First Responder Final ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
a penetrating would to the upper-right quadrant of the abdomen is most likely to cause injury to
the - CORRECT ANSWER - liver
in two rescuer cpr for an adult, ventilations and compressions are delivered at a ratio of two
breaths every ____ compressions and at a rate of ____ compressions per minute - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30; at least 100
you arrive at the scene of an emergency where a young man fell from the roof of a house. He is
unresponsive. You should first: (Chapter 13) - CORRECT ANSWER - perform a primary
assessment
your patient has a gunshot wound to the chest. You see bubbles of air escaping from the bleeding
wound. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER - apply an occlusive dressing
an injured adult patient wants you to help him. He starts calling you "doctor?" you should tell
him you are an emergency medical responder trained in emergebcy care so that his consent is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - informed
a diabetic patient who exercised heavily but did not alter her usual food or insulin intake is most
likely to experience - CORRECT ANSWER - hypoglycemia
for an adult patient who is not breathing but has a pulse, the ventilation rate during mouth to
mask resuscitation is - CORRECT ANSWER - one breath every 5-6 seconds
your patient has accidentally cut his forearm with a sharp knife. there is bright red blood spurting
from the wound. you should: - CORRECT ANSWER - apply firm pressure and then a
tourniquet
, when caring for a patient who is exhibiting signs and symptoms of shock, you should: -
CORRECT ANSWER - lay the patient supine
an unresponsive man is found in a field. Respirations are rapid and labored, and you hear
wheezing as you approach. His radical pulse is weak and rapid, and his face is swollen and
blotchy. He is most likely to be experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - anaphylactic shock
an object is loosely impaled in your patient's cheek. It's point has broken through the check wall
into the mouth, an the wound is actively bleeding. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER -
remove the object and carefully place dressings on both sides of the cheek
when providing emergency care to a responsive patient with a inor laceration, your best defence
against exposure to infectious diseases is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - wear protective gloves
a patient has an open wound of the abdomen, and his intestines have been exposed. You should -
CORRECT ANSWER - apply a moist sterile dressing over the exposed organs and then cover
with plastic
in single rescuer cpr for a child, ventilations and compressions are delivered at a ratio of two
breaths every ___ compressions and at a rate of ___ compressions per minute - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30; at least 100
a patient has clear fluids draining from his left ear. you should - CORRECT ANSWER - cover
the ear with loose dressing
it is reccomeneded that all emergency medical responders receive a vaccicnation for -
CORRECT ANSWER - hepatitis B
when providing mouth to mask ventilations for a patient with a suspected pine injury, you should
use the ____ maneuver to open the airway - CORRECT ANSWER - jaw-thrust
Questions and CORRECT Answers
a penetrating would to the upper-right quadrant of the abdomen is most likely to cause injury to
the - CORRECT ANSWER - liver
in two rescuer cpr for an adult, ventilations and compressions are delivered at a ratio of two
breaths every ____ compressions and at a rate of ____ compressions per minute - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30; at least 100
you arrive at the scene of an emergency where a young man fell from the roof of a house. He is
unresponsive. You should first: (Chapter 13) - CORRECT ANSWER - perform a primary
assessment
your patient has a gunshot wound to the chest. You see bubbles of air escaping from the bleeding
wound. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER - apply an occlusive dressing
an injured adult patient wants you to help him. He starts calling you "doctor?" you should tell
him you are an emergency medical responder trained in emergebcy care so that his consent is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - informed
a diabetic patient who exercised heavily but did not alter her usual food or insulin intake is most
likely to experience - CORRECT ANSWER - hypoglycemia
for an adult patient who is not breathing but has a pulse, the ventilation rate during mouth to
mask resuscitation is - CORRECT ANSWER - one breath every 5-6 seconds
your patient has accidentally cut his forearm with a sharp knife. there is bright red blood spurting
from the wound. you should: - CORRECT ANSWER - apply firm pressure and then a
tourniquet
, when caring for a patient who is exhibiting signs and symptoms of shock, you should: -
CORRECT ANSWER - lay the patient supine
an unresponsive man is found in a field. Respirations are rapid and labored, and you hear
wheezing as you approach. His radical pulse is weak and rapid, and his face is swollen and
blotchy. He is most likely to be experiencing: - CORRECT ANSWER - anaphylactic shock
an object is loosely impaled in your patient's cheek. It's point has broken through the check wall
into the mouth, an the wound is actively bleeding. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER -
remove the object and carefully place dressings on both sides of the cheek
when providing emergency care to a responsive patient with a inor laceration, your best defence
against exposure to infectious diseases is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - wear protective gloves
a patient has an open wound of the abdomen, and his intestines have been exposed. You should -
CORRECT ANSWER - apply a moist sterile dressing over the exposed organs and then cover
with plastic
in single rescuer cpr for a child, ventilations and compressions are delivered at a ratio of two
breaths every ___ compressions and at a rate of ___ compressions per minute - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30; at least 100
a patient has clear fluids draining from his left ear. you should - CORRECT ANSWER - cover
the ear with loose dressing
it is reccomeneded that all emergency medical responders receive a vaccicnation for -
CORRECT ANSWER - hepatitis B
when providing mouth to mask ventilations for a patient with a suspected pine injury, you should
use the ____ maneuver to open the airway - CORRECT ANSWER - jaw-thrust
