JB LEARNING EMT FINAL EXAM (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A

JB LEARNING EMT FINAL EXAM (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A Q: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) typically does NOT affect the: Answer: urinary bladder. Q: Cardiac monitoring, pharmacological interventions, and other advanced treatment skills are functions of the: Answer: AEMT Q: It would be MOST appropriate from a patient to take his or her prescribed nitroglycerin when experiencing: Answer: chest pain that does not immediately subside with rest. Q: Acute pulmonary edema would MOST likely develop as the result of: Answer: toxic chemical inhalation Q: Activities such as walking, talking, and writing are regulated exclusively by the: Answer: somatic nervous system Q: When the level of arterial carbon dioxide rises above normal: Answer: respirations increase in rate and depth Q: An air embolism associated with diving occurs when: Answer: the driver holds his or her breath during a rapid ascent Q: Most prehospital cardiac arrests occur as the result of: Answer: a cardiac dysrhythmia Q: A patient is bleeding severely from a severed femoral artery high in the groin region. Which of the following would MOST likely control the bleeding? Answer: apply a topical hemostatic agent with direct pressure Q: A patient regains consciousness en route from his office to the emergency department. The patient tells you that he feels fine and does not want to of to the hospital. Under these circumstances, you should: Answer: assess whether the patient's mental condition is impaired. Q: Braxton-Hicks contractions are characterized by: Answer: alleviation of pain with movement or changing positions Q: You are transporting a 33 year-old male who has involved in a major motor vehicle crash. You have addressed all immediate and potentially life-threatening conditions and have stabilized his condition with the appropriate treatment. With an estimated time of arrival at the hospital of 20 minutes, you should: Answer: reassess his condition in 5 minutes. Q: A functional disorder is a: Answer: physiological disorder in the absence of a structural abnormality. Q: Complications associated with using a manually triggered ventilation device include: Answer: lung tissue injury and gastric distention. Q: A 74 year-old woman complains of heaviness in her chest, nausea, and sweating that suddenly began about an hour ago. She is conscious and alert, but anxious. Her blood pressure is 144/84 mm Hg and her heart rate is 110 beats/min. She took two of her prescribed nitroglycerin (0.4 mg tablets) before you arrival but still feels heaviness in her chest. You should: Answer: recall that geriatric patients often have slower absorption and elimination times, which may necessitate modifications of the dosing of certain drugs. Q: A 19-year-old male was stung multiple times by fire ants. He is experiencing obvious signs and symptoms of anaphylactic shock. You administer high-flow oxygen and give him epinephrine via intramuscular injection. Upon reassessment, you determine that his condition has not improved. You should: Answer: repeat the epinephrine injection after consulting with medical control. Q: after administering activated charcoal to a patient, it is MOST important to: Answer: be alert for vomiting Q: If a woman with vaginal bleeding reports syncope, the EMT must assume that she: Answer: is in shock Q: Aspirin is beneficial to patients suspected of having a heart attack because it: Answer: prevents the aggregation of platelets Q: A nasopharyngeal airway is inserted: Answer: