EMT FINAL- OBSTETRICS AND
PEDIATRICS EXAM WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
You gand gyour gpartner gare gperforming gCPR gon gan ginfant gwith gsuspected gsudden
ginfant gdeath gsyndrome g(SIDS). gAn gimportant gaspect gin gdealing gwith gsuch gcases
gis:
A) gcarefully ginspecting gthe genvironment gin gwhich gthe ginfant gwas gfound.
B) gdiscouraging gthe gpresence gof gthe gparents gduring gyour gresuscitation gattempt.
C) gremembering gthat gmost ginfants gwith gSIDS gcan gbe gsuccessfully gresuscitated
D) gfocusing gall gof gyour gattention gon gthe ginfant, gwith glittle gparental ginteraction. g-
gcorrect ganswers g-A- gcarefully ginspecting gthe genvironment gin gwhich gthe ginfant
gwas gfound
,A g29 gy/o gwoman, g38 gweeks gpregnant, gheavy gvaginal gbleeding, gBP g70/50, gHR
g130 gbpm, gpale, gdiaphoretic, gdenies gabdominal gcramping/pain. gS/S gare gMOST
gconsistent gwith ga/an:
A) gplacenta gprevia
B) gabruptio gplacenta
C) gruptured govarian gcyst
D) gruptured gectopic gpregnancy g- gcorrect ganswers g-A- gplacenta gprevia
In gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gsituations gwould gthe gEMT gMOST glikely gdeliver ga gbaby
gat gthe gscene?
A) gcontractions gare g8-10 gmins gapart g& girregular
B) ghospital gis g15 gmiles gaway g& gcrowning gisn't gpresent
C) gtornado ghas gstruck g& gblocked gonly groute gto ghospital
D) gamniotic gsac ghas gruptured gand gcontractions goccur gregularly g- gcorrect
ganswers g-C- gtornado ghas gstruck g& gblocked gonly groute gto ghospital
Supplemental goxygen gvia gblow-by gtechnique gis gMOST gappropriate gfor ga gchild
gwho gpresents gwith grespiratory gdifficulty gand:
A) gis gagitated, gtachycardic, g& gclinging gto ghis gparents
B) gis gbreathing gwith gsignificant greduction gin gtidal gvolume
C) ghas gfacial gcyanosis gand ga gdecreased glevel gof gconsciousness
D) ghas gHR gof g70 gand gsigns gof gphysical gexhaustion g- gcorrect ganswers g-A- gis
gagitated, gtachycardic, g& gclinging gto ghis gparents
Which gof gthe gfollowing gstatements gregarding gpediatric ganatomy gis gcorrect?
A) gthe gchild's gtrachea gis gmore grigid gand gless gprone gto gcollapse
B) gthe gocciput gis gproportionately glarger gwhen gcompared gto gan gadult
C) gRelative gto gthe goverall gsize gof gthe gairway ga gchild's gepiglottis gis gsmaller
D) g- gcorrect ganswers g-B- gthe gocciput gis gproportionately glarger gwhen gcompared
gto gan gadult
You gare gresponding gto ga gcall gfor ga g2 gy/o gchild gwho gfell gfrom ga g2nd gstory
gwindow. gWith gthe gMOI g& gage gof gpt gin gmind, gyou gshould gsuspect gthat gthe
gprimary ginjury goccurred gto gthe gchild's:
A) ghead
B) gchest
C) gabdomen
D) glower gextremeties g- gcorrect ganswers g-A- ghead
A g4 gy/o gboy gwith ga gtracheostomy gtube gis gexperiencing grespiratory gdistress. gHe
ghas gintercostal gretractions, gHR gof g80 gbpm, gand gan gO2 gsat gof g85%. gDuring ghis
, gattempts gto gbreathe, ga ggurgling gsound gis gheard gin gthe gtracheostomy gtube. gYou
gshould:
A) gventilate gthrough gthe gtracheostomy gtube
B) gcarefully gsuction gthe gtracheostomy gtube
C) gremove gthe gtracheostomy gtube gand gclean git
D) gplace gan goxygen gmask gover gthe gtracheostomy gtube g- gcorrect ganswers g-B-
gcarefully gsuction gthe gtracheostomy gtube
After gan gadvanced gairway gdevice ghas gbeen ginserted gin ga g6 gm/o ginfant gin
gcardiopulmonary garrest, gyou gshould gdeliver gventilations gat ga grate gof:
A) g8 gbreaths/min
B) g10 gbreaths/min
C) g12 gbreaths/min
D) g20 gbreaths/min g- gcorrect ganswers g-8-10 gbpm
Which gof gthe gfollowing ginjuries gis gMOST gindicative gof gchild gabuse?
