EMT MEDICAL EXAM WITH FULL PACK
SOLUTIONS
You tare ttransporting ta t33-year-old tmale twho twas tinvolved tin ta tmotor tvehicle tcrash.
tYou thave taddressed tall timmediate tand tpotentially tlife-threatening tconditions tand
thave tstabilized this tcondition twith tthe tappropriate ttreatment. tWith tan testimated ttime
tof tarrival tat tthe thospital tof t20 tminutes, tyou tshould:
A) treassess this tcondition tin t5 tminutes t
B) trepeat tyour tsecondary tassessment t
C) ttake this tvital tsigns tin t15 tminutes t
D) tarrange tfor tan tALS trendezvous t- tcorrect tanswers t-A) treassess this tcondition tin t5
tminutes t
Ch t12 tPatient tAssessment tfor tShock tpg t499
Common tside teffects tof tnitroglycerin tinclude tall tof tthe tfollowing texcept: t
A. thypotension
, B. tbradycardia
C. thypertension
D. tsevere theadache t- tcorrect tanswers t-C. thypertension
ch t16 tEmergency tMedical tCare tfor tChest tPain tor tDiscomfort tpg t648
You tare tassessing ta t49-year-old tman twho tcomplains tof tchest tpressure tthat tbegan
tthe tnight tbefore. tHe tis tconscious, tbut tanxious, tand ttells tyou the thas ta thistory tof
tangina tand thypertension. tAfter tapplying thigh-flow toxygen, tyou texpose this tchest tto
tauscultate this tlungs tand tnote tthat the thas ta tnitroglycerin tpatch ton this tright tupper
tchest. tHis tskin tis tcool tand tpale, this tblood tpressure tis t78/50 tmm tHg, tand this tpulse
tis t110 tbeats/min tand tirregular. tYou tshould:
Choose tone tanswer.
A. tremove tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch, tplace thim tin ta tsupine tposition tand televate this
tlower textremities, tand tprepare tfor timmediate ttransport.
B. timmediately tremove tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch, tapply tthe tAED tin tcase the tdevelops
tcardiac tarrest, tand ttransport tto tthe tclosest thospital.
C. tmove tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch tto tthe tother tside tof this tchest tin tcase tyou tneed tto
tapply tthe tAED, tkeep thim twarm, tand ttransport twithout tdelay.
D. task thim tif tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch the t- tcorrect tanswers t-A. tremove tthe
tnitroglycerin tpatch, tplace thim tin ta tsupine tposition tand televate this tlower textremities,
tand tprepare tfor timmediate ttransport.
ch t16 tpathophysiology t- tpg t641 t
- tremove tnitro tbecause tit tcan tworsen tthe thypotension; televate tLE tso tblood tdoesn't
tpool
You tare tassessing ta t49-year-old tman twho, taccording tto this twife, texperienced ta
tsudden, tsevere theadache tand tthen tpassed tout. tHe tis tunresponsive tand thas tslow,
tirregular tbreathing. tHis tblood tpressure tis t190/94 tmm tHg tand this tpulse trate tis t50
tbeats/min. tHis twife ttells tyou tthat the thas thypertension tand tdiabetes. tHe thas tMOST
tlikely texperienced:
A) ta truptured tcerebral tartery t*****
B) tan toccluded tcerebral tartery t
C) tacute thypoglycemia t
D) ta tcomplex tpartial tseizure t- tcorrect tanswers t-A) ta truptured tcerebral tartery t
chapter t17 tstoke tpg t679
To tselect tthe tproper tsize toropharyngeal tairway, tyou tshould tmeasure tfrom tthe:
A) tcorner tof tthe tmouth tto tthe tsuperior tear t
B) tcorner tof tthe tmouth tto tthe tearlobe t
SOLUTIONS
You tare ttransporting ta t33-year-old tmale twho twas tinvolved tin ta tmotor tvehicle tcrash.
tYou thave taddressed tall timmediate tand tpotentially tlife-threatening tconditions tand
thave tstabilized this tcondition twith tthe tappropriate ttreatment. tWith tan testimated ttime
tof tarrival tat tthe thospital tof t20 tminutes, tyou tshould:
A) treassess this tcondition tin t5 tminutes t
B) trepeat tyour tsecondary tassessment t
C) ttake this tvital tsigns tin t15 tminutes t
D) tarrange tfor tan tALS trendezvous t- tcorrect tanswers t-A) treassess this tcondition tin t5
tminutes t
Ch t12 tPatient tAssessment tfor tShock tpg t499
Common tside teffects tof tnitroglycerin tinclude tall tof tthe tfollowing texcept: t
A. thypotension
, B. tbradycardia
C. thypertension
D. tsevere theadache t- tcorrect tanswers t-C. thypertension
ch t16 tEmergency tMedical tCare tfor tChest tPain tor tDiscomfort tpg t648
You tare tassessing ta t49-year-old tman twho tcomplains tof tchest tpressure tthat tbegan
tthe tnight tbefore. tHe tis tconscious, tbut tanxious, tand ttells tyou the thas ta thistory tof
tangina tand thypertension. tAfter tapplying thigh-flow toxygen, tyou texpose this tchest tto
tauscultate this tlungs tand tnote tthat the thas ta tnitroglycerin tpatch ton this tright tupper
tchest. tHis tskin tis tcool tand tpale, this tblood tpressure tis t78/50 tmm tHg, tand this tpulse
tis t110 tbeats/min tand tirregular. tYou tshould:
Choose tone tanswer.
A. tremove tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch, tplace thim tin ta tsupine tposition tand televate this
tlower textremities, tand tprepare tfor timmediate ttransport.
B. timmediately tremove tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch, tapply tthe tAED tin tcase the tdevelops
tcardiac tarrest, tand ttransport tto tthe tclosest thospital.
C. tmove tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch tto tthe tother tside tof this tchest tin tcase tyou tneed tto
tapply tthe tAED, tkeep thim twarm, tand ttransport twithout tdelay.
D. task thim tif tthe tnitroglycerin tpatch the t- tcorrect tanswers t-A. tremove tthe
tnitroglycerin tpatch, tplace thim tin ta tsupine tposition tand televate this tlower textremities,
tand tprepare tfor timmediate ttransport.
ch t16 tpathophysiology t- tpg t641 t
- tremove tnitro tbecause tit tcan tworsen tthe thypotension; televate tLE tso tblood tdoesn't
tpool
You tare tassessing ta t49-year-old tman twho, taccording tto this twife, texperienced ta
tsudden, tsevere theadache tand tthen tpassed tout. tHe tis tunresponsive tand thas tslow,
tirregular tbreathing. tHis tblood tpressure tis t190/94 tmm tHg tand this tpulse trate tis t50
tbeats/min. tHis twife ttells tyou tthat the thas thypertension tand tdiabetes. tHe thas tMOST
tlikely texperienced:
A) ta truptured tcerebral tartery t*****
B) tan toccluded tcerebral tartery t
C) tacute thypoglycemia t
D) ta tcomplex tpartial tseizure t- tcorrect tanswers t-A) ta truptured tcerebral tartery t
chapter t17 tstoke tpg t679
To tselect tthe tproper tsize toropharyngeal tairway, tyou tshould tmeasure tfrom tthe:
A) tcorner tof tthe tmouth tto tthe tsuperior tear t
B) tcorner tof tthe tmouth tto tthe tearlobe t