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Performance
Question 1
After administering 0.3 mg of epinephrine via auto-injector to a 22-year-old female with an
allergic reaction, you note improvement in her breathing and dissipation of her hives.
However, she is still anxious and tachycardic. You should:
Correct Answer
monitor her closely but recall that anxiery and tachycardia are side effects of epinephrine
Question 2
A 23 year-old male experienced severe head trauma after his motorcycle collided with an
oncoming truck. He is unconscious, has rapid and shallow breathing, and has copious
bloody secretion in his mouth. How should you manage his airway?
Correct Answer
Alternate 15 seconds of oral suctioning with 2 minutes of assisted ventilations.
Question 3
A 19-year-old male was stung multiple times by fire ants. He is experiencing obvious signs
and symptoms of anaphylactic shock. You administer high-flow oxygen and give him
epinephrine via intramuscular injection. Upon reassessment, you determine that his
condition has not improved. You should:
Correct Answer
repeat the epinephrine injection after consulting with medical control.
Question 4
Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and
diffuse blistering, you should:
Correct Answer
,Provide emotional support to the mother
Question 5
It would be MOST appropriate from a patient to take his or her prescribed nitroglycerin
when experiencing:
Correct Answer
chest pain that does not immediately subside with rest.
Question 6
Phosgene (CG) has an odor that resembles:
Correct Answer
cut grass
Question 7
An infant is considered to be premature if it:
Correct Answer
weighs less than 5 Ib or is born before 36 weeks' gestation.
Question 8
rebound tenderness shows
Correct Answer
Peritonitis
Question 9
At a flow rate of 6 L/min, a nasal cannula can deliver an approximate oxygen concentration
of up to:
Correct Answer
44%
,Question 10
You respond to a residence for a patient with a severe leg injury following an accident with a
chainsaw. When you arrive, you find the patient, a 44-year-old male, lying supine in the
backyard. He has a partial amputation of his right lower leg that is actively bleeding. The
patient is conscious and breathing adequately; however, he is restless and his skin is
diaphoretic. You should:
Correct Answer
apply direct pressure to the wound.
Question 11
A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:
Correct Answer
falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.
Question 12
Functions of the liver include:
Correct Answer
secretion of bile and filtration of toxic substances.
Question 13
Neurogenic shock occurs when:
Correct Answer
failure of the nervous system causes widespread vasodilation.
Question 14
As the single EMT managing an apneic patient's airway, the preferred initial method of
providing ventilations is the:
Correct Answer
, mouth-to-mouth mask technique with a one way valve.
Question 15
Blood that is ejected from the right ventricle:
Correct Answer
flows into the pulmonary arteries.
Question 16
After receiving online orders from medical control to preform a patient care intervention,
you should:
Correct Answer
repeat the order to medical control word for word.
Question 17
Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer
Fructose
Question 18
A common side effect of nitroglycerin include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer
hypertension
Question 19
Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:
Correct Answer
aspirin
Verified Questions & Detailed Answers for Top
Performance
Question 1
After administering 0.3 mg of epinephrine via auto-injector to a 22-year-old female with an
allergic reaction, you note improvement in her breathing and dissipation of her hives.
However, she is still anxious and tachycardic. You should:
Correct Answer
monitor her closely but recall that anxiery and tachycardia are side effects of epinephrine
Question 2
A 23 year-old male experienced severe head trauma after his motorcycle collided with an
oncoming truck. He is unconscious, has rapid and shallow breathing, and has copious
bloody secretion in his mouth. How should you manage his airway?
Correct Answer
Alternate 15 seconds of oral suctioning with 2 minutes of assisted ventilations.
Question 3
A 19-year-old male was stung multiple times by fire ants. He is experiencing obvious signs
and symptoms of anaphylactic shock. You administer high-flow oxygen and give him
epinephrine via intramuscular injection. Upon reassessment, you determine that his
condition has not improved. You should:
Correct Answer
repeat the epinephrine injection after consulting with medical control.
Question 4
Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and
diffuse blistering, you should:
Correct Answer
,Provide emotional support to the mother
Question 5
It would be MOST appropriate from a patient to take his or her prescribed nitroglycerin
when experiencing:
Correct Answer
chest pain that does not immediately subside with rest.
Question 6
Phosgene (CG) has an odor that resembles:
Correct Answer
cut grass
Question 7
An infant is considered to be premature if it:
Correct Answer
weighs less than 5 Ib or is born before 36 weeks' gestation.
Question 8
rebound tenderness shows
Correct Answer
Peritonitis
Question 9
At a flow rate of 6 L/min, a nasal cannula can deliver an approximate oxygen concentration
of up to:
Correct Answer
44%
,Question 10
You respond to a residence for a patient with a severe leg injury following an accident with a
chainsaw. When you arrive, you find the patient, a 44-year-old male, lying supine in the
backyard. He has a partial amputation of his right lower leg that is actively bleeding. The
patient is conscious and breathing adequately; however, he is restless and his skin is
diaphoretic. You should:
Correct Answer
apply direct pressure to the wound.
Question 11
A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient's arm will give a:
Correct Answer
falsely high systolic and diastolic reading.
Question 12
Functions of the liver include:
Correct Answer
secretion of bile and filtration of toxic substances.
Question 13
Neurogenic shock occurs when:
Correct Answer
failure of the nervous system causes widespread vasodilation.
Question 14
As the single EMT managing an apneic patient's airway, the preferred initial method of
providing ventilations is the:
Correct Answer
, mouth-to-mouth mask technique with a one way valve.
Question 15
Blood that is ejected from the right ventricle:
Correct Answer
flows into the pulmonary arteries.
Question 16
After receiving online orders from medical control to preform a patient care intervention,
you should:
Correct Answer
repeat the order to medical control word for word.
Question 17
Common names for activated charcoal include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer
Fructose
Question 18
A common side effect of nitroglycerin include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer
hypertension
Question 19
Activated charcoal may be indicated for a patient who ingested:
Correct Answer
aspirin
