EMS 131 Quiz 5- Questions and Answers
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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
Your 76-year-old female patient is having trouble breathing. When you auscultate her lungs,
you hear crackles (rales) and you are concerned that she may have pulmonary edema. Her
oxygen saturation is 92%, so you place her on 100% oxygen via a nonrebreather mask. Her
breathing gets a little easier with the oxygen. You decide to expedite transport since she is
anxious about her condition. Later, as you are completing your reassessment, you see that her
respirations have slowed to 8 times per minute and she is barely staying awake. What should
you do next? ✔️✔️Begin ventilating her with a bag-valve mask.
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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
Your 76-year-old female patient is having trouble breathing. When you auscultate her lungs,
you hear crackles (rales) and you are concerned that she may have pulmonary edema. Her
oxygen saturation is 92%, so you place her on 100% oxygen via a nonrebreather mask. Her
breathing gets a little easier with the oxygen. You decide to expedite transport since she is
anxious about her condition. Later, as you are completing your reassessment, you see that her
respirations have slowed to 8 times per minute and she is barely staying awake. What should
you do next? ✔️✔️Begin ventilating her with a bag-valve mask.
