SECTION 5 EMT TEST
A 56-year-old male is found semiconscious by his wife. Your assessment reveals that his respirations are
rapid and shallow, his pulse is rapid and irregular, and his blood pressure is low. The patient's wife states
that he complained of left arm pain and nausea the day before, but would not allow her to call 9-1-1.
The MOST likely cause of this patient's present condition is: - correct answer✔️✔️cardiogenic
hypoperfusion.
When assessing a patient with signs and symptoms of shock, it is MOST important to remember that: -
correct answer✔️✔️blood pressure may be the last measurable factor to change in shock.
When treating an 80-year-old patient who is in shock, it is important to remember that: - correct
answer✔️✔️changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which increases the risk for vomiting.
All of the following conditions would make you suspect shock, EXCEPT: - correct answer✔️✔️tachycardia.
Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during: - correct answer✔️✔️cardiogenic shock
Distributive shock occurs when: - correct answer✔️✔️widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes
blood to pool in the vascular beds.
In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______ second(s) is a sign of poor
peripheral perfusion. - correct answer✔️✔️2
A construction worker fell approximately 30 feet. He is semiconscious with rapid, shallow respirations.
Further assessment reveals deformity to the thoracic region of his spine. His blood pressure is 70/50 mm
Hg, his pulse is 66 beats/min and weak, and his skin is warm and dry. In addition to spinal immobilization
and rapid transport, the MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes: - correct
answer✔️✔️assisted ventilation, thermal management, and elevation of the lower extremities.
, A 59-year-old male presents with severe vomiting and diarrhea of 3 days' duration. He is confused and
diaphoretic, and his radial pulses are absent. His blood pressure is 78/50 mm Hg. After applying 100%
supplemental oxygen, you should: - correct answer✔️✔️prepare for immediate transport
Capillary sphincters are - correct answer✔️✔️circular muscular walls that regulate blood flow through the
capillaries.
A 27-year-old male was stabbed in the chest during a disagreement at a poker game. As you approach
him, you see that a knife is impaled in his chest. Before you make physical contact with the patient, it is
MOST important to: - correct answer✔️✔️follow standard precautions.
When perfusion to the core of the body decreases: - correct answer✔️✔️blood is shunted away from the
skin.
Which of the following patients is in decompensated shock? - correct answer✔️✔️a 20-year-old female
with absent radial pulses and dilated pupils
A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car hit a tree while
traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock, which you suspect are the result
of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following interventions will provide this patient with the greatest
chance for survival? - correct answer✔️✔️rapid transport to a trauma center
Clinical signs of compensated shock include all of the following, EXCEPT: - correct answer✔️✔️absent
peripheral pulses.
Temporary, widespread vasodilation and syncope caused by a sudden nervous system reaction MOST
accurately describes: - correct answer✔️✔️psychogenic shock.
Which of the following injuries would MOST likely cause obstructive shock? - correct answer✔️✔️cardiac
tamponade
A 56-year-old male is found semiconscious by his wife. Your assessment reveals that his respirations are
rapid and shallow, his pulse is rapid and irregular, and his blood pressure is low. The patient's wife states
that he complained of left arm pain and nausea the day before, but would not allow her to call 9-1-1.
The MOST likely cause of this patient's present condition is: - correct answer✔️✔️cardiogenic
hypoperfusion.
When assessing a patient with signs and symptoms of shock, it is MOST important to remember that: -
correct answer✔️✔️blood pressure may be the last measurable factor to change in shock.
When treating an 80-year-old patient who is in shock, it is important to remember that: - correct
answer✔️✔️changes in gastric motility may delay gastric emptying, which increases the risk for vomiting.
All of the following conditions would make you suspect shock, EXCEPT: - correct answer✔️✔️tachycardia.
Pulmonary edema and impaired ventilation occur during: - correct answer✔️✔️cardiogenic shock
Distributive shock occurs when: - correct answer✔️✔️widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes
blood to pool in the vascular beds.
In infants and children, a capillary refill time (CRT) that is greater than ______ second(s) is a sign of poor
peripheral perfusion. - correct answer✔️✔️2
A construction worker fell approximately 30 feet. He is semiconscious with rapid, shallow respirations.
Further assessment reveals deformity to the thoracic region of his spine. His blood pressure is 70/50 mm
Hg, his pulse is 66 beats/min and weak, and his skin is warm and dry. In addition to spinal immobilization
and rapid transport, the MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes: - correct
answer✔️✔️assisted ventilation, thermal management, and elevation of the lower extremities.
, A 59-year-old male presents with severe vomiting and diarrhea of 3 days' duration. He is confused and
diaphoretic, and his radial pulses are absent. His blood pressure is 78/50 mm Hg. After applying 100%
supplemental oxygen, you should: - correct answer✔️✔️prepare for immediate transport
Capillary sphincters are - correct answer✔️✔️circular muscular walls that regulate blood flow through the
capillaries.
A 27-year-old male was stabbed in the chest during a disagreement at a poker game. As you approach
him, you see that a knife is impaled in his chest. Before you make physical contact with the patient, it is
MOST important to: - correct answer✔️✔️follow standard precautions.
When perfusion to the core of the body decreases: - correct answer✔️✔️blood is shunted away from the
skin.
Which of the following patients is in decompensated shock? - correct answer✔️✔️a 20-year-old female
with absent radial pulses and dilated pupils
A 25-year-old unrestrained female struck the steering wheel with her chest when her car hit a tree while
traveling at a high rate of speed. She has signs and symptoms of shock, which you suspect are the result
of intrathoracic bleeding. Which of the following interventions will provide this patient with the greatest
chance for survival? - correct answer✔️✔️rapid transport to a trauma center
Clinical signs of compensated shock include all of the following, EXCEPT: - correct answer✔️✔️absent
peripheral pulses.
Temporary, widespread vasodilation and syncope caused by a sudden nervous system reaction MOST
accurately describes: - correct answer✔️✔️psychogenic shock.
Which of the following injuries would MOST likely cause obstructive shock? - correct answer✔️✔️cardiac
tamponade
