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JB LEARNING EMT FINAL EXAM 2024 Questions and Verified
Answers ||Just Out!!!
A 28-year-old male was struck in the chest with a baseball bat
during an altercation. He is conscious and alert and complains
of severe chest pain. Your assessment reveals a large area of
ecchymosis over the sternum and a rapid, irregular pulse. In
addition to providing supplemental oxygen, you should: -
ANSWER-prepare for immediate transport.
A 37-year-old male was pinned between a flatbed truck and a
loading dock. On exam, you find bruising to the chest,
distended neck veins, bilaterally diminished breath sounds, and
bilateral scleral hemorrhaging. You should: - ANSWER-
aggressively manage his airway.
During your assessment of a patient with blunt chest trauma,
you note that the patient has shallow breathing and paradoxical
movement of the left chest wall. You should: - ANSWER-assist
ventilations with a bag valve mask.
Following a stab wound to the left anterior chest, a 25-year-old
male presents with a decreased level of consciousness and
signs of shock. Which of the following additional assessment
findings should increase your index of suspicion for a cardiac
tamponade? - ANSWER-Engorged jugular veins
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Following blunt trauma to the chest, an 18-year-old female
presents with respiratory distress, shallow breathing, and
cyanosis. Her blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg and her pulse is
130 beats/min and thready. You should: - ANSWER-provide
ventilation assistance with a bag valve mask.
While jogging, a 19-year-old male experienced an acute onset
of shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. He is conscious
and alert with stable vital signs. Your assessment reveals that he
has diminished breath sounds over the left side of the chest.
You should: - ANSWER-administer oxygen and transport to the
hospital.
You are transporting a stable patient with a possible
pneumothorax. The patient is receiving high-flow oxygen and
has an oxygen saturation of 95%. During your reassessment,
you find that the patient is now confused, hypotensive, and
profusely diaphoretic. What is most likely causing this patient's
deterioration? - ANSWER-Compression of the aorta and vena
cava
You arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The
patient, a 50-year-old female, was removed from her vehicle
prior to your arrival. Bystanders who removed her state that
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she was not wearing a seatbelt. The patient is unresponsive,
tachycardic, and diaphoretic. Your assessment reveals bilaterally
clear and equal breath sounds, a midline trachea, and collapsed
jugular veins. You should be most suspicious that this patient
has experienced a: - ANSWER-laceration of the aorta.
You have sealed the open chest wound of a 40-year-old male
who was stabbed in the anterior chest. Your reassessment
reveals that he is experiencing increasing respiratory distress
and tachycardia, and is developing cyanosis. You should: -
ANSWER-partially remove the dressing.
____________ is what you can see of a person's response to
the environment. - ANSWER-Behavior
A physiologic disorder that impairs bodily function when the
body seems to be structurally normal is called a: - ANSWER-
functional disorder
A technique used to gain insight into a patient's thinking, which
involves repeating in question form what the patient has said, is
called: - ANSWER-reflective listening.
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After ensuring his or her own safety, the EMT's next priority
when caring for a patient with a behavioral emergency is to: -
ANSWER-assess the patient's response to his or her
environment.
Common causes of acute psychotic behavior include all of the
following, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Alzheimer's disease.
General guidelines for managing a patient with a behavioral
emergency include: - ANSWER-being prepared to spend extra
time with the patient.
Immediately after physically restraining a violent patient, the
EMT should: - ANSWER-reassess the patient's airway and
breathing.
In which position should you restrain a physically uncooperative
patient? - ANSWER-Supine
Organic brain syndrome is defined as: - ANSWER-a dysfunction
of the brain caused by abnormal physical or physiological
function.
JB LEARNING EMT FINAL EXAM 2024 Questions and Verified
Answers ||Just Out!!!
A 28-year-old male was struck in the chest with a baseball bat
during an altercation. He is conscious and alert and complains
of severe chest pain. Your assessment reveals a large area of
ecchymosis over the sternum and a rapid, irregular pulse. In
addition to providing supplemental oxygen, you should: -
ANSWER-prepare for immediate transport.
A 37-year-old male was pinned between a flatbed truck and a
loading dock. On exam, you find bruising to the chest,
distended neck veins, bilaterally diminished breath sounds, and
bilateral scleral hemorrhaging. You should: - ANSWER-
aggressively manage his airway.
During your assessment of a patient with blunt chest trauma,
you note that the patient has shallow breathing and paradoxical
movement of the left chest wall. You should: - ANSWER-assist
ventilations with a bag valve mask.
Following a stab wound to the left anterior chest, a 25-year-old
male presents with a decreased level of consciousness and
signs of shock. Which of the following additional assessment
findings should increase your index of suspicion for a cardiac
tamponade? - ANSWER-Engorged jugular veins
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Following blunt trauma to the chest, an 18-year-old female
presents with respiratory distress, shallow breathing, and
cyanosis. Her blood pressure is 80/50 mm Hg and her pulse is
130 beats/min and thready. You should: - ANSWER-provide
ventilation assistance with a bag valve mask.
While jogging, a 19-year-old male experienced an acute onset
of shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. He is conscious
and alert with stable vital signs. Your assessment reveals that he
has diminished breath sounds over the left side of the chest.
You should: - ANSWER-administer oxygen and transport to the
hospital.
You are transporting a stable patient with a possible
pneumothorax. The patient is receiving high-flow oxygen and
has an oxygen saturation of 95%. During your reassessment,
you find that the patient is now confused, hypotensive, and
profusely diaphoretic. What is most likely causing this patient's
deterioration? - ANSWER-Compression of the aorta and vena
cava
You arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The
patient, a 50-year-old female, was removed from her vehicle
prior to your arrival. Bystanders who removed her state that
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she was not wearing a seatbelt. The patient is unresponsive,
tachycardic, and diaphoretic. Your assessment reveals bilaterally
clear and equal breath sounds, a midline trachea, and collapsed
jugular veins. You should be most suspicious that this patient
has experienced a: - ANSWER-laceration of the aorta.
You have sealed the open chest wound of a 40-year-old male
who was stabbed in the anterior chest. Your reassessment
reveals that he is experiencing increasing respiratory distress
and tachycardia, and is developing cyanosis. You should: -
ANSWER-partially remove the dressing.
____________ is what you can see of a person's response to
the environment. - ANSWER-Behavior
A physiologic disorder that impairs bodily function when the
body seems to be structurally normal is called a: - ANSWER-
functional disorder
A technique used to gain insight into a patient's thinking, which
involves repeating in question form what the patient has said, is
called: - ANSWER-reflective listening.
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After ensuring his or her own safety, the EMT's next priority
when caring for a patient with a behavioral emergency is to: -
ANSWER-assess the patient's response to his or her
environment.
Common causes of acute psychotic behavior include all of the
following, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Alzheimer's disease.
General guidelines for managing a patient with a behavioral
emergency include: - ANSWER-being prepared to spend extra
time with the patient.
Immediately after physically restraining a violent patient, the
EMT should: - ANSWER-reassess the patient's airway and
breathing.
In which position should you restrain a physically uncooperative
patient? - ANSWER-Supine
Organic brain syndrome is defined as: - ANSWER-a dysfunction
of the brain caused by abnormal physical or physiological
function.
