EMT Final Exam - Test Bank Questions
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TWO CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT DIALYSIS PATIENTS
FREQUENTLY HAVE IN ADDITION TO KIDNEY FAILURE ARE _________ AND
__________. - Answer-HYPERTENSION
DIABETES
WHAT BEST DEFINES THE EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE? - Answer-PATIENT ASSESSMENT
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF HYPOXIA? - Answer-COMMONLY SEEN AS BLUE
OR GRAY SKIN, DETERIORATION OF PATIENT'S MENTAL STATUS LIKE
CONFUSION OR RESTLESSNESS
WHAT IS THE EMTS HIGHEST PRIORITY AT THE SCENE OF A HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS INCIDENT? - Answer-PERSONAL SAFETY
WHAT IS ANOHER NAME FOR AN ALLERGIC REACTION? - Answer-
ANAPHYLAXIS
WHAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER OF AIR FLOW FROM THE NOSE TO THE
ALVEOLI IN THE LUNGS - Answer-NOSE
NASOPHARYNX
PHARYNX
HYPO PHARYNX
LARYNX
TRACHEA
BRONCHI
ALVEOLI
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY EFFECT ON THE BODY WHEN AN EMT ASSISTS A
PATIENT WITH A PRESCRIBED INHALER IF THE PATIENT IS SHORT OF
BREATH? - Answer-RELAXATION OF THE BRONCHIOLES
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A PATIENT DESCRIBES HOW HE FEELS? - Answer-
HIS SYMPTOMS
WHEN CARBON DIOXIDE IS NOT EXCHANGED, THE NET RESULT IS HIGH
CARBON DIOXIDE, A CONDITION CALLED _____________, WITHIN THE BODY.
- Answer-HYPERCAPNIA
WHEN CHECKING BREATH SOUNDS IN A TRAUMA PATIENT, WHAT SHOULD
THE MET ASSESS FOR FIRST? - Answer-PRESENCE AND EQUALITY
,WHEN CONTROLLING THE SCENE OF AN EMERGENCY INVOLVING
DAMAGED POWER POLES AND DONED ELECTRICAL WIRES, THE EMT MUST
REMEMBER TO: - Answer-REQUEST APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL TO CUTE
THE POWER SOURCE
WHEN DOES RESPIRATORY DISTRESS CHANGE TO RESPIRATORY
FAILURE? - Answer-WHEN THE RESPIRATORY CHALLENGE CONTINUES, THE
SYSTEMS CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND, AND SKIN COLOR AND
MENTAL STATUS CHANGE
WHEN GIVING A RADIO REPORT TO THE HOSPITAL, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING SHOULD BE STATED FIRST? - Answer-THE PATIENT IS A 55 Y.O.
MALE
WHEN GROSSLY DECONTAMINATING A PATIENT WHO IS NOT WEARING PPE
IN A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
TECHNIQUES SHOULD BE USED? - Answer-TAKING A LOW PRESSURE
DECONTAMINATION SHOWER
WHEN PREPARING TO MOVE A PATIENT THAT IS USING A SPECIALTY
MEDICAL DEVICE FROM HIS HOUSE TO THE AMBULANCE, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK THE FAMILY? -
Answer-- WHAT WORKED BEST FOR MOVING THE PATIENT THE LAST TIME
HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE?
- HOW DO YOU NORMALLY MOVE THE PATIENT?
