HCA AES EMERGENCY CARE MODULE
SHOCK AND BONE JOINT INJURIES EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A heart attack is also known as what? Answer: A Myocardial
Infarction
◉ Signs of a heart attack include: Answer: crushing chest pain, upper
body pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea and even vomiting.
◉ Is a heart attack the same as cardiac arrest? Answer: No
◉ Is cardiac arrest more serious than a heart attack? Answer: Yes
◉ What is cardiac arrest? Answer: when the heart stops effectively
pumping blood through the body
◉ What are some causes of cardiac arrest? Answer: Choking, drug
overdose, severe trauma, electrocution, respiratory shock and a heart
condition or disease.
◉ When a cardiac arrest occurs suddenly, which cause is this mostly
linked to? Answer: A heart condition or disease
, ◉ The heart's what causes the muscles in the bottom chambers of the
heart, or ventricles, to contract and beat. Answer: The heart's electrical
signal
◉ Arrhythmias are what? Answer: changes in the heartbeats normal
rhythm
◉ Arrhythmia's related to cardiac arrest include: Answer: Ventricular
fibrillation (VF) and Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia (pVT)
◉ A condition where the heart's electrical signal does not produce a beat
is known as what? Answer: Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
◉ An abnormal heart rhythm that makes the heart unable to pump blood
effectively is known as what? Answer: Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)
◉ True or False: In the health field there are two types of deaths.
Answer: True
◉ These two types of deaths are known as what? Answer: Clinical and
Biological death
◉ Clinical death is when... Answer: breathing and blood circulation stop
SHOCK AND BONE JOINT INJURIES EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A heart attack is also known as what? Answer: A Myocardial
Infarction
◉ Signs of a heart attack include: Answer: crushing chest pain, upper
body pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea and even vomiting.
◉ Is a heart attack the same as cardiac arrest? Answer: No
◉ Is cardiac arrest more serious than a heart attack? Answer: Yes
◉ What is cardiac arrest? Answer: when the heart stops effectively
pumping blood through the body
◉ What are some causes of cardiac arrest? Answer: Choking, drug
overdose, severe trauma, electrocution, respiratory shock and a heart
condition or disease.
◉ When a cardiac arrest occurs suddenly, which cause is this mostly
linked to? Answer: A heart condition or disease
, ◉ The heart's what causes the muscles in the bottom chambers of the
heart, or ventricles, to contract and beat. Answer: The heart's electrical
signal
◉ Arrhythmias are what? Answer: changes in the heartbeats normal
rhythm
◉ Arrhythmia's related to cardiac arrest include: Answer: Ventricular
fibrillation (VF) and Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia (pVT)
◉ A condition where the heart's electrical signal does not produce a beat
is known as what? Answer: Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
◉ An abnormal heart rhythm that makes the heart unable to pump blood
effectively is known as what? Answer: Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)
◉ True or False: In the health field there are two types of deaths.
Answer: True
◉ These two types of deaths are known as what? Answer: Clinical and
Biological death
◉ Clinical death is when... Answer: breathing and blood circulation stop
