EMT Practice Fisdap | Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation D. Cut the skin away from the stoma - Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher you should A. keep the weight as close to your body as possible B. use two additional ppl for the lift C. lean forward toward the stretcher - keep the weight as close to your body as possible An unresponsive 10 year old male was hit by a car and is bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture. After securing his airway and manually stabilizing c-spine, you should: A. place the patient in Tredelenburg position B. perform a rapid trauma assessment C. control bleeding from the leg wound D. immobilize the extremity using a ladder splint - control bleeding from the leg wound * The strongest portion of the heart that is responsible for circulating blood to the entire body is the A. Left atrium B. Right atrium C. Left ventricle D. Right ventricle - Left ventricle A 46 y/o female was involved in a bar fight and has an obvious open neck wound. You should dress this wound with a/ anA. Occlusive dressing B. Sterile gauze dressing C. Pressure dressing D. Moist gauze dressing - Occlusive dressing * When assessing a pulse, you are feeling the: A. relaxation of the atria B. contraction of the left ventricle C. contraction of the left atrium D. relaxation of both ventricles - contraction of the left ventricle*