EMT EXAM REVIEW UPDATED COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Each ovary produces an ovum in alternating months and releases it
into the:
A. vagina.
B. cervical os.
C. fallopian tube.
D. uterus. Answer: C. fallopian tube.
(See Assessment and Management of Specific Conditions)
◉ General treatment for a woman with vaginal bleeding and shock
following sexual assault includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. refraining from placing any dressings into the vagina.
B. treating external lacerations with sterile compresses.
C. supplemental oxygen and keeping the patient supine.
D. carefully removing any foreign bodies from the vagina. Answer: D.
carefully removing any foreign bodies from the vagina.
(See Emergency Medical Care)
◉ EMTs receive a call for a possible sexual assault. The patient is a
young female who is conscious and alert and has no apparent injuries.
She states, "I can't remember anything, but I know I was raped." The
EMTs should suspect that:
, A. an underlying head injury is causing her amnesia.
B. the patient knew her attacker, but is afraid to say.
C. the traumatic experience has created a mental block.
D. the patient was given a drug prior to the incident. Answer: D. the
patient was given a drug prior to the incident.
(See Assessment and Management of Specific Conditions)
◉ In anticipation of receiving a fertilized ovum, the lining of the
uterine wall:
A. becomes engorged with blood.
B. diverts blood flow to the vagina.
C. sheds and is expelled externally.
D. thins and begins to separate. Answer: A. becomes engorged with
blood.
(See Anatomy and Physiology)
◉ In contrast to bleeding caused by external trauma to the vagina,
bleeding caused by conditions such as polyps or cancer:
A. may be relatively painless.
B. is typically not as severe.
C. often presents with acute pain.
D. can be controlled in the field. Answer: A. may be relatively
painless.
(See Pathophysiology)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Each ovary produces an ovum in alternating months and releases it
into the:
A. vagina.
B. cervical os.
C. fallopian tube.
D. uterus. Answer: C. fallopian tube.
(See Assessment and Management of Specific Conditions)
◉ General treatment for a woman with vaginal bleeding and shock
following sexual assault includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. refraining from placing any dressings into the vagina.
B. treating external lacerations with sterile compresses.
C. supplemental oxygen and keeping the patient supine.
D. carefully removing any foreign bodies from the vagina. Answer: D.
carefully removing any foreign bodies from the vagina.
(See Emergency Medical Care)
◉ EMTs receive a call for a possible sexual assault. The patient is a
young female who is conscious and alert and has no apparent injuries.
She states, "I can't remember anything, but I know I was raped." The
EMTs should suspect that:
, A. an underlying head injury is causing her amnesia.
B. the patient knew her attacker, but is afraid to say.
C. the traumatic experience has created a mental block.
D. the patient was given a drug prior to the incident. Answer: D. the
patient was given a drug prior to the incident.
(See Assessment and Management of Specific Conditions)
◉ In anticipation of receiving a fertilized ovum, the lining of the
uterine wall:
A. becomes engorged with blood.
B. diverts blood flow to the vagina.
C. sheds and is expelled externally.
D. thins and begins to separate. Answer: A. becomes engorged with
blood.
(See Anatomy and Physiology)
◉ In contrast to bleeding caused by external trauma to the vagina,
bleeding caused by conditions such as polyps or cancer:
A. may be relatively painless.
B. is typically not as severe.
C. often presents with acute pain.
D. can be controlled in the field. Answer: A. may be relatively
painless.
(See Pathophysiology)
