EMT FINAL EXAM TEST QUESTIONS ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
(PART 1) EXAM WITH CORRECT ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ANSWERS
A middle-aged woman took three of her prescribed
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nitroglycerin tablets after she began experiencing ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
chest pain. She complains of a bad headache and is
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still experiencing chest pain. You should assume that:
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A) her blood pressure is elevated.
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B) she has ongoing cardiac ischemia.
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C) her nitroglycerin is no longer potent.
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D) her chest pain is not cardiac related. - correct
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answers ✔✔C ||\\||\\
A 35-year-old patient complains of shortness of
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breath. He is conscious and alert and is able to speak ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
in complete sentences, although with slight difficulty.
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, Assessment reveals diffuse wheezing to
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auscultation, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths/min, a ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
heart rate of 110 beats/min, and an oxygen ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
saturation of 96%. Which of the following ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
interventions would be of MOST benefit to this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
patient?
A) A beta antagonist ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B) Assisted ventilation
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C) Supplemental oxygen||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
D) Inhaled bronchodilator - correct answers ✔✔D
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A young female experienced massive facial trauma
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and is unresponsive. After several attempts, you are
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unable to adequately open her airway with the jaw- ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
thrust maneuver. You should: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) carefully tilt her head back and lift up on her chin.
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,B) insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply oxygen.
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C) apply oxygen and reattempt the jaw-thrust
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maneuver.
D) assist her ventilations with a bag-valve-mask
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device. - correct answers ✔✔A ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
You are called to a local state park where a hiker fell
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from a cliff into a thick, wooded area with rough
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terrain. It is cold and foggy, and a thunderstorm is ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
approaching. You will MOST likely move the patient ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
to the ambulance by:
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A) placing the patient in a basket stretcher and using
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at least four people to carry him to the ambulance.
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B) bringing the ambulance stretcher to the patient,
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loading him onto it, and removing him from the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
wooded area. ||\\||\\
, C) assisting the patient in walking from the wooded
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area to the ambulance if his injuries are not life
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threatening.
D) requesting a helicopter to hoist the patient out of
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the wooded area and carry him to a site near the
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ambulance. - correct answers ✔✔A ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
After assisting a patient with his or her prescribed
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nitroglycerin, you would NOT expect him or her to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
experience a: ||\\||\\
A) syncopal episode.
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B) pounding headache.
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C) burning sensation in the mouth.
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D) fizzing sensation under the tongue. - correct
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answers ✔✔A ||\\||\\
(PART 1) EXAM WITH CORRECT ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ANSWERS
A middle-aged woman took three of her prescribed
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
nitroglycerin tablets after she began experiencing ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
chest pain. She complains of a bad headache and is
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
still experiencing chest pain. You should assume that:
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A) her blood pressure is elevated.
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B) she has ongoing cardiac ischemia.
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C) her nitroglycerin is no longer potent.
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D) her chest pain is not cardiac related. - correct
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answers ✔✔C ||\\||\\
A 35-year-old patient complains of shortness of
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breath. He is conscious and alert and is able to speak ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
in complete sentences, although with slight difficulty.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, Assessment reveals diffuse wheezing to
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auscultation, a respiratory rate of 24 breaths/min, a ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
heart rate of 110 beats/min, and an oxygen ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
saturation of 96%. Which of the following ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
interventions would be of MOST benefit to this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
patient?
A) A beta antagonist ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B) Assisted ventilation
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
C) Supplemental oxygen||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
D) Inhaled bronchodilator - correct answers ✔✔D
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A young female experienced massive facial trauma
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and is unresponsive. After several attempts, you are
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
unable to adequately open her airway with the jaw- ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
thrust maneuver. You should: ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) carefully tilt her head back and lift up on her chin.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
,B) insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply oxygen.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
C) apply oxygen and reattempt the jaw-thrust
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
maneuver.
D) assist her ventilations with a bag-valve-mask
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
device. - correct answers ✔✔A ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
You are called to a local state park where a hiker fell
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
from a cliff into a thick, wooded area with rough
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
terrain. It is cold and foggy, and a thunderstorm is ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
approaching. You will MOST likely move the patient ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
to the ambulance by:
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A) placing the patient in a basket stretcher and using
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
at least four people to carry him to the ambulance.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B) bringing the ambulance stretcher to the patient,
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
loading him onto it, and removing him from the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
wooded area. ||\\||\\
, C) assisting the patient in walking from the wooded
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
area to the ambulance if his injuries are not life
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
threatening.
D) requesting a helicopter to hoist the patient out of
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the wooded area and carry him to a site near the
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
ambulance. - correct answers ✔✔A ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
After assisting a patient with his or her prescribed
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
nitroglycerin, you would NOT expect him or her to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
experience a: ||\\||\\
A) syncopal episode.
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
B) pounding headache.
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C) burning sensation in the mouth.
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D) fizzing sensation under the tongue. - correct
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answers ✔✔A ||\\||\\
