EMT Module 4 With Complete Answers
Which cof cthese cconditions cwould cthe cEMT crecognize cas cmost clikely csignaling ca
cneurologic cdeficit?
a. cHypoglycemia
b. cConstricted cpupils
c. cHeadache
d. cParalysis c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
You chave cdetermined cthat can calert celderly cmale cpatient chas cgarbled cspeech cand
cweakness cto cthe cright carm cand cleg. cHis cvital csigns cand cSpO2 clevel care cwithin
cnormal climits. cThe cfamily cinforms cyou cthat che chas ca chistory cof cheart cproblems
cand cdiabetes. cGiven cthis cscenario, cwhat cshould cyou cdo cimmediately?
a. cCheck cthe cpatient's cblood cglucose clevel c(if clocal cprotocol callows)
b. cAttach cthe cautomated cexternal cdefibrillator c(AED)
c. cAdminister coral cglucose cor csugar cwater
d. cAdminister coxygen cvia ca cnasal ccannula cat c2 clpm c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
You care ccalled cfor ca c69-year-old cmale cpatient cwith caltered cmental cstatus.
cAssessment creveals cthat che cis cconfused cand chas cleft-sided cweakness. cDuring
ctransport, cyou cnote cthat cthe cpatient cis cnow ccompletely coriented cand cthe cweakness
chas cresolved. cWhich ccondition cwould cyou csuspect cthis cpatient chas?
a. cTransient cischemic cattack
b. cLow cblood csugar
c. cStroke
d. cSyncope c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
Which cof cthese cis ca cgood cdescription cof can cischemic cstroke?
a. cRupture cof can cartery cwithin cthe cbrain
b. cObstructive cblood cclot cinside ca cblood cvessel cwithin cthe cbrain
c. cSimultaneous coccurrence cof cstroke cand cheart cattack
d. cBlood caccumulation cwithin cthe cbrain ctissue c- cCORRECT✅✅b.
The cEMT cdemonstrates cshe cunderstands chemorrhagic cstroke cwhen cshe cstates:
a. c"It coccurs cwhen ca cblood cvessel cruptures cand cbleeds cwithin cthe cbrain."
b. c"It coccurs cwhen cclots cform cin cblood cvessels cwithin cthe cbrain."
c. c"It ccan csometimes cbe ctreated cby cclot-destroying cmedications."
,d. c"Its csigns cand csymptoms cgenerally cresolve cwithin c24 chours." c-
cCORRECT✅✅a.
A cpatient cwith cstroke ccannot cmove chis cleft carm cor cleg. cBased con cthis
cpresentation, cthe cEMT cshould cstrongly csuspect cthat cthe cstroke chas coccurred cin
cwhich cpart cof cthe ccentral cnervous csystem?
a. cRight cside cof cthe cbrain
b. cLeft cside cof cthe cbrain
c. cRight cand cleft csides cof cthe cbrain
d. cLeft cside cof cthe cspinal ccord c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
You care cobtaining cthe cpast cmedical chistory cfrom cthe cfamily cof can celderly cpatient
cwith can caltered cmental cstatus cwho csuffered csudden conset cof cright-side cweakness.
cWhich cof cthese cstatements cmade cby cthe cpatient's cfamily cmember cshould cyou
crecognize cas cincreasing cthe cpatient's crisk cof cstroke?
a. c"She chas can cirregular cheartbeat."
b. c"Her cblood cpressure cruns clow."
c. c"She ctakes can caspirin cevery cmorning."
d. c"She chas ca chistory cof cmigraines." c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
An c82-year-old cmale cpatient cpresents cwith cright-hand cweakness cand cgarbled
cspeech. cWhich cquestion cshould cthe cEMT cask cfirst cto cthe cpatient cor ca creliable
cfamily cmember cwho cis cpresent?
a. c"Does che chave ca chistory cof chigh cblood cpressure?"
b. c"Is che callergic cto canything?"
c. c"Does che ctake cany cblood cthinners?"
d. c"What ctime cdid cthese csigns cstart?" c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
Which cof cthese cstatements cmade cby cthe cEMT cindicates ca ccorrect cunderstanding
cof ccaring cfor csomeone cwith ca cheadache?
a. c"In cgeneral, ca cheadache cis cconsidered cserious conly cif cthe cpain cis cfelt
cthroughout cthe centire chead."
b. c"If ca cpatient ccalls c911 cfor ca cheadache, cit cis cmost clikely ca clife-threatening
ccondition."
c. c"Unless cthe cpatient chas csome csort cof cpast cmedical chistory, ca cheadache cis cnot
ca ctrue cemergency."
d. c"Assessment cis cessential cin cdetermining cif ca cpatient's cheadache crepresents ca
clife-threatening ccondition." c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
A c30-year-old cpatient cwith ca chistory cof cmigraine cheadaches chas ccalled c911 cfor ca
csuspected cmigraine cheadache. cShe csays cthe cheadache cfollows cher cusual cpattern
cof cheadaches, cthe cpain cis ca c10/10, cand cshe cis cnauseated. cHer cvital csigns care
, cpulse, c108; crespirations, c18 cbreaths/min; cand cblood cpressure, c154/90 cmmHg.
