EMT JBLearning Exam #3 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and
apneic. You should: -
correct answer ✅begin CPR until an AED is available.
A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red
blotches on his or her skin should be suspected of having: -
correct answer ✅meningitis.
An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: -
correct answer ✅your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as: -
correct answer ✅a medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it: -
correct answer ✅has a greater ability to produce disease.
In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a
medical patient: -
, EMT JBLearning Exam #3 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's
chief complaint, and his or her symptoms.
Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for transmitting the
disease when they: -
correct answer ✅cough.
The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: -
correct answer ✅addresses the patient's symptoms more than the
actual disease process.
The secondary assessment of a medical patient: -
correct answer ✅is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your
transport time is short.
Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious,
you should: -
correct answer ✅attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to
the patient.
Answers (Grade A+)
A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and
apneic. You should: -
correct answer ✅begin CPR until an AED is available.
A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red
blotches on his or her skin should be suspected of having: -
correct answer ✅meningitis.
An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: -
correct answer ✅your awareness and concern for potentially
serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as: -
correct answer ✅a medical condition caused by the growth and
spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.
Hepatitis B is more virulent than hepatitis C, which means that it: -
correct answer ✅has a greater ability to produce disease.
In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a
medical patient: -
, EMT JBLearning Exam #3 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's
chief complaint, and his or her symptoms.
Patients with tuberculosis pose the greatest risk for transmitting the
disease when they: -
correct answer ✅cough.
The primary prehospital treatment for most medical emergencies: -
correct answer ✅addresses the patient's symptoms more than the
actual disease process.
The secondary assessment of a medical patient: -
correct answer ✅is not practical if the patient is critically ill or your
transport time is short.
Upon initial contact with a patient who appears to be unconscious,
you should: -
correct answer ✅attempt to elicit a verbal response by talking to
the patient.
