EMS 131 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
A patient breathing in room air should be receiving _____ percent oxygen. ✔️✔️21%
Which of the following medications does NOT interfere with the blood-clotting process?
✔️✔️Omeprazole
Approximately how many Americans are currently on some type of dialysis? ✔️✔️350,000
In which of the following circumstances is manual stabilization of the cervical spine ALWAYS
necessary? ✔️✔️Trauma above the level of the clavicles
Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system? ✔️✔️Quality improvement
Which of the following describes the normal appearance of amniotic fluid? ✔️✔️Clear and
colorless fluid
Which of the following devices is used by patients with respiratory problems to assist with the
delivery of medication from an inhaler to the lungs? ✔️✔️An Aero-Chamber
Which of the following are the abdominal regions created by drawing two imaginary lines
intersecting at the navel? ✔️✔️Abdominal quadrants
The part of the skeleton that is made up from the skull and spinal column is called the: ✔️✔️Axial
skeleton
, In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at the scene of a hazardous
materials incident? ✔️✔️Cold zone
Your patient is a 4-year old male who was struck by a vehicle and is now unresponsive with an
obvious head injury. As you are ventilating him with a bag valve mask device, you detect
increasing resistance to ventilation. Which of the following should you do? ✔️✔️Perform a head-
tilt chin lift maneuver to ensure the airway is still open
Your patient is a 37 year old man who tripped while walking down a hill and now has a painful,
deformed right leg. Your assessment reveals that the foot is cold and mottled in appearance.
You cannot detect a pulse in the foot or ankle. Which of the following is the BEST course of
action? ✔️✔️Gently attempt to straighten the leg to regain a pulse before splinting
You are called to a garden center where four shoppers have collapsed after a section of
shelving and dumped hazardous products on the floor. When you arrive on the scene, you
should: ✔️✔️Think hazmat, secure the scene by limiting access, isolate the possible
contaminated from the noncontaminated, and request hazmat response
Which of the following is NOT a type of avulsion? ✔️✔️A finger is cut off with a butcher's saw
To check the distal pulse of a patient with an injury to the forearm, the EMT would check which
of the following pulses? ✔️✔️Radial pulse
Which of the following is recommended when caring for an amputated part? ✔️✔️Seal the part
in a plastic bag and place it in a pan of water cooled by an ice pack
You are transporting a 30-year old male who has been shot in the chest. He is suffering from a
sucking chest wound and has a decreased level of consciousness. How often should you
perform a reassessment? ✔️✔️Every 5 minutes
While assessing a patient involved in a motor vehicle collision, the EMT must constantly
consider which of the following? ✔️✔️Scene safety
AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
A patient breathing in room air should be receiving _____ percent oxygen. ✔️✔️21%
Which of the following medications does NOT interfere with the blood-clotting process?
✔️✔️Omeprazole
Approximately how many Americans are currently on some type of dialysis? ✔️✔️350,000
In which of the following circumstances is manual stabilization of the cervical spine ALWAYS
necessary? ✔️✔️Trauma above the level of the clavicles
Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating and improving the
effectiveness of an EMS system? ✔️✔️Quality improvement
Which of the following describes the normal appearance of amniotic fluid? ✔️✔️Clear and
colorless fluid
Which of the following devices is used by patients with respiratory problems to assist with the
delivery of medication from an inhaler to the lungs? ✔️✔️An Aero-Chamber
Which of the following are the abdominal regions created by drawing two imaginary lines
intersecting at the navel? ✔️✔️Abdominal quadrants
The part of the skeleton that is made up from the skull and spinal column is called the: ✔️✔️Axial
skeleton
, In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at the scene of a hazardous
materials incident? ✔️✔️Cold zone
Your patient is a 4-year old male who was struck by a vehicle and is now unresponsive with an
obvious head injury. As you are ventilating him with a bag valve mask device, you detect
increasing resistance to ventilation. Which of the following should you do? ✔️✔️Perform a head-
tilt chin lift maneuver to ensure the airway is still open
Your patient is a 37 year old man who tripped while walking down a hill and now has a painful,
deformed right leg. Your assessment reveals that the foot is cold and mottled in appearance.
You cannot detect a pulse in the foot or ankle. Which of the following is the BEST course of
action? ✔️✔️Gently attempt to straighten the leg to regain a pulse before splinting
You are called to a garden center where four shoppers have collapsed after a section of
shelving and dumped hazardous products on the floor. When you arrive on the scene, you
should: ✔️✔️Think hazmat, secure the scene by limiting access, isolate the possible
contaminated from the noncontaminated, and request hazmat response
Which of the following is NOT a type of avulsion? ✔️✔️A finger is cut off with a butcher's saw
To check the distal pulse of a patient with an injury to the forearm, the EMT would check which
of the following pulses? ✔️✔️Radial pulse
Which of the following is recommended when caring for an amputated part? ✔️✔️Seal the part
in a plastic bag and place it in a pan of water cooled by an ice pack
You are transporting a 30-year old male who has been shot in the chest. He is suffering from a
sucking chest wound and has a decreased level of consciousness. How often should you
perform a reassessment? ✔️✔️Every 5 minutes
While assessing a patient involved in a motor vehicle collision, the EMT must constantly
consider which of the following? ✔️✔️Scene safety