cWhich cof cthese ctreatments cis cindicated cin cthe ccare cof cthis cpatient?
a. cProviding ca cdarkened cenvironment cduring ctransport
b. c81 cto c162 cmg caspirin cby cmouth
c. cRequesting corders cfor csublingual cnitroglycerin
d. cEmergent ctransport cwith clights cand csirens c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
Which cone cof cthese cinstructions cto ca cpatient cwith cpossible cstroke cindicates cproper
cassessment cfor can carm cdrift?
a. c"Raise cyour chands cabove cyour chead cand cclose cyour ceyes cwhile ccounting
cbackward cfrom c20."
b. c"Grab cmy cfingers cand csqueeze cwith cboth chands cas chard cas cyou ccan cfor c5
cseconds, cand cI cmean csqueeze chard."
c. c"Hold cout cyour carms cand ccount cto c10 cwhile ckeeping cyour ceyes copen."
d. c"Close cyour ceyes cand chold cyour carms cstraight cout cwith cpalms cup cfor c10
cseconds." c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
You care ccalled cto ca cresidence cto cassess ca cchild. cThe cpanicked cparents cstate cthat
ctheir c3-year-old cson cwas cplaying cwith chis cbrother cwhen che csuddenly c"blanked cout"
cand cwould cnot crespond cto cthem cfor cseveral cseconds. cWhen casked, cthey cdeny
cany cconvulsing-type cmovement cas cwell cas ca chistory cof cmedical cproblems. cBased
con cthis cdescription, cyou cwould cbe csuspicious cthat cthe cpatient cexperienced cwhich
ctype cof cseizure?
a. cFebrile
b. cGrand cmal
c. cSimple cpartial
d. cAbsence c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
As cyou capproach ca cfemale cpatient, cshe cappears cunresponsive, cwith cher carms cand
clegs cjerking cviolently. cOn cthe cprehospital ccare creport, cyou cwould cdocument cthat
cthe cpatient cwas cfound cin cwhich cphase cof ca cgeneralized cseizure?
a. cSyncopal
b. cAbsence
c. cClonic
d. cTonic c- cCORRECT✅✅c.
You chave cbeen ccalled cfor ca cseizure cemergency. cOn cscene, cyou cfind can cadult
cfemale cpatient cactively cseizing cwith cbystanders cattempting cto crestrain cher. cYou
cwould:
a. cLoosen cany crestrictive cclothing cthe cpatient cis cwearing, cand cthen csummon cALS
cbackup
Which cof cthese cconditions cwould cthe cEMT crecognize cas cmost clikely csignaling ca
cneurologic cdeficit?
a. cHypoglycemia
b. cConstricted cpupils
c. cHeadache
d. cParalysis c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
You chave cdetermined cthat can calert celderly cmale cpatient chas cgarbled cspeech cand
cweakness cto cthe cright carm cand cleg. cHis cvital csigns cand cSpO2 clevel care cwithin
cnormal climits. cThe cfamily cinforms cyou cthat che chas ca chistory cof cheart cproblems
cand cdiabetes. cGiven cthis cscenario, cwhat cshould cyou cdo cimmediately?
a. cCheck cthe cpatient's cblood cglucose clevel c(if clocal cprotocol callows)
b. cAttach cthe cautomated cexternal cdefibrillator c(AED)
c. cAdminister coral cglucose cor csugar cwater
d. cAdminister coxygen cvia ca cnasal ccannula cat c2 clpm c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
You care ccalled cfor ca c69-year-old cmale cpatient cwith caltered cmental cstatus.
cAssessment creveals cthat che cis cconfused cand chas cleft-sided cweakness. cDuring
ctransport, cyou cnote cthat cthe cpatient cis cnow ccompletely coriented cand cthe cweakness
chas cresolved. cWhich ccondition cwould cyou csuspect cthis cpatient chas?
a. cTransient cischemic cattack
b. cLow cblood csugar
c. cStroke
d. cSyncope c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
Which cof cthese cis ca cgood cdescription cof can cischemic cstroke?
a. cRupture cof can cartery cwithin cthe cbrain
b. cObstructive cblood cclot cinside ca cblood cvessel cwithin cthe cbrain
c. cSimultaneous coccurrence cof cstroke cand cheart cattack
d. cBlood caccumulation cwithin cthe cbrain ctissue c- cCORRECT✅✅b.
The cEMT cdemonstrates cshe cunderstands chemorrhagic cstroke cwhen cshe cstates:
a. c"It coccurs cwhen ca cblood cvessel cruptures cand cbleeds cwithin cthe cbrain."
b. c"It coccurs cwhen cclots cform cin cblood cvessels cwithin cthe cbrain."
c. c"It ccan csometimes cbe ctreated cby cclot-destroying cmedications."
,d. c"Its csigns cand csymptoms cgenerally cresolve cwithin c24 chours." c-
cCORRECT✅✅a.
