EMT Chapter 24 Gynecologic Emergencies Questions and
Answers Graded A+
You are dispatched to a residence for a 40-year- diagnosis of rape.
old female who complains of lower abdominal B. Rape is a legal term, not a medical diagnosis.
pain, fever and chills, and a foul-smelling vaginal C. Rape causes more physical than emotional
discharge. Which of the following additional harm.
assessment findings would increase your index D. The EMT should try to determine if rape
of suspicion for pelvic inflammatory disease? occurred. - ANSWER -B. Rape is a legal
A. Vaginal passage of blood clots term, not a medical diagnosis
B. Bright red blood in the urine
C. A history of ectopic pregnancy
D. A shuffling gait when walking - A 24-year-old woman complains of an ache in
ANSWER -D. a shuffling gait when walking her abdomen that gets worse when she walks.
She has a fever and chills and tells you that it
burns when she urinates. Which of the following
The physical examination of a sexual assault should you suspect?
victim should be: A. Chlamydia
A. limited to a brief survey for life-threatening B. Gonorrhea
injuries. C. Ectopic pregnancy
B. deferred until the patient can be evaluated by D. Pelvic inflammatory disease -
a physician. ANSWER -D. Pelvic inflammatory disease
C. performed in the presence of at least two
police officers.
D. as detailed as possible so all injuries can be When caring for a female patient who has been
documented. - ANSWER -A. limited to a sexually assaulted, you should:
brief survey for life-threatening injuries A. ask the patient for a concise, detailed report of
what happened to her.
B. advise her that she will not be allowed to
During your assessment of a young female with shower or change her clothes.
nontraumatic vaginal bleeding, you note that her C. allow law enforcement to take her statement
level of consciousness is decreased, her before you begin treatment.
respirations are rapid and shallow, her skin is D. place any bloodstained clothing or other
cool and moist, and her pulse is rapid and weak. articles in separate paper bags. -
You should: ANSWER -D. place any bloodstained
A. perform a visual assessment of her vaginal clothing or other articles in separate paper bags
area.
B. perform a rapid secondary assessment.
C. assess her blood pressure and elevate her When a woman presents with abdominal pain or
legs. other vague symptoms, the EMT is often unable
D. assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device. to determine the nature of the problem until he or
- ANSWER -D. assist her ventilations with a she:
bag-mask device A. ascertains if the patient was ever pregnant.
B. has obtained a complete set of vital signs.
C. has gathered patient history information.
Which of the following statements regarding rape D. has formed a general impression of the
is correct? patient. - ANSWER -C. has gathered
A. Only a licensed physician can make a patient history information
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, EMT Chapter 24 Gynecologic Emergencies Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Whenever possible, a female sexual assault When caring for a woman who is experiencing a
victim should be: gynecologic emergency, the EMT's main focus
A. thoroughly assessed, even if no signs of injury should be to:
exist. A. ask questions related to her gynecologic
B. encouraged to take a shower and change her history.
clothes. B. maintain her ABCs and transport without
C. asked to provide a brief description of the delay.
perpetrator. C. determine the underlying cause of her
D. given the option of being treated by a female problem.
EMT. - ANSWER -D. given the option of D. keep assessment and treatment to a
being treated by a female EMT minimum. - ANSWER -B. maintain her
ABCs and transport without delay
Which of the following conditions would MOST
likely lead to pelvic inflammatory disease if left Pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis might
untreated? have:
A. Chlamydia A. babies that deliver after 42 weeks.
B. Genital herpes B. secondary cervical cancer.
C. Ectopic pregnancy C. hypertension later in life.
D. Ovarian cysts - ANSWER -A. Chlamydia D. low birth weight babies. - ANSWER -D.
low birth weight babies
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) typically does
NOT affect the: As a woman approaches menopause:
A. uterus. A. she cannot become pregnant because of
B. fallopian tubes. fluctuating hormone levels.
C. urinary bladder. B. her risk of developing pelvic inflammatory
D. ovaries. - ANSWER -C. urinary bladder disease lowers significantly.
C. she usually experiences abdominal cramping
without vaginal bleeding.
When documenting a call in which a female was D. her menstrual periods may become irregular
sexually assaulted, you should: and vary in severity. - ANSWER -D. her
A. only use quotation marks when recording any menstrual periods may become irregular and
statements made by witnesses. vary in severity
B. keep the report concise and record only what
the patient stated in her own words.
C. record your opinion only if you have The onset of menstruation usually occurs in
reasonable proof to justify the statement. females who are:
D. translate the patient's words or statements A. between 8 and 10 years of age.
using proper medical terminology. - B. between 18 and 23 years of age.
