A 78-year-old female was involved in a minor car crash. She is shivering and exhibits
repetitive questioning. She is a type II diabetic and takes a daily anticoagulant. What
should your initial treatment be?
Move patient to a warm environment.
What is a sign of brain stem herniation?
, Decerebrate posturing
A 20-year-old male was hit in the chest with a baseball bat. He complains of severe pain
and tenderness on the left side. He is unable to take a deep breath. Vital signs are BP
112/76, P 98, R 20, SpO2 98%, and ETCO2 38 mmHg. What should you do?
Administer 100 mcg Fentanyl.
A 27-year-old female has multisystem trauma. Which life threat is your first priority?
Significant external hemorrhage
An 8-year-old female is being treated in the red treatment area after a housing complex
fire. Vital signs are P 140, R 12 with noted stridor. Her eyebrows and hair are burnt.
Suddenly, she becomes apneic. What should you do?
Insert an oropharyngeal airway and assist ventilations.
, Which of the following presents the greatest risk for EMS provider fatalities?
Motor vehicle collision either in an EMS unit or on-scene
A 78-year-old female fell 12 hours ago. Now she complains of 10/10 hip and groin pain
during movement. Vital signs are BP 98/50, P 132, R 26. What should you administer?
Ketamine
A 28-year-old female has suffered a head injury after falling from a horse. Her Glasgow
Coma Scale score is 6 (E1, V1, M4) and she has snoring respirations at 8 per minute.
Which should you do first?
Place an oropharyngeal airway.
An adult patient has partial thickness burns to his or her anterior chest and abdomen, the
entire right arm, and the palm of the left hand. What percent of the total body area is
affected?
repetitive questioning. She is a type II diabetic and takes a daily anticoagulant. What
should your initial treatment be?
Move patient to a warm environment.
What is a sign of brain stem herniation?
, Decerebrate posturing
A 20-year-old male was hit in the chest with a baseball bat. He complains of severe pain
and tenderness on the left side. He is unable to take a deep breath. Vital signs are BP
112/76, P 98, R 20, SpO2 98%, and ETCO2 38 mmHg. What should you do?
Administer 100 mcg Fentanyl.
A 27-year-old female has multisystem trauma. Which life threat is your first priority?
Significant external hemorrhage
An 8-year-old female is being treated in the red treatment area after a housing complex
fire. Vital signs are P 140, R 12 with noted stridor. Her eyebrows and hair are burnt.
Suddenly, she becomes apneic. What should you do?
Insert an oropharyngeal airway and assist ventilations.
, Which of the following presents the greatest risk for EMS provider fatalities?
Motor vehicle collision either in an EMS unit or on-scene
A 78-year-old female fell 12 hours ago. Now she complains of 10/10 hip and groin pain
during movement. Vital signs are BP 98/50, P 132, R 26. What should you administer?
Ketamine
A 28-year-old female has suffered a head injury after falling from a horse. Her Glasgow
Coma Scale score is 6 (E1, V1, M4) and she has snoring respirations at 8 per minute.
Which should you do first?
Place an oropharyngeal airway.
An adult patient has partial thickness burns to his or her anterior chest and abdomen, the
entire right arm, and the palm of the left hand. What percent of the total body area is
affected?
