Emt Final Exam Review

What is the level of training designed for the rescuer who is often initially on the scene and whose emphasis is on providing immediate care for life-threatening injuries as well as controlling the scene? a) Emergency Medical Responder b) Emergency Medical Technician c) Advanced EMT d) Paramedic a) Emergency Medical Responder What is the level of training designed for the rescuer who is often initially on the scene and whose emphasis is on providing immediate care for life-threatening injuries as well as controlling the scene? a) Emergency Medical Responder b) Emergency Medical Technician c) Advanced EMT d) Paramedic a) Emergency Medical Responder For calls at which the physician cannot be present, there should be; a) a detailed plan for every action of the EMT b) standing orders for the patient's treatment c) a chief officer present d) a police officer on the scene b) standing orders for the patient's treatment An off-duty EMT is driving down the road when he sees a major vehicle accident. There are no Emergency Medical Responders on the scene yet. There are only Good Samaritans. The EMT is late for a doctor's appointment so she decides that she will not stop and help. The driver of the vehicle dies before help arrives. One of the Good Samaritans notices her EMT license plates and writes them down as she passes by. The Good Samaritan is angry that the EMT did not stop and help and tries to get the EMT fired for not helping. Which of the following statements is true? a)The EMT is negligent for not stopping and helping. b)The EMT is negligent because the patient died. c)The EMT is not negligent because she had a doctor's appointment. d)The EMT is not negligent because she did not have a duty to act. d) the EMT is not negligent because she did not have a duty to act An off-duty EMT is driving down the road when he sees a major vehicle accident. There are no Emergency Medical Responders on the scene yet. There are only Good Samaritans. The EMT is late for a doctor's appointment so she decides that she will not stop and help. The driver of the vehicle dies before help arrives. One of the Good Samaritans notices her EMT license plates and writes them down as she passes by. The Good Samaritan is angry that the EMT did not stop and help and tries to get the EMT fired for not helping. Which of the following statements is true? a)The EMT is negligent for not stopping and helping. b)The EMT is negligent because the patient died. c)The EMT is not negligent because she had a doctor's appointment. d)The EMT is not negligent because she did not have a duty to act. d) the EMT is not negligent because she did not have a duty to act The role of the EMS system is usually found in: a) the states public health law b) the state's Good Samaritan act c) NFPA 423 d) CFR 1910.1030. a) the states public health law The set of regulations that define the extent and limits of an EMT's job are called the : a) advanced directive b) treatment protocol c) scope of practice d) duty to act provision c) scope of practice When informing a 45-year-old male of treatment that is needed and the associated risks, the EMT is asking for __________consent. a) expressed b) mutual c) implied d) emancipated a) expressed In stroking the newborn's lips, the EMT is testing a nervous system reflex known as the ______ reflex. a) moro b) sucking c) palmar d) rooting b) sucking The vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood to the right atrium is the: a) posterior tibia b) internal jugular c) vena cava d) aorta c) vena cava The type of muscle that controls your legs as you walk is called: a) voluntary b) involuntary c) cardiac d) smooth a) voluntary A 52-year-old man is experiencing a fight-or-flight situation, and his body is attempting to compensate by increasing his cardiac output. How does the body do this on a moment's notice? a) by decreasing the pulse rate b) by increasing the stroke volume c) by increasing the heart rate d) by decreasing the respiratory rate c) by increasing the heart rate The seat of the brain's respiratory control is a section called the: a) medulla b) cerebellum c) foramen magnum d) cerebrum a) medulla A 19-year-old female is reported to have taken too many narcotic pain pills that were prescribed for her recent elbow surgery. She is extremely sleepy with a very shallow breathing. Her color is pale, and her SPO2 is 84%. Her body is probably attempting to compensate for her poor level of ventilator effort by stimulating the respiratory system to increase rate and tidal volume. Normally, respiratory drive is triggered by changing levels of: a) carbon dioxide b) oxygen c)pH d) glucose a) carbon dioxide You are on the scene of a person down. You arrive at a college dormitory and find a​ 21-year-old male lying supine on the​ floor, unresponsive. He is breathing at five times a minute, has a strong radial pulse at 110 beats per minute, and has vomited on himself. Friends state they gone out to dinner and a party. They returned to change clothes for another party and he never came out of his dorm room. Your partner suctions the​ patient, inserts an oropharyngeal​ airway, and ventilates the patient with a​ bag-valve mask with​ high-concentration oxygen. You listen to lung sounds and there are coarse rhonchi bilaterally. What condition do you​ suspect? a) Severe meningitis b) overdose c) status asthmaticus d) aspiration d) aspiration Your patient is a 68-year-old female with a long history of emphysema. She is sitting up in the tripod position and complaining of severe shortness of breath. You should: a) suction the airway with a rigid suction catheter b) administer 4 lpm of oxygen via nasal cannula c) insert a nasal airway and ventilate d) apply a nonrebreather mask to administer 15 lpm of oxygen d) apply a nonrebreather mask to administer 15 lpm of oxygen Your 79-year-old male patient appears to show all signs and symptoms of a stroke. His level of consciousness has rapidly deteriorated, he is now unconscious, and he can no longer control his own airway. While you intervene to manage his airway, the best position in which to keep fluids or vomitus from occulding his airway would be the ______ position a) supine b) fowler c) recovery d) prone c) recovery Your 70-year-old male patient is having trouble breathing. When you auscultate his lungs, you hear crackles (rales), and you are concerned that he may have pulmonary edema. His SPO2 is 92%, so you place him o 100% oxygen via nonrebreather mask. His breathing gets a little easier with the oxygen. Later, as you are completing your reassessment, you see that his respirations have slowed to 8 times per minute and he is barley staying awake. What should you do next? a) ask your partner to pull over and wait for an ALS backup b) assist the patient with using his metered-does inhaler (MID) c) shake the patient to keep him awake d) begin ventilating the patient with a BVM d) begin ventilating the patient with a BVM