JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM
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1. A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quan- administer 15 g of activat-
tity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother ed charcoal.
states that she does not know when the ingestion
occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no
apparent distress. The EMT should:
2. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or yellow
without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a
___________ tag during a mass-casualty incident
3. An unconscious patient found in a prone position requires CPR
must be placed in a supine position in case he or she:
4. Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant Provide emotional sup-
who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blis- port to the mother
tering, you should:
5. Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as: knowingly misusing a
substance to produce a
desired effect.
6. Both areas of the pons are sued to: augment respiration dur-
ing physical or emotional
stress
7. A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs when: a small clot in a cere-
bral artery causes tempo-
rary symptoms.
8. A decrease in blood pressure may indicate: a loss of vascular tone
9. Ketone production is the result of: fat metabolization when
glucose is unavailable.
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10. A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of dermal layer
skin and a portion of the:
11. A young female experienced a laceration to her left avoid applying pressure to
eyeball from flying glass when her boyfriend broke a the globe when you are
soda bottle against a wall. There is moderate bleeding covering the eye.
and the patient states that she cannot see out of the
injured eye. You should:
12. At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed: 100 beats/min
13. Delivering a patient to the hospital involves all of the giving a verbal report to
following activities, EXCEPT: the clerk
14. Common names for activated charcoal include all of Fructose
the following, EXCEPT:
15. As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the alveoli
terminal ends of these smaller passages form the:
16. Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the pain exacerbated by
following EXCEPT: breathing
17. Breathing occurs as the result of a(n): increase in carbon diox-
ide, which decreases the
pH of the CSF
18. During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS commu- discouraging the caller
nications, the dispatcher's responsibilities include all from providing care until
of the following, EXCEPT: the EMS unit arrives
19. Initial signs and symptoms associated with viral hem- headache and sore throat
orrhagic fevers include:
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20. Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and gallbladder
stored in the:
21. The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a administering oxygen and
mild upper airway obstruction includes: transporting immediately
22. A 22 year-old female patient is complaining of dysp- provide reassurance and
nea and numbness and tingling in her hands and feet give oxygen as needed.
after an argument with her fiancé. Her respirations
are 40 breaths/min. You should:
23. A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive in his car. asthma
His airway is patent and his respirations are rapid
and labored. As you and your partner are assessing
and treating the patient, a police officer hands you
a medication named Alupent, which he found in the
backseat of the patient's car. This medication suggests
that the patient has a history of:
24. A positive TB skin test indicates that: you have been exposed to
TB
25. Kussmaul respirations are an indication that the body attempting to eliminate
is: acids from the blood.
26. A patient with a history of schizophrenia called EMS Request a police officer to
because he was experiencing abdominal pain. When accompany you in the am-
law enforcement arrived, the patient became violent, bulance.
necessitating the placement of handcuffs. When you
assess the patient, he tells you that killing someone
will make his abdominal pain go away. His vital signs
are stable. How should you manage the situation?
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1. A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quan- administer 15 g of activat-
tity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother ed charcoal.
states that she does not know when the ingestion
occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no
apparent distress. The EMT should:
2. A patient who has experienced a back injury, with or yellow
without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a
___________ tag during a mass-casualty incident
3. An unconscious patient found in a prone position requires CPR
must be placed in a supine position in case he or she:
4. Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant Provide emotional sup-
who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blis- port to the mother
tering, you should:
5. Substance abuse is MOST accurately defined as: knowingly misusing a
substance to produce a
desired effect.
6. Both areas of the pons are sued to: augment respiration dur-
ing physical or emotional
stress
7. A transient ischemia attack (TIA) occurs when: a small clot in a cere-
bral artery causes tempo-
rary symptoms.
8. A decrease in blood pressure may indicate: a loss of vascular tone
9. Ketone production is the result of: fat metabolization when
glucose is unavailable.
, JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gt64jx
10. A partial-thickness burn involves the outer layer of dermal layer
skin and a portion of the:
11. A young female experienced a laceration to her left avoid applying pressure to
eyeball from flying glass when her boyfriend broke a the globe when you are
soda bottle against a wall. There is moderate bleeding covering the eye.
and the patient states that she cannot see out of the
injured eye. You should:
12. At rest, the normal adult heart rate should not exceed: 100 beats/min
13. Delivering a patient to the hospital involves all of the giving a verbal report to
following activities, EXCEPT: the clerk
14. Common names for activated charcoal include all of Fructose
the following, EXCEPT:
15. As the bronchus divides into smaller bronchioles, the alveoli
terminal ends of these smaller passages form the:
16. Common signs and symptoms of AMI include all of the pain exacerbated by
following EXCEPT: breathing
17. Breathing occurs as the result of a(n): increase in carbon diox-
ide, which decreases the
pH of the CSF
18. During the alert and dispatch phase of EMS commu- discouraging the caller
nications, the dispatcher's responsibilities include all from providing care until
of the following, EXCEPT: the EMS unit arrives
19. Initial signs and symptoms associated with viral hem- headache and sore throat
orrhagic fevers include:
, JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gt64jx
20. Bile is produced by the liver and concentrated and gallbladder
stored in the:
21. The MOST appropriate treatment for a patient with a administering oxygen and
mild upper airway obstruction includes: transporting immediately
22. A 22 year-old female patient is complaining of dysp- provide reassurance and
nea and numbness and tingling in her hands and feet give oxygen as needed.
after an argument with her fiancé. Her respirations
are 40 breaths/min. You should:
23. A 37 year-old male is found unresponsive in his car. asthma
His airway is patent and his respirations are rapid
and labored. As you and your partner are assessing
and treating the patient, a police officer hands you
a medication named Alupent, which he found in the
backseat of the patient's car. This medication suggests
that the patient has a history of:
24. A positive TB skin test indicates that: you have been exposed to
TB
25. Kussmaul respirations are an indication that the body attempting to eliminate
is: acids from the blood.
26. A patient with a history of schizophrenia called EMS Request a police officer to
because he was experiencing abdominal pain. When accompany you in the am-
law enforcement arrived, the patient became violent, bulance.
necessitating the placement of handcuffs. When you
assess the patient, he tells you that killing someone
will make his abdominal pain go away. His vital signs
are stable. How should you manage the situation?
