WEST COAST EMT EXAM 6 SCRIPT
TESTED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ C. Slow respirations Answer: Which of the following clinical signs
would necessitate the administration of naloxone (Narcan)?
Select one:
A. Extreme agitation
B. Tachycardia
C. Slow respirations
D. Hypertension
◉ B. administer drugs via the IV route to achieve the fastest effect.
Answer: While assisting a paramedic in the attempted resuscitation
of a 55-year-old male in cardiac arrest, you should expect the
paramedic to:
Select one:
A. give the patient nitroglycerin to increase his blood pressure.
B. administer drugs via the IV route to achieve the fastest effect.
C. withhold drug therapy until an intraosseous catheter is in place.
D. give the patient activated charcoal to rule out a drug overdose.
,◉ B. Rapid transport to a trauma center Answer: A 25-year-old
unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when
her car hit a tree while traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs
and symptoms of shock, which you suspect are the result of
intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following interventions will
provide this patient with the greatest chance for survival?
Select one:
A. High-flow oxygen administration
B. Rapid transport to a trauma center
C. Intravenous fluid administration
D. Full immobilization of her spine
◉ B. Control the bleeding. Answer: As you approach a patient lying
at the side of the roadway, you observe severe bleeding from the leg.
What should your first action be?
Select one:
A. Open the airway.
B. Control the bleeding.
C. Check for a pulse.
D. Administer oxygen.
◉ A. widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in
the vascular beds. Answer: Distributive shock occurs when:
Select one:
,A. widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in
the vascular beds.
B. an injury causes restriction of the heart muscle and impairs its
pumping function.
C. temporary but severe vasodilation causes a decrease in blood
supply to the brain.
D. severe bleeding causes tachycardia in order to distribute blood to
the organs faster.
◉ B. septic shock Answer: Shock due to severe infection is called
________.
Select one:
A. anaphylactic shock
B. septic shock
C. neurogenic shock
D. hypovolemic shock
◉ D. Heart, blood vessels, blood Answer: What are the three
components of the "perfusion triangle"?
Select one:
A. Plasma, red blood cells, platelets
B. Arteries, veins, capillaries
C. Heart, brain, lungs
, D. Heart, blood vessels, blood
◉ D. changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which
increases the risk for vomiting. Answer: When treating an 80-year-
old patient who is in shock, it is important to remember that:
Select one:
A. compensation from the respiratory system usually manifests with
increased tidal volume.
B. the older patient's central nervous system usually reacts more
briskly to compensate for shock.
C. medications older patients take for hypertension often cause an
unusually fast heart rate.
D. changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which
increases the risk for vomiting.
◉ B. compensated shock Answer: Your patient is in shock, but the
body's defense mechanisms are currently able to maintain adequate
circulation. This is called ___________.
Select one:
A. irreversible shock
B. compensated shock
C. decompensated shock
D. late shock
TESTED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ C. Slow respirations Answer: Which of the following clinical signs
would necessitate the administration of naloxone (Narcan)?
Select one:
A. Extreme agitation
B. Tachycardia
C. Slow respirations
D. Hypertension
◉ B. administer drugs via the IV route to achieve the fastest effect.
Answer: While assisting a paramedic in the attempted resuscitation
of a 55-year-old male in cardiac arrest, you should expect the
paramedic to:
Select one:
A. give the patient nitroglycerin to increase his blood pressure.
B. administer drugs via the IV route to achieve the fastest effect.
C. withhold drug therapy until an intraosseous catheter is in place.
D. give the patient activated charcoal to rule out a drug overdose.
,◉ B. Rapid transport to a trauma center Answer: A 25-year-old
unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when
her car hit a tree while traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs
and symptoms of shock, which you suspect are the result of
intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following interventions will
provide this patient with the greatest chance for survival?
Select one:
A. High-flow oxygen administration
B. Rapid transport to a trauma center
C. Intravenous fluid administration
D. Full immobilization of her spine
◉ B. Control the bleeding. Answer: As you approach a patient lying
at the side of the roadway, you observe severe bleeding from the leg.
What should your first action be?
Select one:
A. Open the airway.
B. Control the bleeding.
C. Check for a pulse.
D. Administer oxygen.
◉ A. widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in
the vascular beds. Answer: Distributive shock occurs when:
Select one:
,A. widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in
the vascular beds.
B. an injury causes restriction of the heart muscle and impairs its
pumping function.
C. temporary but severe vasodilation causes a decrease in blood
supply to the brain.
D. severe bleeding causes tachycardia in order to distribute blood to
the organs faster.
◉ B. septic shock Answer: Shock due to severe infection is called
________.
Select one:
A. anaphylactic shock
B. septic shock
C. neurogenic shock
D. hypovolemic shock
◉ D. Heart, blood vessels, blood Answer: What are the three
components of the "perfusion triangle"?
Select one:
A. Plasma, red blood cells, platelets
B. Arteries, veins, capillaries
C. Heart, brain, lungs
, D. Heart, blood vessels, blood
◉ D. changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which
increases the risk for vomiting. Answer: When treating an 80-year-
old patient who is in shock, it is important to remember that:
Select one:
A. compensation from the respiratory system usually manifests with
increased tidal volume.
B. the older patient's central nervous system usually reacts more
briskly to compensate for shock.
C. medications older patients take for hypertension often cause an
unusually fast heart rate.
D. changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which
increases the risk for vomiting.
◉ B. compensated shock Answer: Your patient is in shock, but the
body's defense mechanisms are currently able to maintain adequate
circulation. This is called ___________.
Select one:
A. irreversible shock
B. compensated shock
C. decompensated shock
D. late shock
