EMT Module 2: Quiz #2 Correct Questions & Answers

to protect vital organs, the body compensates by directing blood flow away from organs that are more tolerant of low flow, such as: - ANSWER the skin during your assessment of a 6 month old male with vomiting and diarrhea, you note that his capillary refill time is approximately 4 seconds. from this information, you should conclude that the infant's: - ANSWER peripheral circulation is decreased you are dispatched to the county jail for an inmate who is "sick". when you arrive, you find the patent, a 33 year old male, unresponsive. his airway is patent and his respirations are rapid and shallow. your initial action should be too: - ANSWER provide assisted ventilation You are treating a middle-aged man with chest discomfort. He has a history of three previous heart attacks and takes nitroglycerin as needed for chest pain. You have standing orders to administer aspirin to patients with suspected cardiac-related chest pain or discomfort. While your partner is preparing to give oxygen to the patient, you should: - ANSWER confirm that the patient is not allergic to aspirin, give him the appropriate dose of aspirin, and document the time and dose given normal respiratory rates should not exceed ____ deaths per minute in toddlers and ____ breaths per minute in infants - ANSWER 40,60 The rapid exam of a patient that occurs following the primary assessment should take no longer than: - ANSWER 60 to 90 seconds For an adult, the normal resting pulse should be between: - ANSWER 60 and 100 beats/min Shortly after assisting a 65-year-old female with her prescribed nitroglycerin, she begins complaining of dizziness and experiences a drop of 30 mm Hg in her systolic blood pressure. The patient remains conscious and her breathing is adequate. You should: - ANSWER place her in a supine position a 71 year old female slipped on a rug and fell. she is conscious and alert and complains of severe pelvic pain. he respirations are 22 breaths/min wi