EMS Exam 3 (Ch 10-13) With Complete
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As fyou fapproach fa fpatient flying fon fthe fside fof fthe froadway, fyou fobserve fsevere
fbleeding ffrom fthe fleg. fWhat fshould fyour ffirst faction fbe?
A. fOpen fthe fairway.
B. fControl fthe fbleeding. f
C. fAdminister foxygen.
D. fCheck ffor fa fpulse. f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fControl fthe fbleeding.
How fdoes fCPAP fimprove foxygenation fand fventilation fin fpatients fwith fcertain
frespiratory fproblems?
A. fIt fdecreases fintrathoracic fpressure, fwhich fallows fmore froom ffor flung fexpansion.
B. fIt fforces fthe falveoli fopen fand fpushes foxygen facross fthe falveolar fmembrane. f
C. fIt fprevents falveolar fcollapse fby fpushing fair finto fthe flungs fduring finhalation.
D. fIt fpushes fthick, finfected fpulmonary fsecretions finto fisolated fareas fof fthe flung. f-
fCORRECT✅✅B. fIt fforces fthe falveoli fopen fand fpushes foxygen facross fthe falveolar
fmembrane.
When fperforming fchest fcompressions fon fan fadult, fthe. fEMT fshould fcompress:
A. fBetween f1in fand f2in
B. fAt fleast f1in
C. fAt fleast f2in
D. fMore fthan f2.5in f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fAt fleast f2in
Inadequate fcirculation fof fblood fthroughout fthe fbody fis fcalled: f
A. fPerfusion f
B. fShock
C. fHypotension f
D. fHypoxia f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fShock
When fshould fnon-lifesaving finterventions fbe fperformed ffor fyour fmulti fsystem ftrauma
fpatient?
A. fDuring fthe fprimary fassessment f
B. fEn froute fto fthe fhospital f
C. fPrior fto ftransport f
D. fImmediately fafter fthe finjuries fare fdiscovered f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fEn froute fto fthe
fhospital
At fa fflow frate fof f6L/min; fa fnasal fcannula fcan fdeliver fan fapproximate foxygen
fconcentration fof fup fto: f
A. f52%
B. f44%
,C. f24%
D. f35% f- fCORRECT✅✅44%
Which fof fthe ffollowing fmedication froutes fdelivers fa fdrug fthrough fthee fskin fover fan
fextended fperiod fof ftime, fsuch fas fnitroglycerin for fnicotine fpatch?
A. fIntraosseous f
B. fSublingual
C. fSubcutaneous f
D. fTranscutaneous f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fTranscutaneous
A f25-year-old funrestrained ffemale fstruck fthe fsteering fwheel fwith fher fchest fwhen fa
fcar fhit fa ftree fwhile ftraveling fat fa fhigh frate fof fspeed. fShe fhas fsigns fand fsymptoms fof
fshock, fwhich fyou fsuspect fare fthe fresults fof fintrathoracic fbleeding. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing finterventions fwill fprovide fthis fpatient fwith fthe fgreatest fchance fof fsurvival?
A. fHigh fflow foxygen fadministration f
B. fIntravenous ffluid fadministration f
C. fRapid ftransport fto fa ftrauma fcenter
D. fFull fimmobilization fof fher fspine f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fRapid ftransport fto fa ftrauma
fcenter
A f23-year-old fmale fexperienced fsevere fhead ftrauma fafter fhis fmotorcycle fcollided
fwith fan foncoming ftruck. fHe fis funconscious, fhas frapid fand fshallow fbreathing, fand
fhas fcopious fbody fsecretions fin fhis fmouth. fHow fshould fyou fmanage fhis fairway?
