EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM/ 200 Questions & Answers

who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt? - 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 - ANSWER emancipated : lives by themselves and self- supported when do we palate a patient's pelvis - ANSWER MOI suggests it what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium - ANSWER forena magnum what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant - 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 - ANSWER chief complaint who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care - ANSWER the state office of ems why do incidents of diabetes increase with age - ANSWER decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach - ANSWER supine/prone what happens in neurogenic shock - ANSWER widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the head - ANSWER the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible what does hemoglobin attach to - ANSWER red blood cells which carry oxygen how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place - ANSWER 10 sec you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they experiencing - ANSWER aortic aneurysm w