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893 - The first step an ambulance crew should take when approaching the scene of an emergency is to: determine the scene is safe. - Answer determine the scene is safe. 833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient gags, You should - Answer A. Insert a nasal airway 894 - To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher, you should - Answer C. Keep the weight close to your body 896 - You are completing a patient care report for a patient injured in a car crash. You notice the smell of alcohol and empty beer cans in the vehicle. The best way to document you findings in the patient care report is to: - Answer d. describe the smell of alcohol and empty beer cans which were noted at the scene. 898 - Your ambulance is the first to arrive at the scene of a three-car crash. After assessing potential hazards, you should: - Answer determine the number of patients. 900 - A good EMS quality improvement (QI) program includes: - Answer b. education and feedback regarding patient care. 901 - While transporting a bleeding patient you followed good infection control procedures, including wearing gloves, a mask, protective clothing and eye protection. Further precautions include - Answer a. washing your hands with soap and water. 903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation, which structure does it reach next? - Answer Trachea 906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic patient with a BVM, but notice there is inadequate chest rise. What should you do? - Answer a. Reassess the airway for an obstruction. You are using a bag valve mask and oral airway on a 72 year old apneic female. Suddenly it becomes difficult to ventilate. What should you suspect? - Answer a. She has an airway obstruction. 909 - A 72 year old female patient is unresponsive following an ejection from a vehicle crash. She has an open jaw fracture and a dilated right pupil. What is the best way to open this patient's airway? - Answer Insert a nasal airway 910 - A 4 year old female tracheostomy patient has pulled out her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should: - Answer b. use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear. 911 - Which of the following is the best definition of hypoperfusion? - Answer d. inadequate oxygen delivery to cells. 912 - Your patient has the following signs and symptoms: increased heart rate, narrowing pulse pressure, rapid respirations, weak peripheral pulses, thirst, and cool, clammy skin. The patient also states a feeling of impending doom. This patient is most likely exhibiting which type of shock? - Answer decompensated. 913 - You are responding to a 23 year old pedestrian who is 7-months pregnant and was struck by a motor vehicle. She is complaining of abdominal pain, her skin is pale and cool, heart rate is 110, respirations are 20. You should: - Answer b. position the patient on her left side, administer oxygen and transport emergently. 915 - Your patient was struck on the right side of the head by a baseball. Which sign or symptom would indicate a significant head injury? - Answer decreasing mental status. 916 - Your patient has a 2 inch laceration at the corner of the mouth with profuse bleeding into the oropharynx. You should: - Answer b. suction the airway 918 - A patient has been kicked in the chest. One section of ribs is moving separately during respirations. You should: - Answer b. initiate positive pressure ventilations. 919 - the use of a traction splint for femur fractures is important in order to - Answer D. Reduce further nerve and blood vessel damage 920 - Which of the following is most likely to be life-threatening? - Answer a. femur fracture 921 - A 23 year old construction worker twisted his foot climbing up a ladder. He has an obvious deformity on the right leg just below the knee. The lower leg and foot are cyanotic and pulseless. You should: - Answer C. Pull gentle traction and apply a splint 922 - A 16 year old football player received a blow to his left femur. You can see deformity and the patient is in extreme pain. He does not remember how the injury happened. You should: - Answer d. immediately stabilize the cervical spine. 923 - Which strap should you place first when securing a patient onto a long spine board? - Answer Chest strap 924 - Your patient has a gunshot wound to the anterior thigh. You should - Answer a. apply direct pressure and treat for shock. 925 - A 72 year old with heart problems fell out of bed. He is confused and has pale and sweaty skin. You should: - Answer d. take spinal precautions and rapidly transport. 926 - Your patient was on a third floor balcony which collapsed. The patient is semi-conscious, has an impaled piece of wood in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, an obvious femur fracture and multiple cuts and bruises. You should: - Answer b. establish c-spine protection, open the airway and assess breathing. 935 - When lifting a patient on a stretcher you should: - Answer coordinate your moves with your partner. 937 - Consent to treat is implied in which of the following cases? . 21 year old unconscious male - Answer 21 year old unconscious male 938 - Which of the following is a positive method to reduce stress? - Answer developing regular exercise habits 939 - you are at the scene of a MVC which of the following situations would require rapid extrication? - Answer B. Your pt blocks access to critical pt 940 - Your 90 year old nursing home patient is pulseless and apneic. The nurse shows you a note in the patient's chart stating "Do not resuscitate". The note is signed by a physician. You should: - Answer C. Call online medical control 941 - You are treating a 23 year old patient in a car crash. He is complaining of neck, back and leg pain. He has a cut above his left eye. You should: - Answer take manual stabilization of the spine. 942 - You are treating a 50 year old male with chest pain. Your written protocol indicates that you should give nitroglycerin. - Answer This is known as: a standing order. 947 - victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty breathing. He does not like the smell of the mask you are using to deliver O2. You should - Answer C. Explain that the mask is very important and continue its use 946 - A 60 year old patient with a stoma is apneic. You have been suctioning pink frothy sputum for 10 seconds and you continue to get more material. You should: - Answer C. stop suctioning and give a breath 948 - An unresponsive 82 year old patient is lying supine. Their airway is most likely to be obstructed by: - Answer c. the tongue 951 - Initial assessment reveals an alert adult pt who is SOB. He is seated in a tripod position using accessory muscles to breathe. Vital signs are BP 140/80 P 110, R 22 with crackles, SpO2 95%. You should - Answer A. Administer O2 via NRB 949 - You are inserting an oropharyngeal airway into a 4 year old patient. You should: - Answer c. use a tongue depressor to keep the tongue out of the way. 952 - When suctioning a patient you should - Answer B. Suction on the way out for no more than 15 seconds 954 - A 17 year old patient has been assaulted. He is lying prone and responds only to painful stimuli. There is a screwdriver impaled in his shoulder. He is breathing at a rate of 12 and deep. You should: - Answer D. Stabilize screwdriver and roll pt onto side. 955 - How should you open the airway of an infant? - Answer Lift the neck and elevate the head 956 - A 2 year old patient who has been sick all day, now has a barking cough. You should suspect: - Answer c. croup. 957 - A patient is in respiratory distress after eating soup brought by her neighbor. Her neighbor states: "She was eating and suddenly her throat got tight." She is sitting bolt upright in a tripod position. You should suspect: - Answer anaphylaxis. 1139 - Which of the following is the most appropriate way to measure for an OPA? - Answer C. From the corner of the pt's mouth to the earlobe 1140 - During a birth the baby's head has delivered. You should - Answer A. Suction the nose and mouth with a bulb syringe 1141 - How should you ventilate an apneic adult patient? - Answer b. Ventilate once every 5-6 seconds with a bag valve mask 1142 - Your patient was involved in a motor vehicle crash. He is unresponsive and you hear snoring respirations when he breathes. You should perform a: - Answer a. jaw-thrust with c-spine stabilization. 1145 - A 67 year old female is short of breath and sitting in a tripod position. She is on home oxygen and has had a productive cough over the last few days. During your exam, you note that she is wheezing and breathing with pursed lips. SpO2 is 93%. What should you suspect? - Answer Obstructive pulmonary disease 1148 - You are helping a 21 year old patient to self-administer her epinephrine via auto-injector. She has been stung by a bee. You should: - Answer b. hold injector in place at least 10 seconds. 1149 - You are treating an unconscious 50 year old diabetic patient. You should: - Answer c. transport the patient as soon as possible.