EMT National Registry Exam Questions and Answers / Assured Pass

EMT National Registry Exam Questions and Answers / Assured Pass orders from the on-duty MD given directly to an EMT-B (Ans: - on-line medical direction Oximeter reading in a normal, healthy person (Ans: - 96-100 Pertinant characteristics of breathing (Ans: - rate, rhythm, quality, depth Prior to delivery, if the mother is in the supine position, she may develop dizziness and a drop in blood pressure. This is called: (Ans: - supine hypotensive syndrome Signs of internal bleeding include: (Ans: - Bruising, swelling, and pain over vital organs; painful, swollen, or deformed extremities Small round purplish spots, called petechiae, are caused by: (Ans: - capillary bleeding Splinting a closed, angulated fracture in the position in which it was found may cause a(n) _______ during transport. (Ans: - open fracture standing orders issued by the medical director that allow EMTs to do things without speaking to the med director (Ans: - off-line medical direction