Answers.
**As an EMR, you are expected to provide care based upon specific criteria correct answers
Standard of care
**which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered a vital organ? correct answers
Kidneys
**You suspect that your patient has a head, neck, or spinal injury but they have to be moved.
Which of the following techniques is the MOST appropriate to use? correct answers Blanket
Drag
**Upon arriving at the scene of an emergency, which of the following is your first responsibility
as an EMR? correct answers Scene safety
**Which of the following statements BEST reflects the principles of moving a patient? correct
answers All team members should be trained in proper techniques. (Shortest answer)
**Which of the following BEST reflects the purpose of an ongoing patient assessment? correct
answers Identify and treat any changes in the patient's condition
**When placing a blood pressure cuff on a patient's arm, make sure that the cuff is centered over
which of the following arteries? correct answers Brachial Artery
**When communicating with Medical Control, which of the following should you do first?
correct answers Identify yourself
**Which of the following is MOST appropriate when performing the Jaw-Thrust maneuver to
open an airway? correct answers Thrusting the lower jaw upward without moving the head or
neck
**Limit suctioning the mouth of an adult patient to no more than— correct answers 15 seconds
**Limit suctioning the mouth of a child patient to no more than- correct answers 10 seconds
**Limit suctioning the mouth of an infant patient to no more than- correct answers 5 seconds
**The pressure gauge on an oxygen cylinder reads 200 pounds per square inch (psi). Which
action is most appropriate? correct answers Replace the oxygen cylinder with a new one
**You're caring for a patient with a history of diabetes. The patient is awake but has cool, pale,
sweaty skin. The patients home glucometer shows low blood glucose levels. The patient is able
to follow simple commands and can safely swallow. What do you give the patient? correct
answers 15-20g of sugar
, **When should you NOT consider the use of an Oropharyngeal airway (OPA)? correct answers
When the patient responds to verbal stimuli
**While interviewing the patient, you observe the patient grimace and hold their abdomen as
they attempt to change positions. Which of the following questions is LEAST appropriate?
correct answers "Why'd you make that face?"
**Water rescue personnel summon you to an emergency scene. A child was stung by a jellyfish
while swimming at the beach. Which of the following is the most appropriate for you to do?
correct answers Irrigate the injured part with large amounts of salt water
**Which of the following is the priority when caring for a child who has been abused? correct
answers Treat the injuries
**The patient has an open abdominal wound. If local protocols allow, which of the following
dressings should you apply? correct answers Occlusive dressing
**You arrive at the scene of an emergency in which a 35 year-old has caught their hand in the
blades of a lawn mower. Two of the patient's fingers are completely severed. The third finger is
partially severed and is hanging by some skin. Which of the following would you qualify that as?
correct answers Avulsion
**You need to manually stabilize a patient's head and neck, the patient's head is turned sharply to
the right, which of the following would you do? correct answers Support the head and neck in
the position found.
**When providing care to a child with autism, which of the following is most appropriate?
correct answers Use verbal explanations of emotions
**The safe and appropriate removal of a patient trapped in a motor vehicle or dangerous
situation is called: correct answers Extrication
**You're preparing to use the Duo-Dote Antidote Kit, based on the understanding that the patient
has been exposed to what agent? correct answers Nerve agent
Which of the following would you expect to see at the opening of the birth canal if the woman
was experiencing a breech birth? correct answers Buttocks, shoulders, arms, feet
Which of the following occurs first during pregnancy? correct answers Implantation
Which of the following occurs during the third trimester? correct answers most weight gain
You have just assisted in the delivery of a newborn. You would expect the placenta to be
delivered within which time frame? correct answers 30 minutes