EMS 1055 Final exam study guide 2025/2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE REALEXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
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when to stop primary survey - ANSWER--scene
becomes unsafe
-exsanguinating
hemorrhage
-airway
obstruction
-cardiac
arrest
Categories of shock - ANSWER--hypovolemic shock
-distributive shock or high space shock
-obstructive shock
-cardiogenic shock
common causes of decreased LOC in geriatrics - ANSWER--
lack of adequate
oxygen to the
brain
,-low blood glucose
level
-hypothermia
-sepsis
Glasgow Coma Scale - ANSWER-eyes, verbal, motor
Max- 15
pts,
below 8=
coma
croup - ANSWER--an acute respiratory syndrome in children
and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx,
hoarseness, and a barking cough
-swelling of pharynx, larynx, and trachea
-drooling
-responds well to humidified oxygen
Epiglottitis - ANSWER--bacterial infection of
the epiglottis
-can be severe and cause airway
obstruction
-
stridor
,-high-pitch
cough
-more common in non-
vaccinated
pulmonary edema - ANSWER--fluid build up in alveolar
-dyspnea with shallow respirations
- MC cause left sided heart failure
-Other causes trauma and medications
-can be seen post MI
-severe cases can present with pink, frothy sputum
-lung sounds show rales
treatment*
-place In high fowler's position
-high flow oxygen may be required
-PPV if patient is unconscious
-exertion will worsen condition
stridor - ANSWER-strained, high-pitched sound heard on
inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx.
sounds like whale. inventory is above vocal chords, expiatory
is below.
, CO posioning - ANSWER-hypoxia due to hemoglobin binding
symptoms
-altered LOC
-cherry-red skin color or cyanosis
-progressive cardiac hypoxia
management
-remove from source
-high-flow oxygen
-LOC: intubation, ventilation
-hyperbaric chamber
Inhalation injuries - ANSWER--Burn related deaths >50%
-mechanism- confined space or entrapment
-classifications- carbon monoxide poisoning, heat inhalation,
smoke-inhalation -onset is delayed
management
-high flow
oxygen
-inhaled beta agonists for
bronchospasm
COMPLETE REALEXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+!! 2025 LATEST VERSION!!
when to stop primary survey - ANSWER--scene
becomes unsafe
-exsanguinating
hemorrhage
-airway
obstruction
-cardiac
arrest
Categories of shock - ANSWER--hypovolemic shock
-distributive shock or high space shock
-obstructive shock
-cardiogenic shock
common causes of decreased LOC in geriatrics - ANSWER--
lack of adequate
oxygen to the
brain
,-low blood glucose
level
-hypothermia
-sepsis
Glasgow Coma Scale - ANSWER-eyes, verbal, motor
Max- 15
pts,
below 8=
coma
croup - ANSWER--an acute respiratory syndrome in children
and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx,
hoarseness, and a barking cough
-swelling of pharynx, larynx, and trachea
-drooling
-responds well to humidified oxygen
Epiglottitis - ANSWER--bacterial infection of
the epiglottis
-can be severe and cause airway
obstruction
-
stridor
,-high-pitch
cough
-more common in non-
vaccinated
pulmonary edema - ANSWER--fluid build up in alveolar
-dyspnea with shallow respirations
- MC cause left sided heart failure
-Other causes trauma and medications
-can be seen post MI
-severe cases can present with pink, frothy sputum
-lung sounds show rales
treatment*
-place In high fowler's position
-high flow oxygen may be required
-PPV if patient is unconscious
-exertion will worsen condition
stridor - ANSWER-strained, high-pitched sound heard on
inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx.
sounds like whale. inventory is above vocal chords, expiatory
is below.
, CO posioning - ANSWER-hypoxia due to hemoglobin binding
symptoms
-altered LOC
-cherry-red skin color or cyanosis
-progressive cardiac hypoxia
management
-remove from source
-high-flow oxygen
-LOC: intubation, ventilation
-hyperbaric chamber
Inhalation injuries - ANSWER--Burn related deaths >50%
-mechanism- confined space or entrapment
-classifications- carbon monoxide poisoning, heat inhalation,
smoke-inhalation -onset is delayed
management
-high flow
oxygen
-inhaled beta agonists for
bronchospasm
