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In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is
BEST seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face - Answer-A. mucosal membranes
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You
palpate a strong radial pulse of 100. Your partner has
taken the patient's blood pressure and advised you that it
is 68/32. You should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately - Answer-A.
suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
reevaluate it yourself
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A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it
is the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries -
Answer-d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major
arteries
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea - Answer-B. weak pulse
sign vs symptom - Answer-a sign is a physical
manifestation (objective)- something you can measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease
(subjective)
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For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the
BEST device for moving the patient as a single unit over
uneven terrain is the:
A. wheeled stretcher
B. long spine board
C. flexible stretcher
D. short spine board - Answer-B. long spine board
Which of the following is the best indicator of the quality of
ventilations
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
C. blood pressure
D. skin color - Answer-A. CHEST EXPANSION
What is the best measure of respiration? - Answer-skin
color
ventilation vs respiration - Answer-ventilation- the simple
movement of air into and out of the lungs
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respiration- the exchange of gases between the lungs, the
blood, and the tissues of the body
Unless additional suctioning time is necessary to clear the
airway, an adult patient should be suctioned for NO
LONGER THAN
A. 5 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 15 sec
D. 20 sec - Answer-15 seconds
An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old
female with no pulse or respirations. The patient has a
history of terminal brain cancer. The family states the last
time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being
called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS,
EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR
instruments as valid?
Verbal request from family
A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
C. Written healthcare proxy
D. Written living will - Answer-Written out-of-hospital DNR
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In people whose skin is darkly pigmented, cyanosis is
BEST seen by observing
a. Mucosal membranes
b. Earlobes
c. Scalp
d. Face - Answer-A. mucosal membranes
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You
palpate a strong radial pulse of 100. Your partner has
taken the patient's blood pressure and advised you that it
is 68/32. You should:
a. Suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
reevaluate it
b. Accept the reading as accurate
c. Ask you partner to retake BP reading again in 15 min
d. Treat patient for hypertension immediately - Answer-A.
suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and
reevaluate it yourself
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A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it
is the pressure
a. Exists when heart left ventricle is refilling
b. Due to the contraction of the ventricles of the heart
c. Caused by contraction of the atria of heart
d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major arteries -
Answer-d. Caused by relaxation of the walls of the major
arteries
All of the following are symptoms EXCEPT?
a. Headache
b. Weak pulse
c. Chest pain
d. Nausea - Answer-B. weak pulse
sign vs symptom - Answer-a sign is a physical
manifestation (objective)- something you can measure
symptom is what the patient tells you about the disease
(subjective)
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For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the
BEST device for moving the patient as a single unit over
uneven terrain is the:
A. wheeled stretcher
B. long spine board
C. flexible stretcher
D. short spine board - Answer-B. long spine board
Which of the following is the best indicator of the quality of
ventilations
A. chest expansion
B. pupil size
C. blood pressure
D. skin color - Answer-A. CHEST EXPANSION
What is the best measure of respiration? - Answer-skin
color
ventilation vs respiration - Answer-ventilation- the simple
movement of air into and out of the lungs
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respiration- the exchange of gases between the lungs, the
blood, and the tissues of the body
Unless additional suctioning time is necessary to clear the
airway, an adult patient should be suctioned for NO
LONGER THAN
A. 5 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 15 sec
D. 20 sec - Answer-15 seconds
An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old
female with no pulse or respirations. The patient has a
history of terminal brain cancer. The family states the last
time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being
called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS,
EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR
instruments as valid?
Verbal request from family
A. Written non-hospital B. DNR or MOLST form
C. Written healthcare proxy
D. Written living will - Answer-Written out-of-hospital DNR