WHAT DO DIALATED PUPILS LOOK LIKE? - Answer-LARGER THAN NORMAL
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE HEART CONTRACTS AND FORCES BLOOD
INTO THE ARTERIES, THE PRESSURE IS CREATED? - Answer-SYSTOLIC
BLOOD PRESSURE
WHEN USING THE AED, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING TO "CLEAR" THE PATIENT BEFORE DELIVERING
A SHOCK? - Answer-THE EMT OPERATING THE DEFIBRILLATOR
WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR FINGER IN AN INFANT'S PALM, SHE GRASPS IT
WITH HER FINGERS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH REFLEX? - Answer-
PALMAR REFLEX
WHERE DO BASELINE VITAL SIGNS FIT INTO THE SEQUENCE OF PATIENT
ASSESSMENT? - Answer-AT SECONDARY ASSESSMENT
WHICH ABDOMINAL QUADRANT CONTAINS THE APPENDIX? - Answer-RIGHT
LOWER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES STATUS EPILEPTICUS? -
Answer-TWO OR MORE SEIZURES WITH TONIC CLONIC ACTIVITY WITHOUT
AN INTERVENING PERIOD OF CONSCIOUSNESS
,WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE EMTS INTENDED ROLE IN
THE IDEAL PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE? - Answer-EARLY
DEFIBRILLATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE DELIVERY OF O2 AND
NUTRIENTS AT THE BODY'S CELLULAR LEVEL? - Answer-PERFUSION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE MEDICAL CONDITION OF
SHOCK? - Answer-A STATE OF INADEQUATE TISSUE PERFUSION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE PURPOSE OF THE
ODERN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) SYSTEM? - Answer-TO HAVE
TRAINED PERSONNEL RESPOND QUICKLY AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY
CARE ON THE SCENE, DURING TRANSPORT, AND AT THE HOSPITAL
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSES WORSENING OF THE DAMAGE IN A
BRAIN INJURY? - Answer-IMPROPER MANAGEMENT OF AIRWAY AND
VENTILATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL AGENTS PROHIBITS THE USE OF
OXYGEN IN THE CELLS? - Answer-CYANIDE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES AN OPEN EXTREMITY INJURY? -
Answer-BONE TISSUES HAVE LACERATED FROM THE INSIDE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY? -
Answer-AN IMAGINARY LINE DIVIDING THE BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND
LEFT HALVES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE NORMAL APPEARANCE OF
AMNIOTIC FLUID? - Answer-CLEAR AND COLORLESS FLUID
WHAT ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIFTING? - Answer-...
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INHALERS WOULD NOT BE USED TO REVERSE
AN ASTHMA ATTACK? - Answer-BECLOMETHOSONE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CLASSIFICATION OF THE SEVERITY OF
SHOCK? - Answer-UNCOMPENSATED
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS FALSE REGARDING THE PURPOSE OF
IMMEDIATELY DOCUMENTING VITAL SIGNS ONCE THEY ARE OBTAINED? -
Answer-FAILURE TO RECORD IS FALSIFYING THE RECORD
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A BENEFT OF SPLINTING AN INJURY TO
BONES AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES? - Answer-RESTRICT BLOOD FLOW TO
THE SITE OF INJURY TO PREVENT SWELLING
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A REASON THAT AN AED MAY INDICATE
THAT THERE IS "NO SHOCK ADVISED"? - Answer-VENTRICULAR
FIBRILLATION
YOU ARE TREATING A 54 Y.O. FEMALE PATIENT WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A
DOMESTIC DISPUTE; YOU NOTICE AN ABRASION TO THE SIDE OF HER
HEAD. THE PATIENT IS UNRESPONSIVE WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE OF
200/110, A PULSE OF 60 BEATS PER MINUTE, SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR
BREATHING. THE PATIENT'S PRESENTATION IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? - Answer-INTERCRANIAL PRESSURE
YOU ARE TREATING A 57 Y.O. MALE FOR CHEST PAIN. YOU HAVE
GATHERED ALL PERTINENT HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS, COMPLETED
TWO SETS OF VITALS, TALKED WITH MEDICAL DIRECTION, AND ASSISTED
THE PATIENT WITH TWO DOESES OF HIS NITROGLYCERIN. DETERMINATION
OF WHETHER OR NOT THE NITROGLYCERIN WAS EFFECTIVE IS ASSESSED
DURING THE: - Answer-REASSESSMENT
YOU ARE TREATING A PATIENT WHO HAS A PRODUCTIVE COUGH AND WHO
REPORTS WEIGHT LOSS, LOSS OF APPETITE, WEAKNESS, NIGHT SWEATS,
AND FEVER. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES IS MOST LIKELY THE
CAUSE OF THE SE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS? - Answer-TUBERCULOSIS
YOU ARRIVE ON THE SCENE OF THE 55 Y.O. MALE PATIENT. THE PATIENTS
WIFE CALLED 911 BECAUSE HE IS HAVING CHEST PAINS. THE PATIENT IS
VERY ANGRY WITH HIS WIFE FOR CALLING 911 BECAUSE HE STATES HE
ONLY HAS HEARTBURN AND ADAMANTLY REFUSES ANY TREATMENT OR
TRANSPORT. AFTER SIGING THE PATIENT REFUSAL FORM, THE PAITEN
COLLAPSES AND GOES INTO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. THE WIFE IS
CRYING UNCONTROLLABLY AND BEGGING YOU TO DO SOMETHING. WHAT
SHOULD YOU DO? - Answer-PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE UNDER IMPLIED
CONSENTS
YOU FIND A TEENAGE MALE LYING SUPINE IN HIS BEDROOM. YOU HEAR
GURGLING SOUNDS FROM THE PATIENT'S MOUTH AND SEE VOMIT WITH
PILL FRAGMENTS ON THE FLOOR. YOU SHOULD: - Answer-SUCTION THE
AIRWAY
YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF A CALL A "MAN DOWN." AS YOU
ENTER THE RESIDENCE YOU NOTE THAT YOUR PATIENT IS MALE IN HIS
MID-60S WHO IS AWAKE BUT DOESN NOT SEEMS TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU
PRESENCE. HE IS PERSPIRING PROFUSELY, HAS CYANOSIS OF HIS EARS
AND LIPS, AND HAS RAPID, SHALLOW RESPIRATIONS. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING SHOULD YOU DO FIRST? - Answer-CHECK FOR A RADIAL PULSE
YOU HAVE JUST ADMINISTER NITROGLYCERIN TO A 68 Y.O. PATIENT.
WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, SHE COMPLAIN OF FEELING FAINT AND
LIGHTHEADED, BUT STATES THAT SHE IS STILL HAVING SOME CHEST PAIN.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE BEST SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS?
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TWO CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT DIALYSIS PATIENTS
FREQUENTLY HAVE IN ADDITION TO KIDNEY FAILURE ARE _________ AND
__________. - Answer-HYPERTENSION
DIABETES
WHAT BEST DEFINES THE EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE? - Answer-PATIENT ASSESSMENT
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF HYPOXIA? - Answer-COMMONLY SEEN AS BLUE
OR GRAY SKIN, DETERIORATION OF PATIENT'S MENTAL STATUS LIKE
CONFUSION OR RESTLESSNESS
WHAT IS THE EMTS HIGHEST PRIORITY AT THE SCENE OF A HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS INCIDENT? - Answer-PERSONAL SAFETY
WHAT IS ANOHER NAME FOR AN ALLERGIC REACTION? - Answer-
ANAPHYLAXIS
WHAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER OF AIR FLOW FROM THE NOSE TO THE
ALVEOLI IN THE LUNGS - Answer-NOSE
NASOPHARYNX
PHARYNX
HYPO PHARYNX
LARYNX
TRACHEA
BRONCHI
ALVEOLI
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY EFFECT ON THE BODY WHEN AN EMT ASSISTS A
PATIENT WITH A PRESCRIBED INHALER IF THE PATIENT IS SHORT OF
BREATH? - Answer-RELAXATION OF THE BRONCHIOLES
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A PATIENT DESCRIBES HOW HE FEELS? - Answer-
HIS SYMPTOMS
WHEN CARBON DIOXIDE IS NOT EXCHANGED, THE NET RESULT IS HIGH
CARBON DIOXIDE, A CONDITION CALLED _____________, WITHIN THE BODY.
