Exam 2 EMS 131 Questions with Complete
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You are treating a 15-year-old boy who apparently broke his right arm when he fell while
skateboarding with his friends. You have completed your primary and secondary assessment
including splinting his arm, but you found no other injuries or problems. Which of the following
is the most important step to do during the reassessment?
A) Place the patient on oxygen via nasal cannula.
B) Check distal circulation on his right arm
C) Recheck his pupils.
D) Visualize his chest for bruising. ✔️✔️B)
You are transporting a 30-year-old male who has been shot in the chest. He is suffering from a
sucking chest wound and has a decreased level of consciousness. How often should you
perform a reassessment?
A) Every 30 minutes
B) Every 5 minutes
C) Every 15 minutes
D) Every 10 minutes ✔️✔️B)
Under what circumstance should a reassessment not be performed?
A) The patient is being transported to a hospital close to his home.
B) Ongoing lifesaving interventions are required.
C) The patient has life-threatening injuries.
D) The patient does not receive a secondary assessment. ✔️✔️B)
Your patient is an 18-year-old female whom you believe may have had a miscarriage and is
bleeding heavily. You have completed your primary and secondary assessments and now you
need to reassess her to see if the bleeding has stopped. You should:
,A) ask her to check herself to see if she is still bleeding.
B) in a reassuring tone, explain what you need to do.
C) wait and let the hospital staff reassess the bleeding.
D) take another set of vital signs to see if her blood pressure has dropped. ✔️✔️B)
You are en route to the hospital with a 22-year-old male patient who has suffered a very
embarrassing injury to his genitalia. Which method of contacting the receiving facility will afford
the patient the most privacy?
Using the handheld radio
A) Using the ambulance radio but not using the patient's name
B) Using the ambulance radio but not providing details of the injury
D) Providing the receiving hospital with all information via a cell phone ✔️✔️D)
You have received the following order from medical control: "Administer one tablet of
nitroglycerin under the patient's tongue." Which of the following is the best response?
A) "Roger, order received."
B) "Order received. One nitroglycerin tablet under the patient's tongue."
C) "Clear. Will advise of any changes in patient's condition."
D) "Copy. Administering medication now." ✔️✔️B)
You have received an order from medical direction that you feel would be detrimental to your
patient. Which of the following should you do?
A) Politely question the physician.
B) Carry out the order but document that you disagreed with it.
C) Contact your supervisor for advice.
D) Call a different hospital for orders. ✔️✔️A)
When you arrive at the receiving facility, the nurse asks your partner for a verbal report of the
patient's condition. This is in addition to the radio report your partner gave to the hospital en
, route. Afterwards, you ask your partner why you must give a second verbal report and a written
report to the receiving nurse. What is the best reason to provide both reports?
A) The nurse may not have heard the patients name.
B) The nurse may have to perform critical interventions on the patient before you complete
your written report.
C) The patient's family may want this information.
D) The nurse may be too busy to read the written report. ✔️✔️B)
You are treating a patient with a possible fractured ankle. The patient appears to be in a lot of
pain and is uneasy. As you are getting ready to splint the patient's leg, he asks you if it is going
to hurt. Which of the following is the best response?
A) "If you're stressed out like this, it's going to hurt a lot more."
B) "Relax, this is not a painful procedure."
C) "I will do my best, but it may hurt while we put the splint on."
D) "It doesn't matter, we have to do it anyway." ✔️✔️C)
While on the scene with an elderly chest pain call, you notice that your partner gets on one
knee when talking to the seated patient. What is the best reason for an EMT to kneel down
beside the patient?
A) The younger EMT is acknowledging that the older patient is his elder.
B) The EMT is kneeling to protect himself.
C) The EMT can examine the patient's chest better.
D) The EMT does not want to appear threatening or intimidating to the patient. ✔️✔️D)
Which of the following can be correctly noted as a chief complaint?
A) The patient had a respiratory rate of 44.
B) The patient was confused.
C) The patient stated that she felt sick.
