Question 1
Patients who have a foreign body in their eye will likely
A. Be sensitive to bright light
B. Have pain that indicated an infection has started.
C. Be able to open their eyes easily
D. Experience no pain or discomfort
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Be sensitive to bright light
Question 2
The major cause of death in avalanche victims is
A. Severe hypothermia
B. Trauma
C. Asphyxiation
D. Bleeding
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Asphyxiation
Question 3
Which of the following actions should you take to decrease a patients heat loss due to
radiation?
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,A. Put a hat on the patients head
B. Turn off all fans in the room
C. Wipe the patients skin down with warm water
D. Apply warm packs to the patients body
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Put a hat on the patients head
Question 4
While a 61-year old female in cardiac arrest receives emergency care you note that her
abdomen grows larger with each ventilation provided from a bag-valve mask. What
instructions should you provide?
A. "try delivering each ventilation quickly , and lets slow down the rate."
B. The ventilation rate and force of ventilation need to be increased so that air reaches the
lungs
C. Lets slow the ventilation rate to 12 per minute and not squeeze in as much air with each
breath
D. I need another rescuer to apply firm pressure over the stomach while we ventilate this
patient
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Lets slow the ventilation rate to 12 per minute and not squeeze as much air with each
breath.
Question 5
A 25-year old woman arrives in the aid room with her husband. She is 37 weeks pregnant
and in labor. Your exam reveals the babys head is coming out of the mother. Have
someone call for EMS, and prepare for delivery of the baby. Which of the following actions
would you take?
A. Tell her husband that the hospital is only 10 min away and that he should taker her there
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,B. Obtain her vital signs and call for an ambulance to take her to the hospital.
C. Open and prepare an obsterical kit.
D. Have her hold her legs together to prevent delivery until ALS ambulance arrives
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Open and prepare an obsterical kit
Question 6
Special operations is a term used to denote:
A. Infrequently performed activities that require specialized training , skills and equiptment
in a remote setting
B. Protocols OEC Technicians use when working with an ambulance service in an urban
setting
C. A federal team that is organized to handle mass casualty situations involving mountainous
terrain
D. A specialized procedure that is used for victims of chemical terrorism events and that
involves both decontamination and drug injections
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Infrequently performed activities that require specialized training , skills and
equiptment in a remote setting
Question 7
Which of the following factors that can affect shock must be kept in mind?
A. Signs of shock do not appear until two pints of blood is lost
B. A person in poor health cannot tolerate the same amount of blood loss as a healthier
C. The amount of blood loss is easily estimated by the amount of blood visible on the snow.
D. Adults show signs of shock much more quickly than do 6 year olds
CORRECT ANSWER
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, B. A person in poor health cannot tolerate the same amount of blood loss as a healthier
Question 8
The coccyx is
A. The neck
B. The upper back
C. The tailbone
D. The lower back
CORRECT ANSWER
C. The tailbone
Question 9
Which of the following situations is occurring in the body of a person in shock?
A. The cells are getting glucose and other nutrients but not oxygen
B. The amount of oxygen reaching the cells is adequate, but carbon dioxide is not being
removed.
C. The blood contains an adequate amount of oxygen but not enough nutrients for cells to
survive.
D. The cells are not getting enough oxygen and nutrients.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. The cells are not getting enough oxygen and nutrients.
Question 10
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Patients who have a foreign body in their eye will likely
A. Be sensitive to bright light
B. Have pain that indicated an infection has started.
C. Be able to open their eyes easily
D. Experience no pain or discomfort
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Be sensitive to bright light
Question 2
The major cause of death in avalanche victims is
A. Severe hypothermia
B. Trauma
C. Asphyxiation
D. Bleeding
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Asphyxiation
Question 3
Which of the following actions should you take to decrease a patients heat loss due to
radiation?
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,A. Put a hat on the patients head
B. Turn off all fans in the room
C. Wipe the patients skin down with warm water
D. Apply warm packs to the patients body
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Put a hat on the patients head
Question 4
While a 61-year old female in cardiac arrest receives emergency care you note that her
abdomen grows larger with each ventilation provided from a bag-valve mask. What
instructions should you provide?
A. "try delivering each ventilation quickly , and lets slow down the rate."
B. The ventilation rate and force of ventilation need to be increased so that air reaches the
lungs
C. Lets slow the ventilation rate to 12 per minute and not squeeze in as much air with each
breath
D. I need another rescuer to apply firm pressure over the stomach while we ventilate this
patient
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Lets slow the ventilation rate to 12 per minute and not squeeze as much air with each
breath.
Question 5
A 25-year old woman arrives in the aid room with her husband. She is 37 weeks pregnant
and in labor. Your exam reveals the babys head is coming out of the mother. Have
someone call for EMS, and prepare for delivery of the baby. Which of the following actions
would you take?
A. Tell her husband that the hospital is only 10 min away and that he should taker her there
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,B. Obtain her vital signs and call for an ambulance to take her to the hospital.
C. Open and prepare an obsterical kit.
D. Have her hold her legs together to prevent delivery until ALS ambulance arrives
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Open and prepare an obsterical kit
Question 6
Special operations is a term used to denote:
A. Infrequently performed activities that require specialized training , skills and equiptment
in a remote setting
B. Protocols OEC Technicians use when working with an ambulance service in an urban
setting
C. A federal team that is organized to handle mass casualty situations involving mountainous
terrain
D. A specialized procedure that is used for victims of chemical terrorism events and that
involves both decontamination and drug injections
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Infrequently performed activities that require specialized training , skills and
equiptment in a remote setting
Question 7
Which of the following factors that can affect shock must be kept in mind?
A. Signs of shock do not appear until two pints of blood is lost
B. A person in poor health cannot tolerate the same amount of blood loss as a healthier
C. The amount of blood loss is easily estimated by the amount of blood visible on the snow.
D. Adults show signs of shock much more quickly than do 6 year olds
CORRECT ANSWER
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, B. A person in poor health cannot tolerate the same amount of blood loss as a healthier
Question 8
The coccyx is
A. The neck
B. The upper back
C. The tailbone
D. The lower back
CORRECT ANSWER
C. The tailbone
Question 9
Which of the following situations is occurring in the body of a person in shock?
A. The cells are getting glucose and other nutrients but not oxygen
B. The amount of oxygen reaching the cells is adequate, but carbon dioxide is not being
removed.
C. The blood contains an adequate amount of oxygen but not enough nutrients for cells to
survive.
D. The cells are not getting enough oxygen and nutrients.
CORRECT ANSWER
D. The cells are not getting enough oxygen and nutrients.
Question 10
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