EMT PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+

A 21-year-old male was bitten on the left forearm by a dog. He is conscious and alert and denies any other injuries. An animal control officer is at the scene and has contained the dog. Your assessment of the patient's arm reveals a large avulsion with a peeled back flap of skin. Distal circulation is adequate and the patient is able to feel and move his fingers. In addition to bleeding control, you should: - replace the avulsed flap to its original position. After stopping the burning process, emergency care for a 68-year-old male with partial- and full-thickness burns to his chest and upper extremities includes all of the following, EXCEPT: - flushing the burns with cool water for 10 minutes. Prior to applying a nonrebreathing mask on a patient with difficulty breathing, you should: - prefill the reservoir bag to ensure delivery of 100% oxygen. A 30-year-old woman has severe lower abdominal pain and light vaginal bleeding. She tells you that her last menstrual period was 2 months ago. On the basis of these findings, you should suspect: - an ectopic pregnancy. Appropriate care for an amputated body part includes all of the following, EXCEPT: - placing it directly on ice to prevent tissue damage. As you step out of the ambulance at the scene of a nighttime motor vehicle crash on the highway, your MOST immediate concern should be: - the presence of oncoming traffic. The automated external defibrillator (AED) should NOT be used in patients who: - are apneic and have a weak carotid pulse The AED analyzes your pulseless and apneic patient's cardiac rhythm and advises that a shock is NOT indicated. You should: - resume CPR, starting with chest compressions. A 60-year-old man presents with a severe right-sided headache. He is conscious and alert. As you are assessing him, he tells you that the left side of his body feels weak. His blood pressure is 190/100 mm Hg, pulse is 88 beats/min, and respirations are 14 breaths/min. His past medical history includes diabetes, arthritis, and hypertension. You should be MOST concerned with: - the presence of hemiparesis. In which of the following situations would the EMT MOST likely deliver a baby at the scene? - A tornado has struck and blocked the only route to the hospital General guidelines when assessing a 2-year-old child with abdominal pain and adequate perfusion include: - examining the child in the parent's arms. A high-school student was splashed in the eyes with a strong acid chemical during a lab experiment. He is in severe pain and is unable to open his eyes. You should: - continuously flush his eyes with saline for at least 20 minutes. You are dispatched to the scene of a motorcycle crash. Upon arrival, you find the patient lying facedown approximately 25 feet from his bike. He is not wearing a helmet and is moaning. You should: - stabilize his head manually Which of the following is the BEST indicator of cardiac output? - Pulse rate and quality Your assessment of a 5-year-old child reveals that he is unresponsive with a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/min and a heart rate of 50 beats/min. Treatment for this child should include: - positive-pressure ventilation, chest compressions, and rapid transport. Rapid extrication of a patient from an automobile should be performed by: - applying a cervical collar, sliding a long spine board under the patient's buttocks, and removing the patient from the car. Sonorous respirations are MOST rapidly corrected by: - correctly positioning the head. After delivering one shock with the AED and performing 2 minutes of CPR on a woman in cardiac arrest, you reanalyze her cardiac rhythm and receive a no shock advised message. This means that: - she is not in a shockable rhythm. Your partner, a veteran EMT of 20 years, has been showing up late to work with increasing frequency over the last several shifts. When he arrives, he is in a bad mood and is clearly not interested in being at work. His behavior is MOST consistent with: - burnout You are assessing a young male who was stabbed in the right lower chest. He is semiconscious and has labored breathing, collapsed jugular veins, and absent breath sounds on the right side of his chest. This patient MOST likely has a: - hemothorax Proper guidelines for safe reaching include all of the following, EXCEPT: - reaching no more than 30" in front of your body. A 19-year-old female has a closed, swollen deformity to her left forearm. You are unable to palpate a radial pulse and the skin distal to the injury is cold and pale. Several attempts to contact medical control have failed and you are approximately 45 miles away from the closest hospital. You should: - make one attempt to restore distal circulation by applying gentle manual traction in line with the long axis of the limb. A woman stabbed her boyfriend in the cheek with a dinner fork during an argument. Police have the woman in custody. The patient still has the fork impaled in his cheek. He is conscious and alert, breathing adequately, and has blood in his oropharynx. You should: - suction his oropharynx, control any external bleeding, stabilize the fork in place, and protect it with bulky dressings. Upon discovering an open chest wound, you should: - prevent air from entering the open wound. Appropriate treatment for an 18-year-old woman with severe vaginal bleeding may include all of the following, EXCEPT: - placing sterile dressings into the vagina. You are transporting a 30-year-old man who is experiencing an emotional crisis. The patient does not speak when you ask him questions. How should you respond to his unwillingness to speak? - Remain silent until the patient speaks to you. You are called to a local state park where a hiker fell from a cliff into a thick, wooded area with rough terrain. It is cold and foggy and a thunderstorm is approaching. You will MOST likely move the patient to the ambulance by: - placing the patient in a basket stretcher and using at least four people to carry him to the ambulance.