EMS 1055 Final Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Signs of shock
Answer: Pale, cool, diaphoresis, cyanosis
Question 2: Symptoms of shock
Answer: Anxiety, nervousness, dizziness, weakness, nausea and vomiting (dependent on type)
Question 3: Different types of shock
Answer: Cardiogenic, hypovolemic, distributive (septic, toxic, anaphylactic, neurogenic, endocrinologic,
toxic), obstructive, insulin, hyperglycemic
Question 4: Beck's triad
Answer: Acute cardiac tamponade: muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins (JVD), hypotension
Question 5: Cushing's triad
Answer: Increased ICP/cerebral hemorrhage: hypertension, bradycardia, widening pulse pressure
Question 6: Waddell's
Answer: Associated with high velocity vehicle accidents involving children: femur fracture,
intraabdominal/intrathoracic injury, head injury
Question 7: Common diseases of geriatric patients
Answer: Diabetes, arthritis, kidney/bladder problems, dementia, parkinson's disease, lung disease,
osteoporosis, depression, cardiovascular disease, alzheimer's disease
Question 8: Signs and symptoms of a basilar skull fracture
Answer: Signs: raccoon eyes, positive HALO test, injury (trauma) to the side of the head Symptoms: pain,
head injury, headache
Question 9: Two rhythms that an AED will "shock"
Answer: Cardiac arrhythmias: ventricular tachycardia (v-tach) and ventricular fibrilation (v-fib)
Question 10: How many weeks for a viable neonate?
Answer: 23 weeks
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, Question 11: Two types of posturing and what do they indicate
Answer: Decorticate: at the "core"; arms point up = high brain injury Decerebrate: the arms point down =
low brain injury
Question 12: Cardiac output formula
Answer: CO = HR x SV Normal: 5L / min Stroke volume is made up of preload, contractility, and afterload
Question 13: Hematochezia
Answer: Fresh, bright red blood in the stool, indicates bleeding on the lower end of the digestive tract
Question 14: Melena
Answer: Black stool, blood digested in the stool, indicates GI hemorrhage has taken place in the beginning
to middle of the digestive system; most likely stomach or duodenum
Question 15: AMI presentation in men
Answer: Pressure/tightness in the chest, pain in the chest, back, jaw, and other areas of the body that lasts
for more than a few minutes or that goes away and comes back; shortness of breath, sweating, nausea,
vomiting, anxiety, cough, dizziness, tachycardia
Question 16: AMI presentation in women
Answer: Shortness of breath, jaw pain, upper back pain, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting, flu-like
symptoms
Question 17: Diabetes
Answer: No pain due to neuropathy
Question 18: Treatment of impaled objects*
Answer: Stabilize
Question 19: Signs of anaphylaxis and indications for use of epipen
Answer: SOB, uritcaria (hives), swollen tongue, skin is pale, cool and diaphoretic
Question 20: Symptoms of anaphylaxis and indications for use of epipen
Answer: Nausea, confusion, fatigue/weakness, abdominal pain
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Question 1: Signs of shock
Answer: Pale, cool, diaphoresis, cyanosis
Question 2: Symptoms of shock
Answer: Anxiety, nervousness, dizziness, weakness, nausea and vomiting (dependent on type)
Question 3: Different types of shock
Answer: Cardiogenic, hypovolemic, distributive (septic, toxic, anaphylactic, neurogenic, endocrinologic,
toxic), obstructive, insulin, hyperglycemic
Question 4: Beck's triad
Answer: Acute cardiac tamponade: muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins (JVD), hypotension
Question 5: Cushing's triad
Answer: Increased ICP/cerebral hemorrhage: hypertension, bradycardia, widening pulse pressure
Question 6: Waddell's
Answer: Associated with high velocity vehicle accidents involving children: femur fracture,
intraabdominal/intrathoracic injury, head injury
Question 7: Common diseases of geriatric patients
Answer: Diabetes, arthritis, kidney/bladder problems, dementia, parkinson's disease, lung disease,
osteoporosis, depression, cardiovascular disease, alzheimer's disease
Question 8: Signs and symptoms of a basilar skull fracture
Answer: Signs: raccoon eyes, positive HALO test, injury (trauma) to the side of the head Symptoms: pain,
head injury, headache
Question 9: Two rhythms that an AED will "shock"
Answer: Cardiac arrhythmias: ventricular tachycardia (v-tach) and ventricular fibrilation (v-fib)
Question 10: How many weeks for a viable neonate?
Answer: 23 weeks
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, Question 11: Two types of posturing and what do they indicate
Answer: Decorticate: at the "core"; arms point up = high brain injury Decerebrate: the arms point down =
low brain injury
Question 12: Cardiac output formula
Answer: CO = HR x SV Normal: 5L / min Stroke volume is made up of preload, contractility, and afterload
Question 13: Hematochezia
Answer: Fresh, bright red blood in the stool, indicates bleeding on the lower end of the digestive tract
Question 14: Melena
Answer: Black stool, blood digested in the stool, indicates GI hemorrhage has taken place in the beginning
to middle of the digestive system; most likely stomach or duodenum
Question 15: AMI presentation in men
Answer: Pressure/tightness in the chest, pain in the chest, back, jaw, and other areas of the body that lasts
for more than a few minutes or that goes away and comes back; shortness of breath, sweating, nausea,
vomiting, anxiety, cough, dizziness, tachycardia
Question 16: AMI presentation in women
Answer: Shortness of breath, jaw pain, upper back pain, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting, flu-like
symptoms
Question 17: Diabetes
Answer: No pain due to neuropathy
Question 18: Treatment of impaled objects*
Answer: Stabilize
Question 19: Signs of anaphylaxis and indications for use of epipen
Answer: SOB, uritcaria (hives), swollen tongue, skin is pale, cool and diaphoretic
Question 20: Symptoms of anaphylaxis and indications for use of epipen
Answer: Nausea, confusion, fatigue/weakness, abdominal pain
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