EMT Practice Exam 2

Which patients vital signs are not within normal limits - Answer- newborn: pulse 100; respiration, 30; PB 70-30 A 45 year old male is breathing at a rate of 32 times per minute with shallow respirations. He is altered, and his skin signs are cool cyanotic, and diaphoretic. You should - Answer- provide artificial ventilation with a gas valve mask and high-flow oxygen You should assess skin color by examining an adult patients - Answer- nail beds a 45 year old female is breathing at a rat of 22 times per minute with adequate tidal volume. She is alert, but her skin signs are cool, pale, and diaphoretic. You should - Answer- provide oxygen at 12 L/min using a nonrebreather mask You would locate a patients carotid pulse by first finding the adams apple and then - Answer- sliding two fingers toward one side of the neck Your patients pupils react unequally to light. You should suspect the presence of - Answer- head injury A 70 year old female s complaining of shortness of breath. She has a history of emphysema. You should - Answer- administer oxygen, because in most cases the hypoxic drive will not be a problem Ecchymosis refers to an - Answer- bruising or discoloration In which situations should you determine the patients blood pressure through palpation? - Answer- Your patients pulse is very weak and difficult to hear. The correct way to select the proper size oropharyngeal airway (OPA) is to measure the distance from the - Answer- corner of the mouth to the tip of the earlobe Which patient should receive only a focused physical exam and sample history? - Answer- 5 year old female, responsive and in pain after falling from a standing position Your patient is a 19 year old male who has been in a motorcycle accident and shows deformity and bleeding to the left leg. you would not perform a detailed physical exam if the patient - Answer- begins to spurt blood out of an open wound Continuous monitoring of a patients mental status is best accomplished by - Answer- continuously interacting with the patient