A. fSuction fhis foropharynx fwith fa frigid fcatheter funtil fall fthe fsecretions fare fremoved
B. fInsert fa fnasopharyngeal fairway fand fprovide fsuction fand fassisted fventilations
C. fAlternate f15 fseconds fof foral fsuctioning fwith ftwo fminutes fof fassisted fventilations. f
D. fProvide fcontinuous fventilations fwith fa fbag fvalve fmask fto fminimize fhypoxia f-
fCORRECT✅✅C. fAlternate f15 fseconds fof foral fsuctioning fwith ftwo fminutes fof
fassisted fventilations
You fare fventilating fa f40-year-old funinjured fman fwho fis fapneic fbut fwith fa fpulse.
fWhen fyour fpartner freassesses fhis fblood fpressure, fshe fnotes fthat fit fhas fdecreased
fsignificantly ffrom fprevious freadings. fYou fshould:
A. fIncrease fthe fvolume fof fyour fventilation fand freassess fhis fblood fpressure
B. fReduce fthe frate fof fvolume fof fthe fventilations fyou fare fdelivering
C. fPerform fa fhead fto ftoe fassessment fto flook ffor fsigns fof fbleeding
D. fIncrease fthe frate fat fwhich fyou fare fventilating fand freassess fhis fblood fpressure f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fIncrease fthe frate fat fwhich fyou fare fventilating fand freassess fhis
fblood fpressure
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fregarding fthe fepinephrine fautoinjector fis fcorrect?
A. fThe fauto finjector fdelivers fepinephrine fvia fthe fsubcutaneous froute
B. fThe fadults fautoinjector fdelivers f.5 fto f1 fmg fof fepinephrine
C. fEMTs fdo fnot fneed fphysician fauthorization fto fuse fthe fauto finjector
, D. fThe fepinephrine fautoinjector fdelivers fa fpreset famount fof fthe fdrug f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fThe fepinephrine fautoinjector fdelivers fa fpreset famount fof fthe fdrug
You fshould fdeliver fchest fcompressions fto fan funresponsive fadult fpatient fin fcardiac
farrest fby:
A. fDepressing fthe fsternum fmore fthan f2.5 finches fin fdepth
B. fCompressing fquickly fand freleasing fslowly
C. fCompressing fthe fsternum fbetween fthe fnipples
D. fPlacing fthe fheel fof fyour fhand fon fthe fxiphoid fprocess f- fCORRECT✅✅C.
fCompressing fthe fsternum fbetween fthe fnipples
CPR fshould fbe finitiated fwhen:
A. fSigns fof fputrefaction fare fpresent f
B. fRigor fmortis fis fobvious
C. fThe fcarotid fpulse fis fvery fweak
D. fA fvalid fliving fwill fis funavailable f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fA fvalid fliving fwill fis
funavailable
Which fof fthe ffollowing foxygen fflowmeters fis fNOT faffected fby fgravity fand fcan fbe
fused fin fany fposition fwhen fattached fto fan foxygen fcylinder? f
A. fBall-and-float fflowmeter f
B. fVertical fposition fflowmeter
C. fBourdon-gauge fflowmeter f
D. fPressure-compensated fflowmeter f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fBourdon-gauge fflowmeter
Complications fassociated fwith fusing fa fmanually ftriggered fventilation fdevice finclude:
A. fInadequate fventilation fand fhypercarbia f
B. fLung ftissue finjury fand fgastric fdistention f
C. fReduced ftidal fvolume fdelivery fand fhypoxia f
D. fInadequate foxygenation fand ftracheal finjury f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fLung ftissue finjury
fand fgastric fdistention
The fleaf fshaped fstructure flocated fsuperior fto fthe flarynx fis fcalled fthe:
A. fCricoid fring f
B. fEpiglottis f
C. fVallecula f
D. fThyroid fcartilage f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fEpiglottis
In fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fpatients fwould fthe fhead ftilt-chin flift fmaneuver fbe fthe fMOST
fappropriate fmethod fof fopening fthe fairway? f
A. fA f37-year fold ffemale fwho fis ffound funconscious fin fher fbed f
B. fA f50-year fold fmale fwho fis funconscious ffollowing fhead ftrauma f
C. fA f24-year fold fmale fwho fis ffound funconscious fat fthe fbase fof fa ftree f
D. fA f45-year fold fmale fwho fis fsemiconscious fafter ffalling f20ft f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fA
f37-year fold ffemale fwho fis ffound funconscious fin fher fbed
Answers
As fyou fapproach fa fpatient flying fon fthe fside fof fthe froadway, fyou fobserve fsevere
fbleeding ffrom fthe fleg. fWhat fshould fyour ffirst faction fbe?