A) gsmall glaceration gto gthe gchin
B) gburned ghand gwith gsplash gmarks
C) gbruising gto gthe gupper gback
D) gmultiple gbruises gto gthe gshins g- gcorrect ganswers g-C- gbruising gto gthe gupper
gback
Which gof gthe gfollowing gtechniques grepresents gthe gMOST gappropriate gmethod gof
gopening gthe gairway gof gan ginfant gwith gno gsuspected gneck ginjury?
A) glift gup gthe gchin gand ghyperextend gthe gneck
B) gtilt gthe ghead gback gwithout ghyperextending gthe gneck
C) ggently glift gthe gchin gwhile gmaintaining gslight gflexion gof gthe gneck
D) gperform gthe gtechnique gas gyou gwould gfor gan golder gchild gor gadult g- gcorrect
ganswers g-B- gtilt gthe ghead gback gwithout ghyperextending gthe gneck
After gthe gbaby's ghead gdelivers, git gis gusually gtilted:
A) gwith gthe gface gup
B) gposteriorly, gface gdown
C) gposteriorly, gto gone gside
D) ganteriorly, gwith gthe gchin gup g- gcorrect ganswers g-C- gposteriorly, gto gone gside
A g4 gy/o ggirl gfell gfrom ga g3rd-story gwindow gand glanded gon gher ghead. gShe gis
gsemiconscious gwith gslow, girregular gbreathing gand gis gbleeding gfrom gher gmouth
gand gnose. gYou gshould:
PEDIATRICS EXAM WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
You gand gyour gpartner gare gperforming gCPR gon gan ginfant gwith gsuspected gsudden
ginfant gdeath gsyndrome g(SIDS). gAn gimportant gaspect gin gdealing gwith gsuch gcases
gis:
A) gcarefully ginspecting gthe genvironment gin gwhich gthe ginfant gwas gfound.
B) gdiscouraging gthe gpresence gof gthe gparents gduring gyour gresuscitation gattempt.
C) gremembering gthat gmost ginfants gwith gSIDS gcan gbe gsuccessfully gresuscitated
D) gfocusing gall gof gyour gattention gon gthe ginfant, gwith glittle gparental ginteraction. g-
gcorrect ganswers g-A- gcarefully ginspecting gthe genvironment gin gwhich gthe ginfant
gwas gfound
,A g29 gy/o gwoman, g38 gweeks gpregnant, gheavy gvaginal gbleeding, gBP g70/50, gHR
g130 gbpm, gpale, gdiaphoretic, gdenies gabdominal gcramping/pain. gS/S gare gMOST
gconsistent gwith ga/an:
A) gplacenta gprevia
B) gabruptio gplacenta
C) gruptured govarian gcyst
D) gruptured gectopic gpregnancy g- gcorrect ganswers g-A- gplacenta gprevia
In gwhich gof gthe gfollowing gsituations gwould gthe gEMT gMOST glikely gdeliver ga gbaby
gat gthe gscene?
A) gcontractions gare g8-10 gmins gapart g& girregular
B) ghospital gis g15 gmiles gaway g& gcrowning gisn't gpresent
C) gtornado ghas gstruck g& gblocked gonly groute gto ghospital
D) gamniotic gsac ghas gruptured gand gcontractions goccur gregularly g- gcorrect
ganswers g-C- gtornado ghas gstruck g& gblocked gonly groute gto ghospital
Supplemental goxygen gvia gblow-by gtechnique gis gMOST gappropriate gfor ga gchild
gwho gpresents gwith grespiratory gdifficulty gand:
A) gis gagitated, gtachycardic, g& gclinging gto ghis gparents
B) gis gbreathing gwith gsignificant greduction gin gtidal gvolume
C) ghas gfacial gcyanosis gand ga gdecreased glevel gof gconsciousness
D) ghas gHR gof g70 gand gsigns gof gphysical gexhaustion g- gcorrect ganswers g-A- gis
gagitated, gtachycardic, g& gclinging gto ghis gparents
Which gof gthe gfollowing gstatements gregarding gpediatric ganatomy gis gcorrect?
