Emt Final 200 exam with 100% correct answers 2022

who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt? - Correct answer-friends and family in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or refusing if the minor is - Correct answer-emancipated : lives by themselves and selfsupported when do we palate a patient's pelvis - Correct answer-MOI suggests it what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium - Correct answerforena magnum what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant - Correct answer-the liver if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus on - Correct answer-chief complaint who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care - Correct answer-the state office of ems why do incidents of diabetes increase with age - Correct answer-decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach - Correct answer-supine/prone what happens in neurogenic shock - Correct answer-widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the head - Correct answer-the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible what does hemoglobin attach to - Correct answer-red blood cells which carry oxygen how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place - Correct answer-10 sec you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they experiencing - Correct answer-aortic aneurysm what are the two functions of the liver - Correct answer-secretion of bile and filters waste What is the atlas? - Correct answer-1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull what is distnia - Correct answer-difficulty breathing head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would cause metabolic seizure - Correct answer-poisoning if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess - Correct answer-ABC if you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient is at what angle - Correct answer-35 degree angle how do we suction with orpharanix of a patient - Correct answer-on the way out at our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when complaining of chest pain - Correct answer-we can't diagnose them in the field the team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing emergency care and transportation for the suck and injured - Correct answer-the ems system the stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. which one would most likely bleed profusely - Correct answer-the liver what is the back portion of the body considered - Correct answer-posterior weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose levels. which sign or symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient with a new onset of type 1 diabetes - Correct answer-weight loss and polyuria what are the finger bones called - Correct answer-phalangies chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. you give high flow O2 and he has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. what do you do - Correct answer-with a gloved hand, take the Nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. raise the feet to treat the BP where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the heart - Correct answer-legs, kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain 33yr old unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. how do we treat that - Correct answer-positive pressure ventilations if you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is it best to do with those meds during transport - Correct answer-take them with you what is bradycardia and tachycardia - Correct answer-heart rate less than 60 and heart rate greater than 100 how do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung disease - Correct answer-start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see improvement What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndrome - Correct answertachitnia and extremities will become numb and tingly what is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcher - Correct answer-push with the head and guide with the feet if you move a patient from a bed to an ambulance stretcher, what kind of carry is that - Correct answer-direct carry you've got an unresponsive patient that we cannot get IV access on. what's the most appropriate access to administer medications by - Correct answer-IO what are risk factors of an MI - Correct answer-the male sex, family history, diet, stress, diabetes why do we give aspirin to patients that are having an MI - Correct answer-makes the platelets less sticky and the blood not able to clot how do the kidneys help regulate blood pressure - Correct answer-sodium and water what is the substance responsible for causing an allergic reaction called - Correct answer-an allergen What's the final stage of death and dying - Correct answer-acceptance What's the 1st thing we do when we arrive on scene - Correct answer-check scene safety you have an individual who is unconscious with rapid , shallow breathing and copious amounts of bloody secretions in his mouth. how do we take care of that - Correct answer-suction on the way out for no more than 15 secs and alternate with 2 mins of oxygenation if you're going to push a wheelchair, stretcher, etc, how do you need your arms to be - Correct answer-not extended compressions to ventilation 2 rescuer for a child - Correct answer-15 to 2 you have an individual who has some respiratory distress. you place him in a comfortable position, but you don't give him oxygen. what are you - Correct answernegligent what are crackling air bubbles under the skin called - Correct answer-subutaneous emphasema you go to an elder couple's residence and find them unconscious in the bed. no evidence of trauma. you begin your assessment and began to smell natural gas. how do you get them out - Correct answer-clothes drag or blanket who is responsible for authorizing you to perform on an emt level - Correct answer-the medical director What's low blood sugar called - Correct answer-hypoglycemia What's the most rapidly fatal cause of anaphylaxis - Correct answer-upper airway obstruction restlessness and anxiety. rapid shallow breathing with cool, clam my skin and absent peripheral pulses. what is not a sign of compensated shock - Correct answer-absent peripheral pulses what is unique about the diaphragm - Correct answer-it's a voluntary and involuntary muscle Describe septic shock - Correct answer-it causes widespread vessel deterioration which also causes blood to leak out and vasodilation the pressure that is exerted by a liquid that occurs when blood moves through an artery at relatively high pressure - Correct answer-hydrostatic pressure you're taking care of an individual that has a small amount of vomit draining from the side of their mouth. after you protect her from further injury how do you take care of the airway - Correct answer-manually position the head, suction, npa, and high flow oxygen the patient is on cpap and is in severe respiratory distress. his heart rate has increased by 20 beats per min. he is conscious but no longer following verbal commands. what do you do - Correct answer-remove the CPAP and bag them with a BVM if a honey bee stinger remains in the world following staying what is important - Correct answer-to remove the Stinger because if it remains than the Stinger will continue to pump Venom into the body for up to 20 minutes when is transfer of patient care complete - Correct answer-after you give your patient care report to the nurse this commonly occurs in late adulthood and causes a decline in cardiac function is most often related to what - Correct answer-atherosclerosis how do we give nitroglycerin - Correct answer-sublingually you get to a residence and the guy isn't acting right you approached the door and he begin shouting profanities at you and your partner while holding a baseball bat what do you do - Correct answer-leave and call for police backup what causes a decreased minute volume in an adult - Correct answer-shallow breathing you pull up on the scene of a man in cardiac arrest you immediately recognized him as the drunk driver that killed your brother several years ago the backup ambulance is in route to the scene what do you do - Correct answer-treat him what does the root word -melan mean - Correct answer-black if your protocol for CPR calls for you to do a passive ventilation what does that mean - Correct answer-you allow the chest to recoil in between compressions to draw air into the lungs you have a patient with a regular pattern of inhalation and exhalation and breath sounds are clear and equal on both sides what does it mean - Correct answer-adequate air Exchange why do most people who experience an AMI not seek medical attention - Correct answer-they are in denial what do you do before attempting to access a patient in a trapped motor vehicle - Correct answer-make sure the vehicle is stable you are resuscitating a middle-aged female in cardiac arrest and because of where you are you can't get a hold of medical control what do you have to fall back on - Correct answer-standing orders or local protocol what are your solid abdominal organs - Correct answer-kidneys liver spleen and pancreas where are the vocal cords located - Correct answer-in the larynx what is the inferior cartilage - Correct answer-the xiphoid process/ the inferior cartilaginous ganglia tip of the sternum is the xiphoid process severe foreign body Airway obstruction in a conscious infant - Correct answer-five back blows you get an order from medical control to perform an intervention on a patient what should you do before you provide that intervention - Correct answer-repeat the order how is tuberculosis transmitted - Correct answer-coughing a raised swollen well-defined area on the skin that is the result of an insect bite or sting - Correct answer-a wheal diabetic ketoacidosis kussmaul respirations what is the patient trying to eliminate - Correct answer-acid from the blood what organ assist with filtration of the blood and serves as a reservoir - Correct answerthe spleen a critical incident stress stress debriefing should be conducted no more than how many hours after an incident - Correct answer-72 hours when you are listening to the blood pressure you place the stethoscope over which artery - Correct answer-brachial artery what is used to describe body parts that are closer to the midline of the body - Correct answer-medial semi conscience respirations rapid and shallow pulse is rapid and irregular blood pressure is low patient states his wife complained of pain and nausea the day before but would not call nine-one-one pain is left arm and nausea what is most likely the cause - Correct answer-cardiogenic hypoperfusion shock carbon monoxide maximum allowable blood deoxygenated the body why - Correct answer-it binds the hemoglobin in red blood cells and displaces the oxygen what does gastro mean - Correct answer-stomach you are obtaining a sample history from a patient with diabetes it is most important to determine what - Correct answer-recent illness or extra stress what has the weakest transmission signal and usually results in it least likely be heard by the party being - Correct answer-handheld radio the circulation of blood within an organ or tissue with an adequate amount to meet the cell's needs - Correct answer-perfusion what action does Epi produce when given to an allergic reaction - Correct answervasoconstriction and bronchial dilator Alpha Beta drug