Paramedic entrance exam (part 2) Questions And Answers 2022/2023

68. Identify each letter in the APGAR scoring system - Answer - A- Appearance P- Pulse G- Grimace A- Activity R- Respiration 69. Describe the function of the prehospital care report. - Answer - A legal document used to record all aspects of the care your patient received from initial dispatch to arrival at the hospital. Six functions of care: 1. Continuity of care 2. Legal documentation 3. Education 4. Administrative information 5. Essential research record 6. Evaluation and continuous quality improvement 70. List the causes of hypoglycemia. - Answer - Insufficient food supply. Excessive insulin dosage. Unusual amount of exercise to use up all blood sugar available. 71. Define trimester - Answer - A division of duration of pregnancy typically divided into 3 months for a 9 month pregnancy. First trimester (0-13 weeks) Second trimester (14-26 weeks) Third trimester ( 27-40 weeks) 72. Identify what each letter in the AVPU memory aid represents. - Answer - A- Awake and alert V- Responsive to verbal stimuli P- Responsive to painful stimuli U- Unresponsive 73. List the treatment for a limb presentation during delivery. - Answer - 1. Transport the patient immediately. 2. Cover limb with a sterile towel. 3. Never push or pull the protruding limb. 4. Place the patient on her back and pelvis elevated. 5. Apply high-flow O2. 74. List the indications for an occlusive dressing. - Answer - Obvious open or sucking chest wound. Diminished lung sounds. Tracheal deviation. Abdominal eviscerations Open neck injuries 75. Define Good Samaritan laws - Answer - Based on the common law principle that when you reasonably help another person, you should not be liable for errors and omissions that are made in giving good faith emergency care. 76. Define spontaneous abortion. - Answer - Also referred to as a miscarriage, spontaneous abortion is hemorrhaging from the vagina that occurs before labor begins. 77. Describe the function of the National Registry of EMTs. - Answer - NREMT is a non-governmental agency that provides national standardized EMS testing and certification in much of the US. Most states use the NREMT standards in certifying their EMT's. 78. List the treatment, including use of the AED, for an adult in cardiac arrest. - Answer - 1. Determine the patients unresponsiveness. 2. Call for additional resources. 3. Position the patient supine on a hard surface. 4. Determine the pulselessness by checking the carotid pulse. (no longer than 10 seconds) 5. If no pulse, apply AED if available, and begin CPR. (30 compressions at a rate of at least 100/min). 6. Open airway according to suspicion of spinal injury. 7. Give 2 ventilations lasting 1 second and observe chest rise. 8. Keep performing until ALS takes over or the patient starts to move. 79. Ide