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EMT-B NC STATE EXAM | COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What type of injury is categorized by the terms linear, depressed, open, and
basilar? -correct-answer-Skull fractures
What standard scale is used to assess neurologic responses? -correct-answer-
Glasgow coma scale
A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____ while a normal respiratory rate for a
newborn is ____. -correct-answer-12-20 and 30-60
Wheezing can be described as ____. -correct-answer-High pitched whistling
sound.
Suction for no more than ___ seconds at a time. -correct-answer-5 infants/10
kids/15 adults
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If manually ventilating a patient, you should squeeze the bag every ____ seconds
for an adult and every ____ seconds for a child. -correct-answer-5-6 and 3-5
A nasal cannula can be run at how many LPM? -correct-answer-1-6
You're on scene at a high school football game. A football player collapsed to the
ground. He has a pulse, a respiratory rate of 4 breaths per minute, breaths are
very shallow and he is grunting slightly. Airway management should include ____.
-correct-answer-Manual ventilation with supplemental oxygen.
What is the time frame in which cardiogenic shock can occur after an acute
myocardial infarction (AMI)? -correct-answer-Immediately and up to 24 hours
after onset of AMI.
____ is when the heart muscles are not strong enough to accomplish the job of
pumping blood throughout the body. -correct-answer-CHF
Describe the differences between acute myocardial infarction and dissecting aortic
aneurysm pain. -correct-answer-Acute myocardial infarction pain feels like
tightness/pressure that comes and goes, while dissecting aortic aneurysm pain is a
ripping/tearing sensation that is constant and severe.
EMT-B NC STATE EXAM | COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What type of injury is categorized by the terms linear, depressed, open, and
basilar? -correct-answer-Skull fractures
What standard scale is used to assess neurologic responses? -correct-answer-
Glasgow coma scale
A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____ while a normal respiratory rate for a
newborn is ____. -correct-answer-12-20 and 30-60
Wheezing can be described as ____. -correct-answer-High pitched whistling
sound.
Suction for no more than ___ seconds at a time. -correct-answer-5 infants/10
kids/15 adults
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If manually ventilating a patient, you should squeeze the bag every ____ seconds
for an adult and every ____ seconds for a child. -correct-answer-5-6 and 3-5
A nasal cannula can be run at how many LPM? -correct-answer-1-6
You're on scene at a high school football game. A football player collapsed to the
ground. He has a pulse, a respiratory rate of 4 breaths per minute, breaths are
very shallow and he is grunting slightly. Airway management should include ____.
-correct-answer-Manual ventilation with supplemental oxygen.
What is the time frame in which cardiogenic shock can occur after an acute
myocardial infarction (AMI)? -correct-answer-Immediately and up to 24 hours
after onset of AMI.
____ is when the heart muscles are not strong enough to accomplish the job of
pumping blood throughout the body. -correct-answer-CHF
Describe the differences between acute myocardial infarction and dissecting aortic
aneurysm pain. -correct-answer-Acute myocardial infarction pain feels like
tightness/pressure that comes and goes, while dissecting aortic aneurysm pain is a
ripping/tearing sensation that is constant and severe.
