EMT Pearson Chapter 37 Chapter Test Questions and Answers 100%
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A condition that interferes significantly with a person's ability to engage in activities of daily living is
referred to as a:
a) special need
b) physical handicap
c) developmental disability
d) disability correct answer d) disability
A patient uses a home ventilator connected to his tracheostomy tube to breathe. Which of the following
is the correct procedure to use when moving this patient to the ambulance?
a) Ventilate the patient's nose and mouth with a bag-valve mask at a normal rate and volume while the
patient is disconnected from the ventilator
b) Ventilate the patient with mouth-to-mask ventilations at a normal rate and volume while the patient
is disconnected from the ventilator
c) Do nothing; there is no need to ventilate the patient between the house and the ambulance
d) Ventilate the patient's tracheostomy tube via a connected bag-valve mask at a normal rate and
volume while the patient is disconnected from the ventilator correct answer d) Ventilate the patient's
tracheostomy tube via a connected bag-valve mask at a normal rate and volume while the patient is
disconnected from the ventilator
Assessing blood pressure on a patient with an AV shunt, fistula, or graft could lead to which of the
following?
a) Uncontrollable hemorrhage in the extremity
b) Damage to the AV shunt, fistula, or graft, requiring surgery
c) Nothing, because there is no need to avoid assessing blood pressure in a patient's arm with an AV
fistula, shunt, or graft
d) Inaccurate blood pressure readings correct answer b) Damage to the AV shunt, fistula, or graft,
requiring surgery
At which of the following locations is an EMT likely to encounter a patient using an advanced medical
device?
, a) Specialty care facilities
b) Private residence
c) Nursing home
d) All of the above correct answer d) All of the above
Bariatrics is defined as the branch of medicine that deals with the cause, prevention, and treatment of
which of the following diseases?
a) Diabetes
b) Blindness
c) Sleep apnea
d) Obesity correct answer d) Obesity
Chloe was born with a cardiac problem that she will have to manage the rest of her life. This disease is
considered to be:
a) acquired
b) autoimmune
c) congenital
d) genetic correct answer c) congenital
During transport, where should the catheter bag be after loading the patient and stretcher into the
ambulance if the patient has an indwelling urinary catheter?
a) In the patient's lap, but not higher than his heart
b) Hanging from the ceiling of the ambulance or IV pole higher than the patient
c) On the ambulance floor
d) Lower than the patient, but not on the floor correct answer d) Lower than the patient, but not on the
floor
How does the pain felt by a patient when receiving a shock from a pacemaker compare to the pain felt
when receiving a shock from an automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD)?
a) Pacemakers are painless and AICDs are painful
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A condition that interferes significantly with a person's ability to engage in activities of daily living is
referred to as a:
a) special need
b) physical handicap
c) developmental disability
d) disability correct answer d) disability
A patient uses a home ventilator connected to his tracheostomy tube to breathe. Which of the following
is the correct procedure to use when moving this patient to the ambulance?
a) Ventilate the patient's nose and mouth with a bag-valve mask at a normal rate and volume while the
patient is disconnected from the ventilator
b) Ventilate the patient with mouth-to-mask ventilations at a normal rate and volume while the patient
is disconnected from the ventilator
c) Do nothing; there is no need to ventilate the patient between the house and the ambulance
d) Ventilate the patient's tracheostomy tube via a connected bag-valve mask at a normal rate and
volume while the patient is disconnected from the ventilator correct answer d) Ventilate the patient's
tracheostomy tube via a connected bag-valve mask at a normal rate and volume while the patient is
disconnected from the ventilator
Assessing blood pressure on a patient with an AV shunt, fistula, or graft could lead to which of the
following?
a) Uncontrollable hemorrhage in the extremity
b) Damage to the AV shunt, fistula, or graft, requiring surgery
c) Nothing, because there is no need to avoid assessing blood pressure in a patient's arm with an AV
fistula, shunt, or graft
d) Inaccurate blood pressure readings correct answer b) Damage to the AV shunt, fistula, or graft,
requiring surgery
At which of the following locations is an EMT likely to encounter a patient using an advanced medical
device?
, a) Specialty care facilities
b) Private residence
c) Nursing home
d) All of the above correct answer d) All of the above
Bariatrics is defined as the branch of medicine that deals with the cause, prevention, and treatment of
which of the following diseases?
a) Diabetes
b) Blindness
c) Sleep apnea
d) Obesity correct answer d) Obesity
Chloe was born with a cardiac problem that she will have to manage the rest of her life. This disease is
considered to be:
a) acquired
b) autoimmune
c) congenital
d) genetic correct answer c) congenital
During transport, where should the catheter bag be after loading the patient and stretcher into the
ambulance if the patient has an indwelling urinary catheter?
a) In the patient's lap, but not higher than his heart
b) Hanging from the ceiling of the ambulance or IV pole higher than the patient
c) On the ambulance floor
d) Lower than the patient, but not on the floor correct answer d) Lower than the patient, but not on the
floor
How does the pain felt by a patient when receiving a shock from a pacemaker compare to the pain felt
when receiving a shock from an automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD)?
a) Pacemakers are painless and AICDs are painful