A) gthe gchild's gtrachea gis gmore grigid gand gless gprone gto gcollapse
B) gthe gocciput gis gproportionately glarger gwhen gcompared gto gan gadult
C) gRelative gto gthe goverall gsize gof gthe gairway ga gchild's gepiglottis gis gsmaller
D) g- gcorrect ganswers g-B- gthe gocciput gis gproportionately glarger gwhen gcompared
gto gan gadult
You gare gresponding gto ga gcall gfor ga g2 gy/o gchild gwho gfell gfrom ga g2nd gstory
gwindow. gWith gthe gMOI g& gage gof gpt gin gmind, gyou gshould gsuspect gthat gthe
gprimary ginjury goccurred gto gthe gchild's:
A) ghead
B) gchest
C) gabdomen
D) glower gextremeties g- gcorrect ganswers g-A- ghead
A g4 gy/o gboy gwith ga gtracheostomy gtube gis gexperiencing grespiratory gdistress. gHe
ghas gintercostal gretractions, gHR gof g80 gbpm, gand gan gO2 gsat gof g85%. gDuring ghis
, gattempts gto gbreathe, ga ggurgling gsound gis gheard gin gthe gtracheostomy gtube. gYou
gshould:
A) gventilate gthrough gthe gtracheostomy gtube
B) gcarefully gsuction gthe gtracheostomy gtube
C) gremove gthe gtracheostomy gtube gand gclean git
D) gplace gan goxygen gmask gover gthe gtracheostomy gtube g- gcorrect ganswers g-B-
gcarefully gsuction gthe gtracheostomy gtube
After gan gadvanced gairway gdevice ghas gbeen ginserted gin ga g6 gm/o ginfant gin
gcardiopulmonary garrest, gyou gshould gdeliver gventilations gat ga grate gof:
A) g8 gbreaths/min
B) g10 gbreaths/min
C) g12 gbreaths/min
D) g20 gbreaths/min g- gcorrect ganswers g-8-10 gbpm
Which gof gthe gfollowing ginjuries gis gMOST gindicative gof gchild gabuse?
A) gsmall glaceration gto gthe gchin
B) gburned ghand gwith gsplash gmarks
C) gbruising gto gthe gupper gback
D) gmultiple gbruises gto gthe gshins g- gcorrect ganswers g-C- gbruising gto gthe gupper
gback
Which gof gthe gfollowing gtechniques grepresents gthe gMOST gappropriate gmethod gof
gopening gthe gairway gof gan ginfant gwith gno gsuspected gneck ginjury?
A) glift gup gthe gchin gand ghyperextend gthe gneck
B) gtilt gthe ghead gback gwithout ghyperextending gthe gneck
C) ggently glift gthe gchin gwhile gmaintaining gslight gflexion gof gthe gneck
D) gperform gthe gtechnique gas gyou gwould gfor gan golder gchild gor gadult g- gcorrect
ganswers g-B- gtilt gthe ghead gback gwithout ghyperextending gthe gneck
After gthe gbaby's ghead gdelivers, git gis gusually gtilted:
A) gwith gthe gface gup
B) gposteriorly, gface gdown
C) gposteriorly, gto gone gside
D) ganteriorly, gwith gthe gchin gup g- gcorrect ganswers g-C- gposteriorly, gto gone gside
A g4 gy/o ggirl gfell gfrom ga g3rd-story gwindow gand glanded gon gher ghead. gShe gis
gsemiconscious gwith gslow, girregular gbreathing gand gis gbleeding gfrom gher gmouth
gand gnose. gYou gshould:
