EMT Final Written Exam
airway management for an adult with suspected spinal injury - ANS-modified jaw thrust
high flow O2
c-spine
clear airway
OPA if unconscious and no gag reflex
\calculate the percentage of a thermal burn, based off of the rule of nines for an adult -
ANS--Head - 9
-Front - 18
-Back - 18
-Arms - 9
-Legs - 18
-Groin - 1
\calculate the percentage of a thermal burn, based off of the rule of nines for an child -
ANS--Head - 12
-Front - 18
-Back - 18
-Arms - 9
-Legs - 16.5
-Groin - 1
\calculate the percentage of a thermal burn, based off of the rule of nines for an infant -
ANS--Head - 18
-Front - 18
-Back - 18
-Arms - 9
-Legs - 13.5
-Groin - 1
\causes of hypovolemic shock - ANS-low fluid
loss of blood
thermal burns
dehydration
heat exhaustion
\causes of hypoxia - ANS-pulmonary edema
hay fever
pleural effusion
obstruction of airway
hyperventilation syndrome
drug overdose
carbon monoxide poisoning
\common medical disorders associated with geriatric patients conditions -
ANS--Hypertension
-Arthritis
-Heart disease
-Cancer
, -Diabetes mellitus
-Asthma
\components of scene size up - ANS-PPE
scene safe
moi/noi
# of patients
call ALS and transport
consider spine stabilization
\DCAP-BTLS - ANS-D-deformities
C-contusions
A- avulsions
P-punctures
B-burns
T-tenderness
L-lacerations
S-swelling
\define abandonment - ANS-when the emt terminates care with out the consent of the
patient
\define advanced directive - ANS-Written documentations that specifies medical treatment
for a competent patient should the patient be unable to make decisions; also called a living
will or health care directive.
\define avulsion - ANS-injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or is hanging as a
flap
\define body mechanics - ANS-the way the body moves to preform a specific action
\define BSI precautions - ANS-personal protective equipment
\define critical burn injury - ANS-full thickness burn and partial thickness greater than 20%
\define diastolic blood pressure - ANS-its when the ventricles relax
\define federal communications commission - ANS-The federal agency that has jurisdiction
over interstate and International telephone and telegraph services and satellite
communications all of which may involve Ems activity
\define good Samaritan law - ANS-protecting citizens when trying to help with treating
someone but remaining in their scope of practice
\define jaundice - ANS-yellow pigment
\Define Kussmaul's breathing pattern - ANS-diabetic ketoacidios ; deep in labor
\define medical director - ANS-The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field.
\define paradoxical chest wall motion - ANS-Abnormal movement of a flail segment
\define precipitous delivery - ANS-expulsion of the fetus within less than 3 hours of
commencement of regular contractions
\define profusion - ANS-circulation of oxygenated blood
\define pulmonary edema - ANS-buildup of fluid in the lungs usually as a result of congestive
heart failure
\define SIDS - ANS-Sudden infant death syndrome
\define spontaneous abortion - ANS-Miscarriage; death of the fetus before 20 weeks
\define stridor - ANS-harsh sound in the lungs during inhalation
\define systolic blood pressure - ANS-the contractions of the ventricles
\define the function of the gallbladder - ANS-Sac under the liver collects and stores bile from
the liver until it is released into the duodenum to aid in digestion of fats
airway management for an adult with suspected spinal injury - ANS-modified jaw thrust
high flow O2
c-spine
clear airway
OPA if unconscious and no gag reflex
\calculate the percentage of a thermal burn, based off of the rule of nines for an adult -
ANS--Head - 9
-Front - 18
-Back - 18
-Arms - 9
-Legs - 18
-Groin - 1
\calculate the percentage of a thermal burn, based off of the rule of nines for an child -
ANS--Head - 12
-Front - 18
-Back - 18
-Arms - 9
-Legs - 16.5
-Groin - 1
\calculate the percentage of a thermal burn, based off of the rule of nines for an infant -
ANS--Head - 18
-Front - 18
-Back - 18
-Arms - 9
-Legs - 13.5
-Groin - 1
\causes of hypovolemic shock - ANS-low fluid
loss of blood
thermal burns
dehydration
heat exhaustion
\causes of hypoxia - ANS-pulmonary edema
hay fever
pleural effusion
obstruction of airway
hyperventilation syndrome
drug overdose
carbon monoxide poisoning
\common medical disorders associated with geriatric patients conditions -
ANS--Hypertension
-Arthritis
-Heart disease
-Cancer
, -Diabetes mellitus
-Asthma
\components of scene size up - ANS-PPE
scene safe
moi/noi
# of patients
call ALS and transport
consider spine stabilization
\DCAP-BTLS - ANS-D-deformities
C-contusions
A- avulsions
P-punctures
B-burns
T-tenderness
L-lacerations
S-swelling
\define abandonment - ANS-when the emt terminates care with out the consent of the
patient
\define advanced directive - ANS-Written documentations that specifies medical treatment
for a competent patient should the patient be unable to make decisions; also called a living
will or health care directive.
\define avulsion - ANS-injury in which soft tissue is torn completely loose or is hanging as a
flap
\define body mechanics - ANS-the way the body moves to preform a specific action
\define BSI precautions - ANS-personal protective equipment
\define critical burn injury - ANS-full thickness burn and partial thickness greater than 20%
\define diastolic blood pressure - ANS-its when the ventricles relax
\define federal communications commission - ANS-The federal agency that has jurisdiction
over interstate and International telephone and telegraph services and satellite
communications all of which may involve Ems activity
\define good Samaritan law - ANS-protecting citizens when trying to help with treating
someone but remaining in their scope of practice
\define jaundice - ANS-yellow pigment
\Define Kussmaul's breathing pattern - ANS-diabetic ketoacidios ; deep in labor
\define medical director - ANS-The physician who authorizes or delegates to the EMT the
authority to provide medical care in the field.
\define paradoxical chest wall motion - ANS-Abnormal movement of a flail segment
\define precipitous delivery - ANS-expulsion of the fetus within less than 3 hours of
commencement of regular contractions
\define profusion - ANS-circulation of oxygenated blood
\define pulmonary edema - ANS-buildup of fluid in the lungs usually as a result of congestive
heart failure
\define SIDS - ANS-Sudden infant death syndrome
\define spontaneous abortion - ANS-Miscarriage; death of the fetus before 20 weeks
\define stridor - ANS-harsh sound in the lungs during inhalation
\define systolic blood pressure - ANS-the contractions of the ventricles
\define the function of the gallbladder - ANS-Sac under the liver collects and stores bile from
the liver until it is released into the duodenum to aid in digestion of fats