- Answer-HYPERCAPNIA
WHEN CHECKING BREATH SOUNDS IN A TRAUMA PATIENT, WHAT SHOULD
THE MET ASSESS FOR FIRST? - Answer-PRESENCE AND EQUALITY
,WHEN CONTROLLING THE SCENE OF AN EMERGENCY INVOLVING
DAMAGED POWER POLES AND DONED ELECTRICAL WIRES, THE EMT MUST
REMEMBER TO: - Answer-REQUEST APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL TO CUTE
THE POWER SOURCE
WHEN DOES RESPIRATORY DISTRESS CHANGE TO RESPIRATORY
FAILURE? - Answer-WHEN THE RESPIRATORY CHALLENGE CONTINUES, THE
SYSTEMS CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND, AND SKIN COLOR AND
MENTAL STATUS CHANGE
WHEN GIVING A RADIO REPORT TO THE HOSPITAL, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING SHOULD BE STATED FIRST? - Answer-THE PATIENT IS A 55 Y.O.
MALE
WHEN GROSSLY DECONTAMINATING A PATIENT WHO IS NOT WEARING PPE
IN A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
TECHNIQUES SHOULD BE USED? - Answer-TAKING A LOW PRESSURE
DECONTAMINATION SHOWER
WHEN PREPARING TO MOVE A PATIENT THAT IS USING A SPECIALTY
MEDICAL DEVICE FROM HIS HOUSE TO THE AMBULANCE, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK THE FAMILY? -
Answer-- WHAT WORKED BEST FOR MOVING THE PATIENT THE LAST TIME
HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE?
- HOW DO YOU NORMALLY MOVE THE PATIENT?
WHAT DO DIALATED PUPILS LOOK LIKE? - Answer-LARGER THAN NORMAL
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE HEART CONTRACTS AND FORCES BLOOD
INTO THE ARTERIES, THE PRESSURE IS CREATED? - Answer-SYSTOLIC
BLOOD PRESSURE
WHEN USING THE AED, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLING TO "CLEAR" THE PATIENT BEFORE DELIVERING
A SHOCK? - Answer-THE EMT OPERATING THE DEFIBRILLATOR
WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR FINGER IN AN INFANT'S PALM, SHE GRASPS IT
WITH HER FINGERS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH REFLEX? - Answer-
PALMAR REFLEX
WHERE DO BASELINE VITAL SIGNS FIT INTO THE SEQUENCE OF PATIENT
ASSESSMENT? - Answer-AT SECONDARY ASSESSMENT
WHICH ABDOMINAL QUADRANT CONTAINS THE APPENDIX? - Answer-RIGHT
LOWER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES STATUS EPILEPTICUS? -
Answer-TWO OR MORE SEIZURES WITH TONIC CLONIC ACTIVITY WITHOUT
AN INTERVENING PERIOD OF CONSCIOUSNESS
,WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE EMTS INTENDED ROLE IN
THE IDEAL PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE? - Answer-EARLY
DEFIBRILLATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE DELIVERY OF O2 AND
NUTRIENTS AT THE BODY'S CELLULAR LEVEL? - Answer-PERFUSION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE MEDICAL CONDITION OF
SHOCK? - Answer-A STATE OF INADEQUATE TISSUE PERFUSION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE PURPOSE OF THE
ODERN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) SYSTEM? - Answer-TO HAVE
TRAINED PERSONNEL RESPOND QUICKLY AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY
CARE ON THE SCENE, DURING TRANSPORT, AND AT THE HOSPITAL
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSES WORSENING OF THE DAMAGE IN A
BRAIN INJURY? - Answer-IMPROPER MANAGEMENT OF AIRWAY AND
VENTILATION
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL AGENTS PROHIBITS THE USE OF
OXYGEN IN THE CELLS? - Answer-CYANIDE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES AN OPEN EXTREMITY INJURY? -
Answer-BONE TISSUES HAVE LACERATED FROM THE INSIDE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY? -
Answer-AN IMAGINARY LINE DIVIDING THE BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND
LEFT HALVES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE NORMAL APPEARANCE OF
AMNIOTIC FLUID? - Answer-CLEAR AND COLORLESS FLUID
WHAT ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIFTING? - Answer-...
