EMT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2
LATEST VERSIONS 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+
Your patient is a 40-year-old man who was burned when he
spilled gasoline on his pants as he was standing near the pilot light of his
hot water heater. He has circumferential, partial thickness burns from his feet to
the middle of his knees. Using the rule of nines, which of the following most
accurately represents the extent of body surface area burned?
a)36%
b)9%
c)18%
D)4.5% - ✔✔-ANSWER---C) 18%
What trauma triage guidelines did the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) release in order to guide the most injured patients into trauma
centers?
a)Patient priority, amount of time on scene, and transport destination
b)Lights, sirens, and diesel
c)Physiological determinants, anatomic criteria, and mechanism of injury
d) Teamwork, timing, and transport - ✔✔-ANSWER---C) Physiological
determinants, anatomic criteria, and mechanism of injury
Shock is the circulatory system's failure to provide sufficient blood and oxygen
to all the body's tissues. Which of the following is not a major type of shock?
Question options:
,A) Cardiogenic
B) Hypovolemic
C) Hemorrhagic
D) Hypervolemic - ✔✔-ANSWER---D) Hypervolemic
When the EMT is assessing compromise to an extremity, perhaps due to an
orthopedic injury, the EMT should initially check what "six Ps"?
Question options:
A)
Pain, pallor, position, pulses, placement, and pressure
B)
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulses, paralysis, and pressure
C)
Pain, pallor, position, pulses, placement, and pad
D)
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulses, placement, and pressure - ✔✔-ANSWER---B)
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulses, paralysis, and pressure
The purpose of a constricting band after a venomous snake bite is to impede the
spread of which of the following?
Question options:
A)
Lymph
B)
Arterial blood
C)
Venom
D)
,Both Lymph and Venom - ✔✔-ANSWER---C) venom
In most cases, which of the following is the correct way to provide initial
management of a suspected cervical spine injury?
Question options:
A)
Provide approximately 15 pounds of upward cervical traction.
B)
Gently apply pressure to the top of the patient's head.
C)
Maintain the patient's head and neck in the position they are found.
D)
Hold the patient's head still in a neutral, "eyes forward" position - ✔✔-ANSWER--
-D)
Hold the patient's head still in a neutral, "eyes forward" position
Which of the following is an accurate definition of a flail chest?
Question options:
A)
Section of the chest wall that is unstable, leading to breathing problems
B)
Lung that has been punctured by a fractured rib, resulting in a buildup of air
C)
Fracture of one rib in two or more consecutive places
D)
Fracture of at least four ribs in two or more places - ✔✔-ANSWER---A)
Section of the chest wall that is unstable, leading to breathing problems
, You respond to a boat dock for a scuba-diving injury. You find a 22-year-old
female patient unresponsive with frothy blood in the mouth and lung sounds
absent on the right side. The patient is breathing 28 times a minute. The
patient's friends state they were diving when she unexpectedly came out of the
water complaining of chest pains and then collapsed. The nearest hospital is 25
minutes away and the nearest specialty resource center with a hyperbaric
chamber is 30 minutes away. What is the best decision when determining
transport?
Question options:
A)
Transport the patient by air medical to the specialty center.
B)
Transport the patient by ground to the specialty center.
C)
Transport the patient to the nearest facility.
D)
Transport the patient by air medical to the nearest facility - ✔✔-ANSWER---B)
Transport the patient by ground to the specialty center.
Which of the following signs is least likely to indicate a traumatic brain injury?
Question options:
A)
Irregular breathing pattern
B)
Vomiting
C)
Irrational behavior
D)
LATEST VERSIONS 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+
Your patient is a 40-year-old man who was burned when he
spilled gasoline on his pants as he was standing near the pilot light of his
hot water heater. He has circumferential, partial thickness burns from his feet to
the middle of his knees. Using the rule of nines, which of the following most
accurately represents the extent of body surface area burned?
a)36%
b)9%
c)18%
D)4.5% - ✔✔-ANSWER---C) 18%
What trauma triage guidelines did the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) release in order to guide the most injured patients into trauma
centers?
a)Patient priority, amount of time on scene, and transport destination
b)Lights, sirens, and diesel
c)Physiological determinants, anatomic criteria, and mechanism of injury
d) Teamwork, timing, and transport - ✔✔-ANSWER---C) Physiological
determinants, anatomic criteria, and mechanism of injury
Shock is the circulatory system's failure to provide sufficient blood and oxygen
to all the body's tissues. Which of the following is not a major type of shock?
Question options:
,A) Cardiogenic
B) Hypovolemic
C) Hemorrhagic
D) Hypervolemic - ✔✔-ANSWER---D) Hypervolemic
When the EMT is assessing compromise to an extremity, perhaps due to an
orthopedic injury, the EMT should initially check what "six Ps"?
Question options:
A)
Pain, pallor, position, pulses, placement, and pressure
B)
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulses, paralysis, and pressure
C)
Pain, pallor, position, pulses, placement, and pad
D)
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulses, placement, and pressure - ✔✔-ANSWER---B)
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulses, paralysis, and pressure
The purpose of a constricting band after a venomous snake bite is to impede the
spread of which of the following?
Question options:
A)
Lymph
B)
Arterial blood
C)
Venom
D)
,Both Lymph and Venom - ✔✔-ANSWER---C) venom
In most cases, which of the following is the correct way to provide initial
management of a suspected cervical spine injury?
Question options:
A)
Provide approximately 15 pounds of upward cervical traction.
B)
Gently apply pressure to the top of the patient's head.
C)
Maintain the patient's head and neck in the position they are found.
D)
Hold the patient's head still in a neutral, "eyes forward" position - ✔✔-ANSWER--
-D)
Hold the patient's head still in a neutral, "eyes forward" position
Which of the following is an accurate definition of a flail chest?
Question options:
A)
Section of the chest wall that is unstable, leading to breathing problems
B)
Lung that has been punctured by a fractured rib, resulting in a buildup of air
C)
Fracture of one rib in two or more consecutive places
D)
Fracture of at least four ribs in two or more places - ✔✔-ANSWER---A)
Section of the chest wall that is unstable, leading to breathing problems
, You respond to a boat dock for a scuba-diving injury. You find a 22-year-old
female patient unresponsive with frothy blood in the mouth and lung sounds
absent on the right side. The patient is breathing 28 times a minute. The
patient's friends state they were diving when she unexpectedly came out of the
water complaining of chest pains and then collapsed. The nearest hospital is 25
minutes away and the nearest specialty resource center with a hyperbaric
chamber is 30 minutes away. What is the best decision when determining
transport?
Question options:
A)
Transport the patient by air medical to the specialty center.
B)
Transport the patient by ground to the specialty center.
C)
Transport the patient to the nearest facility.
D)
Transport the patient by air medical to the nearest facility - ✔✔-ANSWER---B)
Transport the patient by ground to the specialty center.
Which of the following signs is least likely to indicate a traumatic brain injury?
Question options:
A)
Irregular breathing pattern
B)
Vomiting
C)
Irrational behavior
D)
