EMS Module Exam 5 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

EMS Module Exam 5 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What type of fracture should you suspect when the femur is struck with a high velocity projectile? - Comminuted Fracture During an MCI which position is the most emotionally difficult? - Triage When there are many problems with a trauma patient why is the sucking chest wound the thing that you treat first? - You address life threats first Upon arrival bystanders are administering CPR to a child, what is the first thing you do when you arrive? - Make sure CPR is being performed adequately What condition should you be aware of if you are rewarming a frozen arm? - Hypothermia What is the definition of triage? - To sort Which organ causes chemical peritonitis? - Pancreas When a child falls and hits their head what should you do if the dad gets angry with your treatment? - Ask him to help with packaging and care for the patient When caring for an abused child what is your primary concern? - Preform assessment and treatment as normal Heat stroke - the body losing its ability to cool itself, inability to sweat 2© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED heat exhaustion - condition resulting from exposure to heat and excessive loss of fluid through sweating When giving a radio report to the hospital during an MCI what should you say? - Priority, destination hospital, ETA, unit number, principle injury What is the patients medical issue if he takes metformin? - Diabetes (type 2) What injury would you see on a patient who was hit on the forehead? - Coo hit to the frontal lobe, personality changes are to be expected. When a patient shows signs of imminent delivery at a restaurant and the staff asks you to take her to the bathroom what should you do? - Create the most private setting possible where she is. If a patient is injured and her priest approaches wanting to know what is going on what should you do? - Allow the pastor to speak to the patient if the patient allows. What is true about advanced directives with some treatments? - They are usually invalid in the prehospital setting When QI is being performed and it is noted that an EMT is using unrecognized abbreviations in a PCR what is the chart seen as? - Chart is unacceptable due to the abbreviations When treating a semi-responsive patient who is hypotensive and suffering from hematemesis what position do you place the patient in? - Left Lateral Recumbent When caring for a drowning patient in the winter what condition should you suspect? - Hypothermia When arriving on the scene of a single vehicle collision where the car struck the utility box what might you suspect when assessing the scene? - Electrocution 3© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Which part of the assessment is most important with an adult patient with chest pain and shortness of breath? - Lung sounds When treating a patient who is unconscious in the excessive heat what might you suspect is wrong with them? - Heat stroke What is a simple, quick, and adequate way to check the circulation of a child? - Capillary refill What might impact the assessment of a spinal cord injury? - Long bone injuries In which phase of the call are you replacing used equipment in the ambulance? - Terminating the call Your vehicle is 1st to arrive on a scene with a spill of an unknown liquid, where should you place the ambulance? - 100ft between the accident and oncoming traffic When a patient has a hemothorax, a spinal fracture, bilateral femur fractures, which should be used a splint? - Backboard A stable pt starts repeating the same questions over and over aga