NREMT EMT Cognitive Final Exam |238 Questions With Complete Solutions.

When assessing a conscious patient with an MOI that suggests spinal injury, you should: - determine if the strength in all extremities is equal. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should: - allow him time to think about the question and respond to it. While at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that there are two critically injured patients and that another ambulance is needed. You attempt to contact the dispatcher with your portable radio but are unsuccessful. You should: - use the mobile radio in the ambulance to contact dispatch. The MOST prominent symptom of decompression sickness is: - abdominal or joint pain. A severe risk of terrorist attacks is indicated by the color _____ by the Department of Homeland Security Security Advisory System. - red When enlisting the help of an interpreter who signs, it is important for you to ask the interpreter to: - report exactly what the patient signs and not to add any commentary. Which of the following statements regarding striated muscle is correct? - It forms the major muscle mass of the body and usually crosses at least one joint. A mother who is pregnant with her first baby is typically in the first stage of labor for approximately: - 16 hours You respond to the residence of a 70-year-old male who complains of weakness and severe shortness of breath. His wife tells you that he is a dialysis patient, but has missed his last two treatments. After applying high-flow oxygen, you auscultate his lungs and hear diffuse rhonchi. The patient is conscious, but appears confused. His blood pressure is 98/54 mm Hg, his pulse rate is 120 beats/min and irregular, and his respirations are 24 breaths/min and labored. You should: - leave him in a sitting position, keep him warm, and prepare for immediate transport.You are transporting a stable patient with a possible pneumothorax. The patient is receiving 100% oxygen and has an oxygen saturation of 95%. During your reassessment, you find that the patient is now confused, hypotensive, and profusely diaphoretic. What is MOST likely causing this patient's deterioration? - compression of the aorta and vena cava A 60-year-old male is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: - begin CPR until an AED is available. Equipment and supplies that are carried on an ambulance should be stored: - according to the urgency and frequency of their use