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EMT FINAL EXAM JBLEARNING
BRAND NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
You are ventilating an apneic adult with a bag-valve-mask device
and high-flow oxygen. Her pulse rate is 130 beats/min and she
has cyanosis to her face and chest. Which of the following is the
MOST reliable indicator of adequately performed ventilations in
this patient?
A) Slight dissipation of her cyanosis
B) Noted abdominal rise with each ventilation
C) Decreased compliance with each ventilation
D) A decrease in her heart rate to 90 beats/min - correct answer -
D
In the patient with diabetes, insulin shock typically presents with:
A) dry skin and a slow onset.
B) dry skin and a rapid onset.
C) clammy skin and a slow onset.
D) clammy skin and a rapid onset. - correct answer -D
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Which of the following patients has the highest priority at the
scene of a mass-casualty incident?
A) 29-year-old man who is pulseless and apneic with an
abdominal evisceration
B) 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring respirations and
severe burns
C) 38-year-old woman who remains apneic after you manually
open her airway
D) 44-year-old unresponsive man with an open head injury and
agonal gasps - correct answer -B
Which of the following patients would be the BEST candidate for
treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)?
A) Conscious; respiratory distress; fever; and hypotension
B) Unresponsive; labored breathing; cyanosis; and tachycardia
C) Conscious; labored breathing; anxiety; and coarse crackles
D) Semiconscious; shallow breathing; and audible wheezing -
correct answer -C
During the inhalation phase of breathing:
A) the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and ascend.
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B) air passively enters the lungs as pressure within the thorax
increases.
C) pressure within the thorax decreases and air is drawn into the
lungs.
D) the muscles in between the ribs relax, which lifts the ribs up
and out. - correct answer -C
An 88-year-old female experienced a syncopal episode. She is
now conscious, but complains of dizziness and generalized
weakness, and her pulse is 170 beats/min and irregular. The EMT
should recognize that this patient's syncope was MOST likely
caused by:
A) an acute cardiac dysrhythmia.
B) increased parasympathetic tone.
C) widespread systemic vasodilation.
D) decreased sympathetic tone. - correct answer -A
Treatment for a patient with congestive heart failure and
shortness of breath may include:
A) prophylactic suctioning of the airway.
B) hyperventilation with a bag-valve-mask.
C) supine positioning and elevation of the legs.
D) up to three doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. - correct answer -
D
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Signs of inadequate breathing in an unresponsive patient include:
A) an irregular pulse.
B) warm, moist skin.
C) symmetrical chest rise.
D) cyanotic oral mucosa. - correct answer -D
A woman has a painful, deformed humerus after she fell. The
injured arm is cool and pale, and a radial pulse cannot be
palpated. The EMT should:
A) allow her to stabilize the arm on her own and transport.
B) splint the arm in the position found and transport at once.
C) realign the arm to its normal anatomic position and splint it.
D) apply gentle traction in order to reestablish distal circulation. -
correct answer -D
Common signs and symptoms of a hypertensive emergency
include:
A) unequal pupils, irregular pulse, and pallor.
B) ringing in the ears, headache, and epistaxis.
C) chest discomfort, weak pulses, and cool skin.
EMT FINAL EXAM JBLEARNING
BRAND NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
You are ventilating an apneic adult with a bag-valve-mask device
and high-flow oxygen. Her pulse rate is 130 beats/min and she
has cyanosis to her face and chest. Which of the following is the
MOST reliable indicator of adequately performed ventilations in
this patient?
A) Slight dissipation of her cyanosis
B) Noted abdominal rise with each ventilation
C) Decreased compliance with each ventilation
D) A decrease in her heart rate to 90 beats/min - correct answer -
D
In the patient with diabetes, insulin shock typically presents with:
A) dry skin and a slow onset.
B) dry skin and a rapid onset.
C) clammy skin and a slow onset.
D) clammy skin and a rapid onset. - correct answer -D
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Which of the following patients has the highest priority at the
scene of a mass-casualty incident?
A) 29-year-old man who is pulseless and apneic with an
abdominal evisceration
B) 35-year-old unresponsive woman with snoring respirations and
severe burns
C) 38-year-old woman who remains apneic after you manually
open her airway
D) 44-year-old unresponsive man with an open head injury and
agonal gasps - correct answer -B
Which of the following patients would be the BEST candidate for
treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)?
A) Conscious; respiratory distress; fever; and hypotension
B) Unresponsive; labored breathing; cyanosis; and tachycardia
C) Conscious; labored breathing; anxiety; and coarse crackles
D) Semiconscious; shallow breathing; and audible wheezing -
correct answer -C
During the inhalation phase of breathing:
A) the diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and ascend.
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B) air passively enters the lungs as pressure within the thorax
increases.
C) pressure within the thorax decreases and air is drawn into the
lungs.
D) the muscles in between the ribs relax, which lifts the ribs up
and out. - correct answer -C
An 88-year-old female experienced a syncopal episode. She is
now conscious, but complains of dizziness and generalized
weakness, and her pulse is 170 beats/min and irregular. The EMT
should recognize that this patient's syncope was MOST likely
caused by:
A) an acute cardiac dysrhythmia.
B) increased parasympathetic tone.
C) widespread systemic vasodilation.
D) decreased sympathetic tone. - correct answer -A
Treatment for a patient with congestive heart failure and
shortness of breath may include:
A) prophylactic suctioning of the airway.
B) hyperventilation with a bag-valve-mask.
C) supine positioning and elevation of the legs.
D) up to three doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. - correct answer -
D
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Signs of inadequate breathing in an unresponsive patient include:
A) an irregular pulse.
B) warm, moist skin.
C) symmetrical chest rise.
D) cyanotic oral mucosa. - correct answer -D
A woman has a painful, deformed humerus after she fell. The
injured arm is cool and pale, and a radial pulse cannot be
palpated. The EMT should:
A) allow her to stabilize the arm on her own and transport.
B) splint the arm in the position found and transport at once.
C) realign the arm to its normal anatomic position and splint it.
D) apply gentle traction in order to reestablish distal circulation. -
correct answer -D
Common signs and symptoms of a hypertensive emergency
include:
A) unequal pupils, irregular pulse, and pallor.
B) ringing in the ears, headache, and epistaxis.
C) chest discomfort, weak pulses, and cool skin.