ANSWER -B. keep the report concise and C. between 11 and 16 years of age.
record only what the patient stated in her own D. between 25 and 28 years of age. -
words ANSWER -C. between 11 and 16 years of
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Answers Graded A+
You are dispatched to a residence for a 40-year- diagnosis of rape.
old female who complains of lower abdominal B. Rape is a legal term, not a medical diagnosis.
pain, fever and chills, and a foul-smelling vaginal C. Rape causes more physical than emotional
discharge. Which of the following additional harm.
assessment findings would increase your index D. The EMT should try to determine if rape
of suspicion for pelvic inflammatory disease? occurred. - ANSWER -B. Rape is a legal
A. Vaginal passage of blood clots term, not a medical diagnosis
B. Bright red blood in the urine
C. A history of ectopic pregnancy
D. A shuffling gait when walking - A 24-year-old woman complains of an ache in
ANSWER -D. a shuffling gait when walking her abdomen that gets worse when she walks.
She has a fever and chills and tells you that it
burns when she urinates. Which of the following
The physical examination of a sexual assault should you suspect?
victim should be: A. Chlamydia
A. limited to a brief survey for life-threatening B. Gonorrhea
injuries. C. Ectopic pregnancy
B. deferred until the patient can be evaluated by D. Pelvic inflammatory disease -
a physician. ANSWER -D. Pelvic inflammatory disease
C. performed in the presence of at least two
police officers.
D. as detailed as possible so all injuries can be When caring for a female patient who has been
documented. - ANSWER -A. limited to a sexually assaulted, you should:
brief survey for life-threatening injuries A. ask the patient for a concise, detailed report of
what happened to her.
B. advise her that she will not be allowed to
During your assessment of a young female with shower or change her clothes.
nontraumatic vaginal bleeding, you note that her C. allow law enforcement to take her statement
level of consciousness is decreased, her before you begin treatment.
respirations are rapid and shallow, her skin is D. place any bloodstained clothing or other
cool and moist, and her pulse is rapid and weak. articles in separate paper bags. -
You should: ANSWER -D. place any bloodstained
A. perform a visual assessment of her vaginal clothing or other articles in separate paper bags
area.
B. perform a rapid secondary assessment.
C. assess her blood pressure and elevate her When a woman presents with abdominal pain or
legs. other vague symptoms, the EMT is often unable
D. assist her ventilations with a bag-mask device. to determine the nature of the problem until he or
- ANSWER -D. assist her ventilations with a she:
bag-mask device A. ascertains if the patient was ever pregnant.
B. has obtained a complete set of vital signs.
C. has gathered patient history information.
Which of the following statements regarding rape D. has formed a general impression of the
is correct? patient. - ANSWER -C. has gathered
A. Only a licensed physician can make a patient history information
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, EMT Chapter 24 Gynecologic Emergencies Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Whenever possible, a female sexual assault When caring for a woman who is experiencing a
victim should be: gynecologic emergency, the EMT's main focus
A. thoroughly assessed, even if no signs of injury should be to:
exist. A. ask questions related to her gynecologic
B. encouraged to take a shower and change her history.
clothes. B. maintain her ABCs and transport without
C. asked to provide a brief description of the delay.
perpetrator. C. determine the underlying cause of her
D. given the option of being treated by a female problem.
EMT. - ANSWER -D. given the option of D. keep assessment and treatment to a
being treated by a female EMT minimum. - ANSWER -B. maintain her
ABCs and transport without delay
Which of the following conditions would MOST
likely lead to pelvic inflammatory disease if left Pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis might
untreated? have:
A. Chlamydia A. babies that deliver after 42 weeks.
B. Genital herpes B. secondary cervical cancer.
C. Ectopic pregnancy C. hypertension later in life.
D. Ovarian cysts - ANSWER -A. Chlamydia D. low birth weight babies. - ANSWER -D.
low birth weight babies
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) typically does
NOT affect the: As a woman approaches menopause:
A. uterus. A. she cannot become pregnant because of
B. fallopian tubes. fluctuating hormone levels.
C. urinary bladder. B. her risk of developing pelvic inflammatory
D. ovaries. - ANSWER -C. urinary bladder disease lowers significantly.
C. she usually experiences abdominal cramping
without vaginal bleeding.
When documenting a call in which a female was D. her menstrual periods may become irregular
sexually assaulted, you should: and vary in severity. - ANSWER -D. her
A. only use quotation marks when recording any menstrual periods may become irregular and
statements made by witnesses. vary in severity
B. keep the report concise and record only what
the patient stated in her own words.
C. record your opinion only if you have The onset of menstruation usually occurs in
reasonable proof to justify the statement. females who are:
D. translate the patient's words or statements A. between 8 and 10 years of age.
using proper medical terminology. - B. between 18 and 23 years of age.
ANSWER -B. keep the report concise and C. between 11 and 16 years of age.
record only what the patient stated in her own D. between 25 and 28 years of age. -
words ANSWER -C. between 11 and 16 years of
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