EMT NATIONAL REGISTRY EXAM 2024 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
3 effects of intracranial pressure on vital signs - Answer ✔✔bradycardia, irregular breathing, hypertension
___ ___ is part of a syndrome called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Answer ✔✔chronic bronchitis
___ ___ is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. - Answer ✔✔Acute bronchitis
a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. - Answer✔✔COPD
A late sign of shock is: - Answer ✔✔decreased blood pressure
A PASG is contraindicated if the patient presents with cardiogenic shock or _______. - Answer✔✔abnormal lung sounds
a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMTs to perform particular skills in certain situations - Answer ✔✔standing orders
A sign of breathing difficulty in children is a decrease in ___ ___. - Answer ✔✔pulse rate
A sudden loss of _______ of blood is considered serious in an average adult. - Answer ✔✔1000cc
A thrombus which has broken loose, moving with blood flow, is called - Answer ✔✔an embolism A weakened section of an arterial wall that begins to dilate is known as a(n) - Answer ✔✔aneurysm
Activated Charcoal: Contraindications - Answer ✔✔Poor LOC, vomiting
Activated Charcoal: Dosage - Answer ✔✔1 g/kg of body weight, adults usually 25-50g, children 12.5-25g
Activated Charcoal: Side Effects - Answer ✔✔Constipation, nausea, vomiting, bowel obstruction
After delivering your first shock with an AED, the patient is still pulseless, you should next - Answer✔✔perform two minutes or 5 cycles of CPR
Albuterol: Action - Answer ✔✔Bronchodilator
Albuterol: Contraindications - Answer ✔✔Allergy
Albuterol: Dose - Answer ✔✔2.5 mg nebulized with 2.5 mL saline (for a total of 3mL)
Albuterol: Indications - Answer ✔✔Acute bronchospasm due to asthma or COPD
Albuterol: Side effects - Answer ✔✔Headache, tachycardia, hypertension
An example of a shockable rhythm - Answer ✔✔pulseless ventricular tachycardia
An infant or child patient who exhibits wheezing, increased breathing effort on exhalation, or rapid breathing without stridor probably has: - Answer ✔✔A lower-airway disease
an inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs - Answer ✔✔bronchitis
ASA: Action - Answer ✔✔Impedes blood clotting
3 effects of intracranial pressure on vital signs - Answer ✔✔bradycardia, irregular breathing, hypertension
___ ___ is part of a syndrome called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Answer ✔✔chronic bronchitis
___ ___ is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. - Answer ✔✔Acute bronchitis
a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. - Answer✔✔COPD
A late sign of shock is: - Answer ✔✔decreased blood pressure
A PASG is contraindicated if the patient presents with cardiogenic shock or _______. - Answer✔✔abnormal lung sounds
a policy or protocol issued by a medical director that authorizes EMTs to perform particular skills in certain situations - Answer ✔✔standing orders
A sign of breathing difficulty in children is a decrease in ___ ___. - Answer ✔✔pulse rate
A sudden loss of _______ of blood is considered serious in an average adult. - Answer ✔✔1000cc
A thrombus which has broken loose, moving with blood flow, is called - Answer ✔✔an embolism A weakened section of an arterial wall that begins to dilate is known as a(n) - Answer ✔✔aneurysm
Activated Charcoal: Contraindications - Answer ✔✔Poor LOC, vomiting
Activated Charcoal: Dosage - Answer ✔✔1 g/kg of body weight, adults usually 25-50g, children 12.5-25g
Activated Charcoal: Side Effects - Answer ✔✔Constipation, nausea, vomiting, bowel obstruction
After delivering your first shock with an AED, the patient is still pulseless, you should next - Answer✔✔perform two minutes or 5 cycles of CPR
Albuterol: Action - Answer ✔✔Bronchodilator
Albuterol: Contraindications - Answer ✔✔Allergy
Albuterol: Dose - Answer ✔✔2.5 mg nebulized with 2.5 mL saline (for a total of 3mL)
Albuterol: Indications - Answer ✔✔Acute bronchospasm due to asthma or COPD
Albuterol: Side effects - Answer ✔✔Headache, tachycardia, hypertension
An example of a shockable rhythm - Answer ✔✔pulseless ventricular tachycardia
An infant or child patient who exhibits wheezing, increased breathing effort on exhalation, or rapid breathing without stridor probably has: - Answer ✔✔A lower-airway disease
an inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs - Answer ✔✔bronchitis
ASA: Action - Answer ✔✔Impedes blood clotting
