FIRST RESPONDER TEST PAPER ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔when treating a patient who complains of dyspnea, the emr's primary focus should
be on - ✔✔treating the patients signs and symptoms
✔✔when caring a patient who is possibly experiencing a heart attack you should -
✔✔refrain from allowing the patient to walk
✔✔it is usually best to collect a medical history on a patient who is experiencing a
medical problem - ✔✔before you preform a secondary patient assessment
✔✔in general a hypothermic patient should not be considered dead until - ✔✔he or she
is rewarmed in a appropriate hospital
✔✔which of the following may occur with heatstroke but not with heat exhaustion -
✔✔body temperature as high as 106 f
✔✔which of the following people would be least likely to experience a heat related
illness - ✔✔a 30 year old man who is lightly over weight
✔✔Heat stroke is most accurately defined as a condition in which - ✔✔a body's
sweating mechanism is overwhelmed
✔✔Shortly after applying a dressing to and bandaging a large laceration on a young
mans forearm - ✔✔remove the bandage and reapply it without disturbing the dressing
✔✔a patient who is faint but quickly regaining consciousness once in a horizontal
position has most likely experienced - ✔✔psychogenic shock
✔✔compared to the brachial artery pressure point the femoral artery pressure point -
✔✔more difficult to locate and squeeze
, ✔✔suicide in the elderly population - ✔✔occurs most frequently in men and results in
more deaths per attempt because they choose more lethal means than do younger
patients
✔✔when performing your primary assessment of an elderly patient who fell at home it is
most important to - ✔✔consider that a medical condition may have caused the fall
✔✔after fracturing a bone it is common for geriatric patients to - ✔✔experience little
pain and not realize the seriousness of their injury
✔✔if you are unable to open a child's airway with jaw thrust maneuver you should -
✔✔use the head tilt chin lift maneuver
✔✔common medical emergencies in the pediatric populating include all of the following
except - ✔✔angina
✔✔all children involved in a submersion incident should be evaluated by a physician
because - ✔✔respiratory problem can develop several hours after submersion
✔✔shortly after arriving at the scene of a sick person you are told that the patient has
been exposed to a nerve agent what should you do - ✔✔move to a safe place and
notify the hazardous materials response team
✔✔common early signs of an ingested poison include all of the following except -
✔✔severe difficulty breathing
✔✔while waiting for responding emergency medical technician to arrive at the scene
you are caring for an industrial plant worker who was exposed to dry lime the patients
arms are covered with the lime and he is complaining of intense pain. you should -
✔✔have the patient remove his clothes brush off the dry lime and wash the affected
area for at least 20 minutes
✔✔a device the separates into left and right laves and is helpful when removing a
patient from a small place is called - ✔✔scoop stretcher
✔✔if you suspect that a patient has suffered a head or spine injury you should -
✔✔keep the patient head and spine immobilized to avoid movement
✔✔the most effective way to prevent accidental movement for a patients head when
strapping him or her to a long backboard is to - ✔✔secure the head to the backboard
after securing the waist and hip area
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔when treating a patient who complains of dyspnea, the emr's primary focus should
be on - ✔✔treating the patients signs and symptoms
✔✔when caring a patient who is possibly experiencing a heart attack you should -
✔✔refrain from allowing the patient to walk
✔✔it is usually best to collect a medical history on a patient who is experiencing a
medical problem - ✔✔before you preform a secondary patient assessment
✔✔in general a hypothermic patient should not be considered dead until - ✔✔he or she
is rewarmed in a appropriate hospital
✔✔which of the following may occur with heatstroke but not with heat exhaustion -
✔✔body temperature as high as 106 f
✔✔which of the following people would be least likely to experience a heat related
illness - ✔✔a 30 year old man who is lightly over weight
✔✔Heat stroke is most accurately defined as a condition in which - ✔✔a body's
sweating mechanism is overwhelmed
✔✔Shortly after applying a dressing to and bandaging a large laceration on a young
mans forearm - ✔✔remove the bandage and reapply it without disturbing the dressing
✔✔a patient who is faint but quickly regaining consciousness once in a horizontal
position has most likely experienced - ✔✔psychogenic shock
✔✔compared to the brachial artery pressure point the femoral artery pressure point -
✔✔more difficult to locate and squeeze
, ✔✔suicide in the elderly population - ✔✔occurs most frequently in men and results in
more deaths per attempt because they choose more lethal means than do younger
patients
✔✔when performing your primary assessment of an elderly patient who fell at home it is
most important to - ✔✔consider that a medical condition may have caused the fall
✔✔after fracturing a bone it is common for geriatric patients to - ✔✔experience little
pain and not realize the seriousness of their injury
✔✔if you are unable to open a child's airway with jaw thrust maneuver you should -
✔✔use the head tilt chin lift maneuver
✔✔common medical emergencies in the pediatric populating include all of the following
except - ✔✔angina
✔✔all children involved in a submersion incident should be evaluated by a physician
because - ✔✔respiratory problem can develop several hours after submersion
✔✔shortly after arriving at the scene of a sick person you are told that the patient has
been exposed to a nerve agent what should you do - ✔✔move to a safe place and
notify the hazardous materials response team
✔✔common early signs of an ingested poison include all of the following except -
✔✔severe difficulty breathing
✔✔while waiting for responding emergency medical technician to arrive at the scene
you are caring for an industrial plant worker who was exposed to dry lime the patients
arms are covered with the lime and he is complaining of intense pain. you should -
✔✔have the patient remove his clothes brush off the dry lime and wash the affected
area for at least 20 minutes
✔✔a device the separates into left and right laves and is helpful when removing a
patient from a small place is called - ✔✔scoop stretcher
✔✔if you suspect that a patient has suffered a head or spine injury you should -
✔✔keep the patient head and spine immobilized to avoid movement
✔✔the most effective way to prevent accidental movement for a patients head when
strapping him or her to a long backboard is to - ✔✔secure the head to the backboard
after securing the waist and hip area