A cpatient cwith cstroke ccannot cmove chis cleft carm cor cleg. cBased con cthis
cpresentation, cthe cEMT cshould cstrongly csuspect cthat cthe cstroke chas coccurred cin
cwhich cpart cof cthe ccentral cnervous csystem?
a. cRight cside cof cthe cbrain
b. cLeft cside cof cthe cbrain
c. cRight cand cleft csides cof cthe cbrain
d. cLeft cside cof cthe cspinal ccord c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
You care cobtaining cthe cpast cmedical chistory cfrom cthe cfamily cof can celderly cpatient
cwith can caltered cmental cstatus cwho csuffered csudden conset cof cright-side cweakness.
cWhich cof cthese cstatements cmade cby cthe cpatient's cfamily cmember cshould cyou
crecognize cas cincreasing cthe cpatient's crisk cof cstroke?
a. c"She chas can cirregular cheartbeat."
b. c"Her cblood cpressure cruns clow."
c. c"She ctakes can caspirin cevery cmorning."
d. c"She chas ca chistory cof cmigraines." c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
An c82-year-old cmale cpatient cpresents cwith cright-hand cweakness cand cgarbled
cspeech. cWhich cquestion cshould cthe cEMT cask cfirst cto cthe cpatient cor ca creliable
cfamily cmember cwho cis cpresent?
a. c"Does che chave ca chistory cof chigh cblood cpressure?"
b. c"Is che callergic cto canything?"
c. c"Does che ctake cany cblood cthinners?"
d. c"What ctime cdid cthese csigns cstart?" c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
Which cof cthese cstatements cmade cby cthe cEMT cindicates ca ccorrect cunderstanding
cof ccaring cfor csomeone cwith ca cheadache?
a. c"In cgeneral, ca cheadache cis cconsidered cserious conly cif cthe cpain cis cfelt
cthroughout cthe centire chead."
b. c"If ca cpatient ccalls c911 cfor ca cheadache, cit cis cmost clikely ca clife-threatening
ccondition."
c. c"Unless cthe cpatient chas csome csort cof cpast cmedical chistory, ca cheadache cis cnot
ca ctrue cemergency."
d. c"Assessment cis cessential cin cdetermining cif ca cpatient's cheadache crepresents ca
clife-threatening ccondition." c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
A c30-year-old cpatient cwith ca chistory cof cmigraine cheadaches chas ccalled c911 cfor ca
csuspected cmigraine cheadache. cShe csays cthe cheadache cfollows cher cusual cpattern
cof cheadaches, cthe cpain cis ca c10/10, cand cshe cis cnauseated. cHer cvital csigns care
, cpulse, c108; crespirations, c18 cbreaths/min; cand cblood cpressure, c154/90 cmmHg.
cWhich cof cthese ctreatments cis cindicated cin cthe ccare cof cthis cpatient?
a. cProviding ca cdarkened cenvironment cduring ctransport
b. c81 cto c162 cmg caspirin cby cmouth
c. cRequesting corders cfor csublingual cnitroglycerin
d. cEmergent ctransport cwith clights cand csirens c- cCORRECT✅✅a.
Which cone cof cthese cinstructions cto ca cpatient cwith cpossible cstroke cindicates cproper
cassessment cfor can carm cdrift?
a. c"Raise cyour chands cabove cyour chead cand cclose cyour ceyes cwhile ccounting
cbackward cfrom c20."
b. c"Grab cmy cfingers cand csqueeze cwith cboth chands cas chard cas cyou ccan cfor c5
cseconds, cand cI cmean csqueeze chard."
c. c"Hold cout cyour carms cand ccount cto c10 cwhile ckeeping cyour ceyes copen."
d. c"Close cyour ceyes cand chold cyour carms cstraight cout cwith cpalms cup cfor c10
cseconds." c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
You care ccalled cto ca cresidence cto cassess ca cchild. cThe cpanicked cparents cstate cthat
ctheir c3-year-old cson cwas cplaying cwith chis cbrother cwhen che csuddenly c"blanked cout"
cand cwould cnot crespond cto cthem cfor cseveral cseconds. cWhen casked, cthey cdeny
cany cconvulsing-type cmovement cas cwell cas ca chistory cof cmedical cproblems. cBased
con cthis cdescription, cyou cwould cbe csuspicious cthat cthe cpatient cexperienced cwhich
ctype cof cseizure?
a. cFebrile
b. cGrand cmal
c. cSimple cpartial
d. cAbsence c- cCORRECT✅✅d.
As cyou capproach ca cfemale cpatient, cshe cappears cunresponsive, cwith cher carms cand
clegs cjerking cviolently. cOn cthe cprehospital ccare creport, cyou cwould cdocument cthat
cthe cpatient cwas cfound cin cwhich cphase cof ca cgeneralized cseizure?
a. cSyncopal
b. cAbsence
c. cClonic
d. cTonic c- cCORRECT✅✅c.
You chave cbeen ccalled cfor ca cseizure cemergency. cOn cscene, cyou cfind can cadult
cfemale cpatient cactively cseizing cwith cbystanders cattempting cto crestrain cher. cYou
cwould:
a. cLoosen cany crestrictive cclothing cthe cpatient cis cwearing, cand cthen csummon cALS
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