rapid and weak - Accurate answers C. Blood pressure increases
Which of the following body areas would be more suited to a spiral bandage for wounds or
injuries?
A. Arms or legs
,B. Wrist or knee
C. Neck and shoulder
D. Hands, fingers, or toes - Accurate answers A. Arms or legs
Which of the following statements is false regarding burns?
A. First-degree burns usually heal within a month, and some scarring may occur
B. A second-degree burn involves the epidermis and dermis
C. Blisters form with second-degree burns
D. Third-degree burns affect or destroy all layers of the skin - Accurate answers A. First-
degree burns usually heal within a month, and some scarring may occur
Which of the following is the most appropriate response when caring for burns?
A. Apply ice water
B. Clean burned area carefully if burn is severe
C. Cover with a sterile dressing
D. Remove any clothing that may be sticking to the burn immediately - Accurate answers
C. Cover with a sterile dressing
Which of the following types of burns should be seen by the provider?
A. All burns involving the very young or the elderly
B. A burn involving an area larger that a child's hand
C. Any burns on face, hands, feet, or genitals
D. All of the above - Accurate answers D. All of the above
Which of the following is not an important assessment when caring for injuries to the
musculoskeletal system?
A. Note the extent of swelling and bruising
B. Note deformity and pain
C. Note use of extremity
D. Note blood pressure - Accurate answers D. Note blood pressure
Which of the following is most applicable for symptoms of shivering, cool skin, listlessness,
confusion, and slowed pulse and respirations?
A. Hypothermia
B. Local cooling
C. Frostbite
D. Heat stroke - Accurate answers A. Hypothermia
Which of the following is not a characteristic of heat exhaustion?
A. Cold, clammy skin
B. Pulse full, strong, and bounding
C. Profuse sweating
D. Headache
E. General weakness - Accurate answers B. Pulse full, strong, and bounding
,Which of the following is most applicable for skin that becomes off color, waxy, and numb?
A. Stroke
B. Heatstroke
C. Heat exhaustion
D. Sunburn
E. Frostbite - Accurate answers E. Frostbite
Which of the following types of poisoning is common with drug abuse?
A. Ingestion
B. Inhalation
C. Absorption
D. Injection - Accurate answers D. Injection
Which of the following is most appropriate when dealing with poisonings?
A. Tell the patient to take ipecac
B. Give them something to eat or drink
C. Identify the name and amount of poison taken
D. Ask whether patient is conscious - Accurate answers C. Identify the name and amount
of poison taken
Which of the following types of shock might occur if a person who has a hypersensitivity to a
sting is not seen immediately?
A. Respiratory
B. Cardiogenic
C. Anaphylactic
D. Metabolic - Accurate answers C. Anaphylactic
Syncope - Accurate answers Fainting
Which of the following is not an appropriate response when caring for a person who is having a
seizure?
A. Remove objects from the surrounding area to prevent injury
B. Hold patient in position and restrain from convulsing
C. Do not force anything between teeth
D. Cushion the patient's head
E. Roll the patient's head to the side in case there are any fluids in the mouth - Accurate
answers B. Hold the patient in position and restrain from convulsing
Which of the following is a condition that occurs as a result of an inability of the body to
properly convert sugar from food into energy?
A. Insulin shock
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Diabetes
, D. Acidosis - Accurate answers C. Diabetes
Which of the following is the condition that occurs as a result of an excess of insulin and an
insufficient amount of sugar circulating through the bloodstream?
A. Insulin shock
B. Hyperglycemia
C. Diabetes
D. Acidosis - Accurate answers A. Insulin shock
Which of the following would be the most appropriate assessment for symptoms of
exaggerated, air hungry respirations and "fruity acetone breath"?
A. Insulin shock
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Diabetes
D. Acidosis - Accurate answers D. Acidosis
Which statement is a true statement regarding bleeding?
A. Bright red, spurting blood indicates venous bleeding
B. Dark red blood indicates arterial bleeding
C. Venous bleeding is more serious
D. Serious loss of blood and profound irreversible shock can happen quickly
E. Tourniquet application is always necessary - Accurate answers D. Serious loss of blood
and profound irreversible shock can happen quickly
A patient stumbles through the door just as the office opens, and the provider is not in. He says
he experienced a sharp blow to the stomach, is holding his abdomen, and then pitches forward
and falls on the floor in the waiting room. As you go to the patient, you see he is not responding
but has a rapid and weak pulse as shallow bleeding. What is the next thing you do?
A. Take vital signs
B. Try to revive the patient to see what happened
C. Do a quick exam to see whether there are injuries
D. Have a staff member call EMS
E. Call the provider on his/her cell phone - Accurate answers C. Do a quick exam to see
whether there are injuries
A patient calls and states her husband is having some loss of vision, confusion, slurred speech,
and nausea. Which of the following might be the possible assessment?
A. Seizure
B. Heat attack
C. Stroke
D. Epistaxis - Accurate answers C. Stroke
Which of the following is the most appropriate assessment for the symptoms of cold and
clammy skin, profuse perspiration, pain radiating into the left shoulder or the jaw, and nausea?
