EMT PRACTICE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWER GRADED TO PASS

Which patients vital signs are not within normal limits - 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 - provide artificial ventilation with a gas valve mask and high-flow oxygen You should assess skin color by examining an adult patients - 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 - 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 - sliding two fingers toward one side of the neck Your patients pupils react unequally to light. You should suspect the presence of - head injury A 70 year old female s complaining of shortness of breath. She has a history of emphysema. You should - administer oxygen, because in most cases the hypoxic drive will not be a problem Ecchymosis refers to an - bruising or discoloration In which situations should you determine the patients blood pressure through palpation? - 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 - corner of the mouth to the tip of the earlobe Which patient should receive only a focused physical exam and sample history? - 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 - begins to spurt blood out of an open wound Continuous monitoring of a patients mental status is best accomplished by - continuously interacting with the patient You should assess the brachial pulse in patients who - are younger than 1 year old Which patent is showing early signs of shock (decreased tissue perfusion) - a 23 year old female pulse, 104; respiration, 25/min; BP,118/78; Cool, clammy skin which of the following is the most important sign of a diabetic emergency? - altered mental status of the following diseases, which poses the most risk to EMT - hepatitis C your patient is a 45 year old homeless male who is suspected of having hypothermia. What is the most important question to ask him? - Do you know who you are and were you are? The zygomatic bones are found - the face What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient? - the tongue All of the following are reasons that infants and children are prone to respiratory difficulties EXCEPT that they - breathe faster than adults Your patient is a newborn. You should consider the possibility of breathing difficulty if the respiratory rate is - 70/min When assessing your patients airway, you hear snoring sounds. You should suspect that - The patient is forcefully exhaling how many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column - 33 you hear gurgling in your patients airway. you should immediately - open and suction the airway according to the American heart asso. at least ________ of air should be delivered to the patient when using an adult bag-valve mask. - 800ml The correct way to select the size of a nasopharyngeal airway is to measure - from the chin to the Adams apple In what position should you place a child's head for ventilation - slightly hyper-extended Your patient has a foreign-body airway obstruction. Three attempts to clear the airway have been unsuccessful. You should - transport and attempt to clear the airway en route. After obtaining medical direction, you are helping your patient use a prescribed in haler. You should tell the patient to - inhale deeply and hold her breath Your patient, a 78 year old male has no pulse and agonal respiration. You should - Begin CPR immediately