EMT Section 6 Exam Questions and accurate answers, rated A+

EMT Section 6 Exam Questions and accurate answers, rated A+ The head and brain receive their supply of oxygenated blood from the: - -carotid arteries. The main legal risk in using the AED is: - -failing to deliver a shock when one is needed. After administering 0.3 mg of epinephrine via auto-injector to a 22-year-old female with an allergic reaction, you note improvement in her breathing and dissipation of her hives. However, she is still anxious and tachycardic. You should: - -monitor her closely but recall that anxiety and tachycardia are side effects of epinephrine. A 40-year-old male intentionally cut his wrist out of anger after losing his job. Law enforcement has secured the scene prior to your arrival. As you enter the residence and visualize the patient, you can see that he has a towel around his wrist and a moderate amount of blood has soaked through it. You should: - -calmly identify yourself to the patient. Law enforcement personnel request your assistance to assess a 31-year-old female who was sexually assaulted. When you arrive at the scene, you find the patient sitting on a curb outside her apartment. She is conscious, alert, and crying. When you ask her what happened, she tells you that she does not want to be treated or transported to the hospital. She further tells you that all she wants to do is clean up. You should: - -provide emotional support and visually assess her for obvious trauma. Which of the following statements regarding nitroglycerin is correct? - -Nitroglycerin usually relieves anginal chest pain within 5 minutes. Ventricular tachycardia causes hypotension because: - -the left ventricle does not adequately fill with blood. In the presence of ileus, the only way the stomach can empty itself is by: - -vomiting General treatment for a woman with vaginal bleeding and shock following sexual assault includes all of the following, EXCEPT: - -carefully removing any foreign bodies from the vagina. Atropine sulfate and pralidoxime chloride are antidotes for: - -nerve gas agents. You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a young male with abdominal pain. Your priority upon arriving at the scene should be to: - -assess the scene for potential hazards. Which of the following cardiac arrhythmias has the greatest chance of deteriorating into a pulseless rhythm? - -ventricular tachycardia Which of the following conditions would LEAST likely result in hypoxia? - -severe anxiety In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a medical patient: - -is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief complaint, and his or her symptoms. Pain that radiates to the right lower quadrant from the umbilical area, nausea and vomiting, and anorexia are MOST indicative of: - -appendicitis After administering activated charcoal to a patient, it is MOST important to: - -be alert for vomiting. A 47-year-old male presents with severe abdominal pain of 3 hours' duration. His abdomen is distended and guarded. Your MOST important consideration for this patient should be to: - -be alert for signs and symptoms of shock. A person who routinely misuses a substance and requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect is experiencing a(n): - -tolerance You and your partner arrive at the scene of a middle-aged man who collapsed about 5 minutes ago. He is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. Bystanders are present, but have not provided any care. You should: - -perform five cycles of high-quality CPR and then apply the AED. Which of the following is NOT an assessment parameter included in the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale? - -memory Cardiac output may decrease if the heart beats too rapidly because: - -there is not enough time in between contractions for the heart to refill completely. A strangulated hernia is one that: - -loses its blood supply due to compression by local tissues. When an electrical impulse reaches the AV node, it is slowed for a brief period of time so that: - -blood can pass from the atria to the ventricles. A young female presents with costovertebral angle tenderness. She is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. Which of the following organs is MOST likely causing her pain? - -kidney You are assessing a 49-year-old man who, according to his wife, experienced a sudden, severe headache and then passed out. He is unresponsive and has slow, irregular breathing. His blood pressure is 190/94 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 50 beats/min. His wife tells you that he has hypertension and diabetes. He has MOST likely experienced: - -a ruptured cerebral artery. Syrup of ipecac is no longer recommended to treat patients who have ingested a poisonous substance because it: - -may result in aspiration of vomitus. Muscle control and body coordination are controlled by the: - -cerebellum A generalized seizure is characterized by: - -severe twitching of all the body's muscles. A 30-year-old female presents with severe acute pain to the left upper quadrant of her abdomen. During your assessment, she tells you that she has sickle cell disease. You should suspect that: - -her spleen is enlarged because of red blood cell engorgement.