EMT Section 6 Exam Questions and
Answers
1.The head and brain receive their supply of oxygenated blood
from the
Answer -
carotid arteries.
2.The main legal risk in using the AED is
Answer failing to deliver a shock when one is needed.
3.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
Answer monitor her closely but recall that anxiety and tachycardia are
side effects of epinephrine.
4.A 40-year-old male intentionally cut his wrist out of anger
after losing his job. Law enforcement has secured the scene
prior to your arrival. As you enter the residence and visualize
the patient, you can see that he has a towel around his wrist
and a moderate amount of blood has soaked through it. You
should
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,Answer calmly identify yourself to the patient.
5.Law enforcement personnel request your assistance to assess
a 31-year-old female who was sexually assaulted. When you
arrive at the scene, you find the patient sitting on a curb
outside her apartment. She is conscious, alert, and crying.
When you ask her what happened, she tells you that she does
not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. She
further tells you that all she wants to do is clean up. You should
Answer provide emotional support and visually assess her for obvious
trauma.
6.Which of the following statements regarding nitroglycerin is
correct?
Answer Nitro- glycerin usually relieves anginal chest pain within 5
minutes.
7.Ventricular tachycardia causes hypotension because
Answer the left ventricle does not adequately fill with blood.
8.In the presence of ileus, the only way the stomach can
empty itself is by
Answer vomiting
9.General treatment for a woman with vaginal bleeding and
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, shock following sexual assault includes all of the following,
EXCEPT
Answer carefully removing any foreign bodies from the vagina.
10.Atropine sulfate and pralidoxime chloride are antidotes
for
Answer nerve gas agents.
11.You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a young
male with ab- dominal pain. Your priority upon arriving at the
scene should be to
Answer assess the scene for potential hazards.
12.Which of the following cardiac arrhythmias has the
greatest chance of deteriorating into a pulseless rhythm?
Answer ventricular tachycardia
13.Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in
hypoxia?-
Answer severe anxiety
14.In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient,
assessment of a medical patient
Answer is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief
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Answers
1.The head and brain receive their supply of oxygenated blood
from the
Answer -
carotid arteries.
2.The main legal risk in using the AED is
Answer failing to deliver a shock when one is needed.
3.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
Answer monitor her closely but recall that anxiety and tachycardia are
side effects of epinephrine.
4.A 40-year-old male intentionally cut his wrist out of anger
after losing his job. Law enforcement has secured the scene
prior to your arrival. As you enter the residence and visualize
the patient, you can see that he has a towel around his wrist
and a moderate amount of blood has soaked through it. You
should
1/
21
,Answer calmly identify yourself to the patient.
5.Law enforcement personnel request your assistance to assess
a 31-year-old female who was sexually assaulted. When you
arrive at the scene, you find the patient sitting on a curb
outside her apartment. She is conscious, alert, and crying.
When you ask her what happened, she tells you that she does
not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. She
further tells you that all she wants to do is clean up. You should
Answer provide emotional support and visually assess her for obvious
trauma.
6.Which of the following statements regarding nitroglycerin is
correct?
Answer Nitro- glycerin usually relieves anginal chest pain within 5
minutes.
7.Ventricular tachycardia causes hypotension because
Answer the left ventricle does not adequately fill with blood.
8.In the presence of ileus, the only way the stomach can
empty itself is by
Answer vomiting
9.General treatment for a woman with vaginal bleeding and
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21
, shock following sexual assault includes all of the following,
EXCEPT
Answer carefully removing any foreign bodies from the vagina.
10.Atropine sulfate and pralidoxime chloride are antidotes
for
Answer nerve gas agents.
11.You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a young
male with ab- dominal pain. Your priority upon arriving at the
scene should be to
Answer assess the scene for potential hazards.
12.Which of the following cardiac arrhythmias has the
greatest chance of deteriorating into a pulseless rhythm?
Answer ventricular tachycardia
13.Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in
hypoxia?-
Answer severe anxiety
14.In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient,
assessment of a medical patient
Answer is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief
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