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EMT Fina Exam - Test Bank QUESTIONS AND CORRECT F




VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023-2024.



A PATIENT WHO HAS SHALLOW, SLOW IRREGULAR GASPOING BREATHS IS SAID TO HAVE F F F F F F



RESPIRATIONS? - ANSWER - AGONAL F F F F




A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE LONG-BONE FRACTURES OF THE EXTREMITIES SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



FOR TRANSPORT AND SHOULD BE TREATED? - ANSWER - EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




A TEENAGE MALE HAS FALLEN ONTO A RAILING WHILE SKATEBOARDING. HE COMPLAINS OF RIGHT-
F F F F F F F F F F F F F



SIDED CHEST PAIN AND MODERATE DYSPNEA. EXPOSURE OF THE CHEST REVEALS A SECTION OF HIS RIBS
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



THA TIS MOVING OPPOSITE OF THE REST OF THE RIBS. YOU SHOULD? - ANSWER - APPLY A BULKY
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



DRESSING OVER THE SECTION F F F




A YOUNG FEMALE WAS INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE WRECK, STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD.
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



SHE IS UNCONSCIOUS AND HER BREATHING IS IRREGULAR. SHE IS BLEEDING FROM A SCALP WOUND,
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



BUT YOUR ASSESSMENT SHOWS THAT HER CRANIUM IS INTACT. HER VITAL SIGNS ARE PULSE 68, BP
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



148/90, AND HER PUPILS ARE UNEQUAL. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT? - ANSWER - CLOSED HEAD INJURY
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




AFTER ACTIVATING THE AUTO-INJECTOR, HOW LONG SHOULD IT BE HELD IN PLACE BEFORE REMOVING IT
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



FROM THE PATIENTS THIGH? - ANSWER - 10 SECONDS
F F F F F F F F




AN EMT INVOLVED IN AN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT CALL, SUCH AS ONE IN WHICH A COWORKER WAS KILLED
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



SHOULD BE URGED TO .... - ANSWER - SEEK HELP FROM A TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




AS YOU ARE TRANSPORTING A CONSCIOUS PATIENT YOU NOTICE THAT HIS BREATHING HAS BECOME
F F F F F F F F F F F F F



LABORED. WHICH ACTION SHOULD YOU TAKE BASED ON THIS INFORMATION? - ANSWER - - NOTIFY THE
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



RECEIVING FACILITY F




- ENSURE A PATENT AIRWAY AND ADEQUATE O2
F F F F F F




- CONTINUE REASSESSMENT F




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,BARBITURATES MAY BE REFERRED TO AS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? - ANSWER - DOWNERS F F F F F F F F F F F F F




BEFORE APPLYING A NRM, THE EMT SHOULD TAKE WHAT ACTION? - ANSWER - INFLATE THE RESERVOIR
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



BAG 1/3 OF THE WAY
F F F F




BURNS POSE A GREATER RISK TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS? -
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



ANSWER - PEDIATRIC PATIENTS HAVE A GREATER RISK OF SHOCK FROM THE BURN
F F F F F F F F F F F F




CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING OCCURS BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ROUTES? - ANSWER -
F F F F F F F F F F F F F



INHALATION



CHEMICAL COLD PACKS ARE CARRIED ON THE AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT OF WHICH OF THE
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



FOLLOWING? - ANSWER - MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES F F F F F




DURING THE NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION, THE TRAINING OFFICER MEETS WITH THE NEW EMTS AND
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



EXPLAINS TO THEM THE MONTHLY TRAINING SCHEDULE AND THE CLASSES THEY MUST ATTEND FOR
F F F F F F F F F F F F F



EMT RECERTIFICATION. ONE OF THE NEW EMTS ASKS THE TRAINING OFFICER WHY THEY HAVE TO KEEP
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



TAKING EMT COURSES IF THEY ALREADY PASED THE MET EXAMINATION. WHAT IS THE BEST ANSWER? -
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



ANSWER - EMS IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING IN RESPONSE TO EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH
F F F F F F F F F F F




EPINEPHRINE DELIVERED BY AUTO INJECTOR MAY BE INDICATED FOR PATIENTS WITH WHICH OF THE
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



FOLLOWING CONDITIONS? - ANSWER - SEVERE ALLERGIES TO PEANUT, SHELLFISH, PENICILLIN, OR BEE
F F F F F F F F F F F F F



STINGS



EXPERT CLINICIANS MAY USE DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF THINKING THROUGH PROBLEMS, BUT WHICH
F F F F F F F F F F F F



OF THE FOLLOWING WILL THEY HAVE IN COMMON? - ANSWER - STRONG FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




HOW MANY CERVICAL VERTEBRAE ARE THERE? - ANSWER - 7
F F F F F F F F F




IF THE BABY'S UMBILICAL CORD IS NOTED TO BE WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK AFTER THE HEAD IS
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



