NREMT EMT Cognitive Final Exam 238 Questions With Complete Solutions

When assessing a conscious patient with an MOI that suggests spinal injury, you should: - ️️determine if the strength in all extremities is equal. During your assessment of a 20-year-old man with a severe headache and nausea, you ask him when his headache began, but he does not answer your question immediately. You should: - ️️allow him time to think about the question and respond to it. While at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, you determine that there are two critically injured patients and that another ambulance is needed. You attempt to contact the dispatcher with your portable radio but are unsuccessful. You should: - ️️use the mobile radio in the ambulance to contact dispatch. The MOST prominent symptom of decompression sickness is: - ️️abdominal or joint pain. A severe risk of terrorist attacks is indicated by the color _____ by the Department of Homeland Security Security Advisory System. - ️️red When enlisting the help of an interpreter who signs, it is important for you to ask the interpreter to: - ️️report exactly what the patient signs and not to add any commentary. Which of the following statements regarding striated muscle is correct? - ️️It forms the major muscle mass of the body and usually crosses at least one joint. A mother who is pregnant with her first baby is typically in the first stage of labor for approximately: - ️️16 hours You respond to the residence of a 70-year-old male who complains of weakness and severe shortness of breath. His wife tells you that he is a dialysis patient, but has missed his last two treatments. After