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EMT FINAL EXAM LATEST WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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A dysbarism injury refers to the signs and symptoms
related to changes in - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ bariometric
pressure


An air embolism associated with diving occurs when: -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ the diver holds their breath during
rapid ascent


breath- holding syncope is caused by a decreased
stimulus to breathe and occurs when - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ a swimmer hyperventilates prior to entering the
water


Burns associated with lighting strikes are typically -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ superficial

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common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include
all of the following except - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ hot,
dry skin


covering a patients _________ - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
head


drowning is most accurately defined as - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ death from suffocation after submersion in
water


geriatric patients, newborns, and infants are especially
prone to hyperthermia because they: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ exhibit poor thermoregulation


high air temperature reduced the body's ability to lose
heat by - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ radiation


high humidity reduces the body's ability to lose heat
through - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ evaporation


the diving reflex might al - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
bradycardia and a slowing of the metabolic rate

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the most prominent symptom of decompression sickness is
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ abdominal or joint paint


the transfer of heat to circulating air, such as when cool
air moves across the body's surface is called: -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ convection


the two most efficient ways for the body to eliminate
excess heat are - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ sweating and
vasodilation


the venom of a black widow spider is toxic to the -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ nervous system


to obtain the most accurate reading of a patients core
body temp, you should place a special hypothermia
thermometere: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ into the pateints
rectum


when a warm hand is immersed in water that is 70F,
heat is transferred from the hand to the water through: -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ conduction

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which of the following is an early sign of pit viper
envenomation? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ local swelling
and ecchymosis


which of the following statements regarding drowning is
correct?
a. large amount of water enter the lungs in a small
number of victims
b. artificial ventilations can easily be performed in
patients with a laryngospasm
c. hypoxia in the victim initially occurs due to water in
the lungs
d. patients with a submersion injury might deteriorate
rapidly because of pulmonary injury and cerebral
hypoxia - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ d. patients with a
submersion injury might deteriorate rapidly because of
pulmonary injury and cerebral hypoxia


which of the following statements regarding lightning
strikes is correct?
a. cervical spine fractures are the most common cause of
lightening related death
b. lighting strikes might cause cardiac dysthymias that
spontaneously resolve

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Publisher: 2013 ISBN: 9780738670775 Edition: Unknown

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