EMT Readiness Exam 2 2024
1. Who may not understand the stress put on you as an EMT? Friends and
family.
2. In many states, a minor may be considered an adult for the purpose of
consenting or refusing if the minor is: emancipated: lives by themselves
and is self-supported.
3. When do we palpate a patient's pelvis? When the mechanism of injury
(MOI) suggests it.
4. What does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium? Foramen
magnum.
5. What fills the entire posterior/anterior of the right upper quadrant? The
liver.
6. 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?
Chief complaint.
7. Who regulates the standards for pre-hospital emergency care? The state
office of EMS.
8. Why do incidents of diabetes increase with age? Decreased activity, weight
gain, and decreased insulin.
9. How would you say a person's body is lying if they're on their
back/stomach? Supine/prone.
10.What happens in neurogenic shock? Widespread vasodilation; the body
doesn't compensate.
11.Why can a child's airway be occluded if you overextend or overflex the
head? The occiput is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible.
,12.What does hemoglobin attach to? Red blood cells, which carry oxygen.
13.How long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto-injector in place? 10 seconds.
14.You have someone with lower back pain with a tearing sensation. What are
they experiencing? Aortic aneurysm.
15.What are the two functions of the liver? Secretion of bile and filtration of
waste.
16.What is the atlas? The first cervical vertebra, which articulates with the
skull.
17.What is dyspnea? Difficulty breathing.
18.Head trauma, stroke, poisoning, or brain tumor. Which one of these would
cause a metabolic seizure? Poisoning.
19.If you have a change in a patient's condition, what do we reassess? ABC.
20.If you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart; the
patient is at what angle? 35-degree angle.
21.How do we suction the oropharynx of a patient? On the way out.
22.At our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when
complaining of chest pain? We can't diagnose them in the field.
23.The team of healthcare professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation for the sick and injured is called: The
EMS system.
24.The stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. Which one would most likely
bleed profusely? The liver.
25.What is the back portion of the body considered? Posterior.
26.Weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose
levels. Which sign or symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient
with a new onset of type 1 diabetes? Weight loss and polyuria.
27.What are the finger bones called? Phalanges.
, 28.A chest pain patient with a history of hypertension is given high-flow O2
and has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. What
do you do? With a gloved hand, take off the Nitro patch and wipe the
chest. Raise the feet to treat the BP.
29.Where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the
heart? Legs, kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain.
30.33-year-old unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. How do
we treat that? Positive pressure ventilations.
31.If you have a patient that takes numerous medications, what is it best to do
with those meds during transport? Take them with you.
32.What is bradycardia and tachycardia? Heart rate less than 60 and heart
rate greater than 100.
33.How do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung
disease? Start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see
improvement.
34.What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndrome?
Tachypnea and extremities becoming numb and tingly.
35.What is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcher?
Push with the head and guide with the feet.
36.If you move a patient from a bed to an ambulance stretcher, what kind of
carry is that? Direct carry.
37.You've got an unresponsive patient that we cannot get IV access on. What's
the most appropriate access to administer medications? Intraosseous (IO).
38.What are the risk factors for an MI? Male sex, family history, diet, stress,
diabetes.
39.Why do we give aspirin to patients that are having an MI? It makes the
platelets less sticky, preventing clotting.
1. Who may not understand the stress put on you as an EMT? Friends and
family.
2. In many states, a minor may be considered an adult for the purpose of
consenting or refusing if the minor is: emancipated: lives by themselves
and is self-supported.
3. When do we palpate a patient's pelvis? When the mechanism of injury
(MOI) suggests it.
4. What does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium? Foramen
magnum.
5. What fills the entire posterior/anterior of the right upper quadrant? The
liver.
6. 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?
Chief complaint.
7. Who regulates the standards for pre-hospital emergency care? The state
office of EMS.
8. Why do incidents of diabetes increase with age? Decreased activity, weight
gain, and decreased insulin.
9. How would you say a person's body is lying if they're on their
back/stomach? Supine/prone.
10.What happens in neurogenic shock? Widespread vasodilation; the body
doesn't compensate.
11.Why can a child's airway be occluded if you overextend or overflex the
head? The occiput is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible.
,12.What does hemoglobin attach to? Red blood cells, which carry oxygen.
13.How long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto-injector in place? 10 seconds.
14.You have someone with lower back pain with a tearing sensation. What are
they experiencing? Aortic aneurysm.
15.What are the two functions of the liver? Secretion of bile and filtration of
waste.
16.What is the atlas? The first cervical vertebra, which articulates with the
skull.
17.What is dyspnea? Difficulty breathing.
18.Head trauma, stroke, poisoning, or brain tumor. Which one of these would
cause a metabolic seizure? Poisoning.
19.If you have a change in a patient's condition, what do we reassess? ABC.
20.If you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart; the
patient is at what angle? 35-degree angle.
21.How do we suction the oropharynx of a patient? On the way out.
22.At our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when
complaining of chest pain? We can't diagnose them in the field.
23.The team of healthcare professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation for the sick and injured is called: The
EMS system.
24.The stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. Which one would most likely
bleed profusely? The liver.
25.What is the back portion of the body considered? Posterior.
26.Weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose
levels. Which sign or symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient
with a new onset of type 1 diabetes? Weight loss and polyuria.
27.What are the finger bones called? Phalanges.
, 28.A chest pain patient with a history of hypertension is given high-flow O2
and has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. What
do you do? With a gloved hand, take off the Nitro patch and wipe the
chest. Raise the feet to treat the BP.
29.Where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the
heart? Legs, kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain.
30.33-year-old unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. How do
we treat that? Positive pressure ventilations.
31.If you have a patient that takes numerous medications, what is it best to do
with those meds during transport? Take them with you.
32.What is bradycardia and tachycardia? Heart rate less than 60 and heart
rate greater than 100.
33.How do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung
disease? Start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see
improvement.
34.What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndrome?
Tachypnea and extremities becoming numb and tingly.
35.What is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcher?
Push with the head and guide with the feet.
36.If you move a patient from a bed to an ambulance stretcher, what kind of
carry is that? Direct carry.
37.You've got an unresponsive patient that we cannot get IV access on. What's
the most appropriate access to administer medications? Intraosseous (IO).
38.What are the risk factors for an MI? Male sex, family history, diet, stress,
diabetes.
39.Why do we give aspirin to patients that are having an MI? It makes the
platelets less sticky, preventing clotting.