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INHALERS WOULD NOT BE USED TO REVERSE
AN ASTHMA ATTACK? - Answer-BECLOMETHOSONE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CLASSIFICATION OF THE SEVERITY OF
SHOCK? - Answer-UNCOMPENSATED
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS FALSE REGARDING THE PURPOSE OF
IMMEDIATELY DOCUMENTING VITAL SIGNS ONCE THEY ARE OBTAINED? -
Answer-FAILURE TO RECORD IS FALSIFYING THE RECORD
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A BENEFT OF SPLINTING AN INJURY TO
BONES AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES? - Answer-RESTRICT BLOOD FLOW TO
THE SITE OF INJURY TO PREVENT SWELLING
, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A REASON THAT AN AED MAY INDICATE
THAT THERE IS "NO SHOCK ADVISED"? - Answer-VENTRICULAR
FIBRILLATION
YOU ARE TREATING A 54 Y.O. FEMALE PATIENT WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A
DOMESTIC DISPUTE; YOU NOTICE AN ABRASION TO THE SIDE OF HER
HEAD. THE PATIENT IS UNRESPONSIVE WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE OF
200/110, A PULSE OF 60 BEATS PER MINUTE, SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR
BREATHING. THE PATIENT'S PRESENTATION IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? - Answer-INTERCRANIAL PRESSURE
YOU ARE TREATING A 57 Y.O. MALE FOR CHEST PAIN. YOU HAVE
GATHERED ALL PERTINENT HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS, COMPLETED
TWO SETS OF VITALS, TALKED WITH MEDICAL DIRECTION, AND ASSISTED
THE PATIENT WITH TWO DOESES OF HIS NITROGLYCERIN. DETERMINATION
OF WHETHER OR NOT THE NITROGLYCERIN WAS EFFECTIVE IS ASSESSED
DURING THE: - Answer-REASSESSMENT
YOU ARE TREATING A PATIENT WHO HAS A PRODUCTIVE COUGH AND WHO
REPORTS WEIGHT LOSS, LOSS OF APPETITE, WEAKNESS, NIGHT SWEATS,
AND FEVER. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES IS MOST LIKELY THE
CAUSE OF THE SE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS? - Answer-TUBERCULOSIS
YOU ARRIVE ON THE SCENE OF THE 55 Y.O. MALE PATIENT. THE PATIENTS
WIFE CALLED 911 BECAUSE HE IS HAVING CHEST PAINS. THE PATIENT IS
VERY ANGRY WITH HIS WIFE FOR CALLING 911 BECAUSE HE STATES HE
ONLY HAS HEARTBURN AND ADAMANTLY REFUSES ANY TREATMENT OR
TRANSPORT. AFTER SIGING THE PATIENT REFUSAL FORM, THE PAITEN
COLLAPSES AND GOES INTO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. THE WIFE IS
CRYING UNCONTROLLABLY AND BEGGING YOU TO DO SOMETHING. WHAT
SHOULD YOU DO? - Answer-PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE UNDER IMPLIED
CONSENTS
YOU FIND A TEENAGE MALE LYING SUPINE IN HIS BEDROOM. YOU HEAR
GURGLING SOUNDS FROM THE PATIENT'S MOUTH AND SEE VOMIT WITH
PILL FRAGMENTS ON THE FLOOR. YOU SHOULD: - Answer-SUCTION THE
AIRWAY
YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF A CALL A "MAN DOWN." AS YOU
ENTER THE RESIDENCE YOU NOTE THAT YOUR PATIENT IS MALE IN HIS
MID-60S WHO IS AWAKE BUT DOESN NOT SEEMS TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU
PRESENCE. HE IS PERSPIRING PROFUSELY, HAS CYANOSIS OF HIS EARS
AND LIPS, AND HAS RAPID, SHALLOW RESPIRATIONS. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING SHOULD YOU DO FIRST? - Answer-CHECK FOR A RADIAL PULSE
YOU HAVE JUST ADMINISTER NITROGLYCERIN TO A 68 Y.O. PATIENT.
WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, SHE COMPLAIN OF FEELING FAINT AND
LIGHTHEADED, BUT STATES THAT SHE IS STILL HAVING SOME CHEST PAIN.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE BEST SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS?
