JB LEARNING EMT CHAPTER 10 FINAL
PAPER QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ STUDY MATERIAL
●● Which scenario does NOT involve symptoms?
Answer: A 61-year-old female who is unconscious with facial cyanosis
does not involve any symptoms.
●● What action would NOT be performed during the scene Size-up?
Answer: Asking a neighbor to secure the patient's dog would not be
performed during the scene Size-up.
●● What should you do when the perpetrator has fled the scene?
Answer: Proceed to the scene as usual but exercise extreme caution upon
arrival.
●● What should you do upon arriving at a potentially unsafe scene?
Answer: Ensure that you are safe.
●● What should you do if you see a handgun during patient assessment?
Answer: Immediately cease all patient care, carefully back out of the
residence, and request law enforcement assistance.
,●● What is correct regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI)?
Answer: The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's
injuries.
●● How can you determine if a patient's problem is medical or
traumatic?
Answer: Perform a careful and thorough assessment.
●● When should you take standard precautions during an EMS call?
Answer: Before exiting the ambulance and before actual patient contact.
●● When should treatment and transport priorities be determined at a
mass-casualty incident?
Answer: After all the patients have been triaged.
●● When is it MOST appropriate to request additional ambulances at an
accident scene?
Answer: When you determine there are multiple patients.
●● What is the goal of the primary assessment?
Answer: Identify and rapidly treat all life-threatening conditions.
, ●● What observations are made when forming a general impression of a
patient?
Answer: Appearance, race and gender, and level of distress are included,
but pulse strength is not.
●● How should you approach a patient with traumatic neck pain?
Answer: Approach him from behind and ask him not to move.
●● Which condition is LEAST likely to cause an altered level of
consciousness?
Answer: Acute anxiety is least likely to cause an altered level of
consciousness.
●● Which patient shows signs of altered mental status?
Answer: A patient with a head injury who is slow to answer questions
shows signs of altered mental status.
●● What does it mean if a patient responds only to painful stimuli?
Answer: The patient is said to be responsive to painful stimuli.
●● What should initial care focus on for an unresponsive elderly
patient?
Answer: Initial care should focus on airway, breathing, and circulation.
PAPER QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ STUDY MATERIAL
●● Which scenario does NOT involve symptoms?
Answer: A 61-year-old female who is unconscious with facial cyanosis
does not involve any symptoms.
●● What action would NOT be performed during the scene Size-up?
Answer: Asking a neighbor to secure the patient's dog would not be
performed during the scene Size-up.
●● What should you do when the perpetrator has fled the scene?
Answer: Proceed to the scene as usual but exercise extreme caution upon
arrival.
●● What should you do upon arriving at a potentially unsafe scene?
Answer: Ensure that you are safe.
●● What should you do if you see a handgun during patient assessment?
Answer: Immediately cease all patient care, carefully back out of the
residence, and request law enforcement assistance.
,●● What is correct regarding the mechanism of injury (MOI)?
Answer: The MOI may allow you to predict the severity of a patient's
injuries.
●● How can you determine if a patient's problem is medical or
traumatic?
Answer: Perform a careful and thorough assessment.
●● When should you take standard precautions during an EMS call?
Answer: Before exiting the ambulance and before actual patient contact.
●● When should treatment and transport priorities be determined at a
mass-casualty incident?
Answer: After all the patients have been triaged.
●● When is it MOST appropriate to request additional ambulances at an
accident scene?
Answer: When you determine there are multiple patients.
●● What is the goal of the primary assessment?
Answer: Identify and rapidly treat all life-threatening conditions.
, ●● What observations are made when forming a general impression of a
patient?
Answer: Appearance, race and gender, and level of distress are included,
but pulse strength is not.
●● How should you approach a patient with traumatic neck pain?
Answer: Approach him from behind and ask him not to move.
●● Which condition is LEAST likely to cause an altered level of
consciousness?
Answer: Acute anxiety is least likely to cause an altered level of
consciousness.
●● Which patient shows signs of altered mental status?
Answer: A patient with a head injury who is slow to answer questions
shows signs of altered mental status.
●● What does it mean if a patient responds only to painful stimuli?
Answer: The patient is said to be responsive to painful stimuli.
●● What should initial care focus on for an unresponsive elderly
patient?
Answer: Initial care should focus on airway, breathing, and circulation.
