EMS 131: Exam 1 Questions and Answers|
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Which of the following describes the chief complaint? ✔️✔️Reason why the patient summoned
EMS
Your patient is a 72-year-old female who has "twisted her ankle" coming down some steps. She
is alert and complaining of pain in her right ankle, but she jokes about her "clumsiness." Which
of the following should you do next? ✔️✔️Ask if the patient has pain anywhere besides her
ankle.
Which of the following is NOT performed during the "Airway" phase of the primary
assessment? ✔️✔️Obtaining the respiratory rate
During the primary assessment of a responsive adult patient, where should the pulse be
checked? ✔️✔️Radial artery
Which of the following patients is a high priority for transport? ✔️✔️Adult male with difficulty
breathing
When the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries, the pressure created is known as
the: ✔️✔️systolic blood pressure.
A patient with a pulse rate of 120 beats per minute is considered which of the following?
✔️✔️tachycardia
You are assessing a 48-year-old male who is unconscious. The scene is safe and you hear the
patient gurgling. What is your next action? ✔️✔️Suction the airway
, You are assessing a 55-year-old male complaining of chest pain and have determined that his
radial pulse is barely palpable. You also determine that there were 20 pulsations over a span of
30 seconds. Based on this, how would you report this patient's pulse? ✔️✔️Pulse 40 and weak
Your patient is in late stages of liver failure and has requested to be transported to the
emergency department. You take your body substance isolation and move him to your cot and
notice his skin is warm and dry with a yellow color. Your radio report to the hospital should
state your patient is: ✔️✔️jaundiced.
You are transporting a patient to the hospital from a motor vehicle crash. Your patient's initial
blood pressure was 88/52. You should reassess blood pressure: ✔️✔️at least every 5 minutes.
The patient was a driver in a lateral impact motor vehicle collision. During the assessment of his
chest, the EMT notes a segment of the chest wall moving in the opposite direction from the rest
of the chest. Which of the following BEST describes this finding? ✔️✔️Paradoxical movement
When a patient describes how he feels, he is telling you which of the following? ✔️✔️His
symptoms
You are caring for a teenager who is having a severe allergic reaction. He has hives all over his
stomach, is having respiratory distress, and is wheezing. After you administer oxygen, you get a
set of vital signs. Medical direction has ordered you to assist with administration of his Epi-
Pen®. You will monitor the success of your interventions during the: ✔️✔️reassessment.
Your patient has been hit in the arm with a baseball during practice. He is alert and oriented,
complaining of pain to his left arm with obvious black discoloration of the skin. What type of
assessment is called for in this situation? ✔️✔️Focused exam
When assessing a patient who has been stabbed. Which of the following information should the
EMT gain first? ✔️✔️Size and type of the knife
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Which of the following describes the chief complaint? ✔️✔️Reason why the patient summoned
EMS
Your patient is a 72-year-old female who has "twisted her ankle" coming down some steps. She
is alert and complaining of pain in her right ankle, but she jokes about her "clumsiness." Which
of the following should you do next? ✔️✔️Ask if the patient has pain anywhere besides her
ankle.
Which of the following is NOT performed during the "Airway" phase of the primary
assessment? ✔️✔️Obtaining the respiratory rate
During the primary assessment of a responsive adult patient, where should the pulse be
checked? ✔️✔️Radial artery
Which of the following patients is a high priority for transport? ✔️✔️Adult male with difficulty
breathing
When the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries, the pressure created is known as
the: ✔️✔️systolic blood pressure.
A patient with a pulse rate of 120 beats per minute is considered which of the following?
✔️✔️tachycardia
You are assessing a 48-year-old male who is unconscious. The scene is safe and you hear the
patient gurgling. What is your next action? ✔️✔️Suction the airway
, You are assessing a 55-year-old male complaining of chest pain and have determined that his
radial pulse is barely palpable. You also determine that there were 20 pulsations over a span of
30 seconds. Based on this, how would you report this patient's pulse? ✔️✔️Pulse 40 and weak
Your patient is in late stages of liver failure and has requested to be transported to the
emergency department. You take your body substance isolation and move him to your cot and
notice his skin is warm and dry with a yellow color. Your radio report to the hospital should
state your patient is: ✔️✔️jaundiced.
You are transporting a patient to the hospital from a motor vehicle crash. Your patient's initial
blood pressure was 88/52. You should reassess blood pressure: ✔️✔️at least every 5 minutes.
The patient was a driver in a lateral impact motor vehicle collision. During the assessment of his
chest, the EMT notes a segment of the chest wall moving in the opposite direction from the rest
of the chest. Which of the following BEST describes this finding? ✔️✔️Paradoxical movement
When a patient describes how he feels, he is telling you which of the following? ✔️✔️His
symptoms
You are caring for a teenager who is having a severe allergic reaction. He has hives all over his
stomach, is having respiratory distress, and is wheezing. After you administer oxygen, you get a
set of vital signs. Medical direction has ordered you to assist with administration of his Epi-
Pen®. You will monitor the success of your interventions during the: ✔️✔️reassessment.
Your patient has been hit in the arm with a baseball during practice. He is alert and oriented,
complaining of pain to his left arm with obvious black discoloration of the skin. What type of
assessment is called for in this situation? ✔️✔️Focused exam
When assessing a patient who has been stabbed. Which of the following information should the
EMT gain first? ✔️✔️Size and type of the knife