DELIVERED, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE DONE? - ANSWER - TRY TO SLIP THE CORD OVER THE
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



BABY'S HEAD AND SHOULDERS
F F F




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,IN ASSESSING A PATIENT'S BREATHING, WHAT IS YOUR FIRST QUESTION? - ANSWER - ARE THEY BREATHING?
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




IN REASSESSMENT, WHAT ARE THE 3 INTERVENTIONS THAT YOU AS THE EMT SHOULD CHECK? - ANSWER
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



- - OXYGENATION
F




- BLEEDING MANAGEMENT F




- ADEQUACY OF OTHER INTERVENTIONS F F F




IN THE PRIMARY ASSESSMENT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



ASSESSING THE PATIENT'S CIRCULATORY STATUS? - ANSWER - TAKING A BLOOD PRESSURE READING
F F F F F F F F F F F F




IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS HSOULD AN EMT WITHHOLD RESUSCITATIVE MEASURES
F F F F F F F F F F F



FROM A PATIENT IN CARDIAC ARREST? - ANSWER - THE PATIENT'S CAREGIVER PRESENTS A DNR ORDER SIGNED
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



BY THE PATIENT AND HIS PHYSICIAN
F F F F F




IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ZONES IS THE EMT EXPECTED TO BE STAGES AT THE SCENE OF A
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT? - ANSWER - COLD ZONE F F F F F F F




MRS THOMAS CALLS 911 FOR HER 9 MONTH OLD BABY, ELIZA, WHO IS LISTLESS AND PALE. SHE TELLS YOU
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



THAT THE BABY OVERSLEPT THIS MORNING AND HSE HAD A HARD TIME WAKING HER UP. MRS
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



THOMAS IS VERY DISTRAUGHT WORRYING ABOUT THE BABY. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NEXT? - ANSWER -
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



TRY TO GET SOME CURRENT HISTORY FROM THE MOTHER
F F F F F F F F




OPERATIONS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES MUST DRIVE WITH THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IN MIND. THIS IS
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



KNOWN AS.... - ANSWER - DRIVING WITH DUE REGARD
F F F F F F F F




REGARDING THE USE OF EMERGENCY SIRENS, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS FALSE? - ANSWER -
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



AMBULANCE OPERATIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY SIREN NOISE F F F F F F F




HOW OFTEN SHOULD THE EMT REASSESS THE VITAL SIGNS OF AN UNSTABLE PATIENT? - ANSWER - EVERY
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



5 MINUTES
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, THE TRENDELENBURG POSITION WOULD BE USED TO TRANSPORT WHAT TYPE OF PATIENT? - ANSWER - A
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



PATIENT IN SHOCK F F




WHAT IS THE ADEQUATE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY, WHICH FILLS THE
F F F F F F F F F F F F



CAPILLARIES AND SUPPLIES THE CELLS AND TISSUES OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS? - ANSWER - PERFUSION
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




FAINTING - ANSWER - SYNCOPE F F F F




THE MEDICATIONS THAT TRANSPLANT PATIENTS NEED TO TAKE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES TO
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



PREVENT ORGAN REJECTION ALSO OFTEN LEAD TO HIGH SUSCEPTIBILITY OF... - ANSWER - INFECTION
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




THE MUSCULAR ORGAN IN WHICH A BABY DEVELOPS DURING PREGNANCY? - ANSWER - UTERUS
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




THE OXYGEN FLOW RATE FOR A NASAL CANNULA SHOULD NOT EXCEED HOW MANY LPM? - ANSWER - 6
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF
F IS ONE IN WHICH THE PERICARDIAL SAC FILLS WITH F F F F F F F F F F F



BLOOD TO THE POINT WHERE THE CHAMBERS OF THE HEART NO LONGER FILL ADEQUATELY, USUALLY
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



SECONDARY TO TRAUMA. - ANSWER - CARDIAC TAMPONADE F F F F F F F




THE TRANSITION FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULT IS KNOWN AS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? - ANSWER -
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



ADOLESCENT



TO BE COMPASSIONATE AND EMPATHETIC, TO BE ACCURATE WITH INTERVIEWS, AND ATO INSPIRE
F F F F F F F F F F F F



CONFIDENCE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHICH OF THE PERSONAL TRAITS OF A QUALITY EMT? - ANSWER -
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



ABLE TO LISTEN TO OTHERS
F F F F




TO EXHALE, THE DIAPHRAGM AND INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES RELAX TO CONTRACT THE CHEST, WHICH
F F F F F F F F F F F F F



CREATES A POSITIVE PRESSURE. THE IS WHAT TYPE OF PROCESS? - ANSWER - PASSIVE
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




TRADITIONALLY AN APGNAR SCORE IS TAKEN AT WHAT TIME INTERVALS ARE BIRTH? - ANSWER - 1 AND 5
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F



MINUTES




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