D) The patient was found sitting in the driver's seat of a full-size sedan. ✔️✔️C)
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You are treating a 15-year-old boy who apparently broke his right arm when he fell while
skateboarding with his friends. You have completed your primary and secondary assessment
including splinting his arm, but you found no other injuries or problems. Which of the following
is the most important step to do during the reassessment?
A) Place the patient on oxygen via nasal cannula.
B) Check distal circulation on his right arm
C) Recheck his pupils.
D) Visualize his chest for bruising. ✔️✔️B)
You are transporting a 30-year-old male who has been shot in the chest. He is suffering from a
sucking chest wound and has a decreased level of consciousness. How often should you
perform a reassessment?
A) Every 30 minutes
B) Every 5 minutes
C) Every 15 minutes
D) Every 10 minutes ✔️✔️B)
Under what circumstance should a reassessment not be performed?
A) The patient is being transported to a hospital close to his home.
B) Ongoing lifesaving interventions are required.
C) The patient has life-threatening injuries.
D) The patient does not receive a secondary assessment. ✔️✔️B)
Your patient is an 18-year-old female whom you believe may have had a miscarriage and is
bleeding heavily. You have completed your primary and secondary assessments and now you
need to reassess her to see if the bleeding has stopped. You should:
,A) ask her to check herself to see if she is still bleeding.
B) in a reassuring tone, explain what you need to do.
C) wait and let the hospital staff reassess the bleeding.
D) take another set of vital signs to see if her blood pressure has dropped. ✔️✔️B)
You are en route to the hospital with a 22-year-old male patient who has suffered a very
embarrassing injury to his genitalia. Which method of contacting the receiving facility will afford
the patient the most privacy?
Using the handheld radio
A) Using the ambulance radio but not using the patient's name
B) Using the ambulance radio but not providing details of the injury
D) Providing the receiving hospital with all information via a cell phone ✔️✔️D)
You have received the following order from medical control: "Administer one tablet of
nitroglycerin under the patient's tongue." Which of the following is the best response?
A) "Roger, order received."
B) "Order received. One nitroglycerin tablet under the patient's tongue."
C) "Clear. Will advise of any changes in patient's condition."
D) "Copy. Administering medication now." ✔️✔️B)
You have received an order from medical direction that you feel would be detrimental to your
patient. Which of the following should you do?
A) Politely question the physician.
B) Carry out the order but document that you disagreed with it.
C) Contact your supervisor for advice.
D) Call a different hospital for orders. ✔️✔️A)
When you arrive at the receiving facility, the nurse asks your partner for a verbal report of the
patient's condition. This is in addition to the radio report your partner gave to the hospital en
, route. Afterwards, you ask your partner why you must give a second verbal report and a written
report to the receiving nurse. What is the best reason to provide both reports?
A) The nurse may not have heard the patients name.
B) The nurse may have to perform critical interventions on the patient before you complete
your written report.
C) The patient's family may want this information.
D) The nurse may be too busy to read the written report. ✔️✔️B)
You are treating a patient with a possible fractured ankle. The patient appears to be in a lot of
pain and is uneasy. As you are getting ready to splint the patient's leg, he asks you if it is going
to hurt. Which of the following is the best response?
A) "If you're stressed out like this, it's going to hurt a lot more."
B) "Relax, this is not a painful procedure."
C) "I will do my best, but it may hurt while we put the splint on."
D) "It doesn't matter, we have to do it anyway." ✔️✔️C)
While on the scene with an elderly chest pain call, you notice that your partner gets on one
knee when talking to the seated patient. What is the best reason for an EMT to kneel down
beside the patient?
A) The younger EMT is acknowledging that the older patient is his elder.
B) The EMT is kneeling to protect himself.
C) The EMT can examine the patient's chest better.
D) The EMT does not want to appear threatening or intimidating to the patient. ✔️✔️D)
Which of the following can be correctly noted as a chief complaint?
A) The patient had a respiratory rate of 44.
B) The patient was confused.
C) The patient stated that she felt sick.
D) The patient was found sitting in the driver's seat of a full-size sedan. ✔️✔️C)