A. fOpen fthe fairway.
B. fControl fthe fbleeding. f
C. fAdminister foxygen.
D. fCheck ffor fa fpulse. f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fControl fthe fbleeding.
How fdoes fCPAP fimprove foxygenation fand fventilation fin fpatients fwith fcertain
frespiratory fproblems?
A. fIt fdecreases fintrathoracic fpressure, fwhich fallows fmore froom ffor flung fexpansion.
B. fIt fforces fthe falveoli fopen fand fpushes foxygen facross fthe falveolar fmembrane. f
C. fIt fprevents falveolar fcollapse fby fpushing fair finto fthe flungs fduring finhalation.
D. fIt fpushes fthick, finfected fpulmonary fsecretions finto fisolated fareas fof fthe flung. f-
fCORRECT✅✅B. fIt fforces fthe falveoli fopen fand fpushes foxygen facross fthe falveolar
fmembrane.
When fperforming fchest fcompressions fon fan fadult, fthe. fEMT fshould fcompress:
A. fBetween f1in fand f2in
B. fAt fleast f1in
C. fAt fleast f2in
D. fMore fthan f2.5in f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fAt fleast f2in
Inadequate fcirculation fof fblood fthroughout fthe fbody fis fcalled: f
A. fPerfusion f
B. fShock
C. fHypotension f
D. fHypoxia f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fShock
When fshould fnon-lifesaving finterventions fbe fperformed ffor fyour fmulti fsystem ftrauma
fpatient?
A. fDuring fthe fprimary fassessment f
B. fEn froute fto fthe fhospital f
C. fPrior fto ftransport f
D. fImmediately fafter fthe finjuries fare fdiscovered f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fEn froute fto fthe
fhospital
At fa fflow frate fof f6L/min; fa fnasal fcannula fcan fdeliver fan fapproximate foxygen
fconcentration fof fup fto: f
A. f52%
B. f44%
,C. f24%
D. f35% f- fCORRECT✅✅44%
Which fof fthe ffollowing fmedication froutes fdelivers fa fdrug fthrough fthee fskin fover fan
fextended fperiod fof ftime, fsuch fas fnitroglycerin for fnicotine fpatch?
A. fIntraosseous f
B. fSublingual
C. fSubcutaneous f
D. fTranscutaneous f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fTranscutaneous
A f25-year-old funrestrained ffemale fstruck fthe fsteering fwheel fwith fher fchest fwhen fa
fcar fhit fa ftree fwhile ftraveling fat fa fhigh frate fof fspeed. fShe fhas fsigns fand fsymptoms fof
fshock, fwhich fyou fsuspect fare fthe fresults fof fintrathoracic fbleeding. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing finterventions fwill fprovide fthis fpatient fwith fthe fgreatest fchance fof fsurvival?
A. fHigh fflow foxygen fadministration f
B. fIntravenous ffluid fadministration f
C. fRapid ftransport fto fa ftrauma fcenter
D. fFull fimmobilization fof fher fspine f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fRapid ftransport fto fa ftrauma
fcenter
A f23-year-old fmale fexperienced fsevere fhead ftrauma fafter fhis fmotorcycle fcollided
fwith fan foncoming ftruck. fHe fis funconscious, fhas frapid fand fshallow fbreathing, fand
fhas fcopious fbody fsecretions fin fhis fmouth. fHow fshould fyou fmanage fhis fairway?
A. fSuction fhis foropharynx fwith fa frigid fcatheter funtil fall fthe fsecretions fare fremoved
B. fInsert fa fnasopharyngeal fairway fand fprovide fsuction fand fassisted fventilations
C. fAlternate f15 fseconds fof foral fsuctioning fwith ftwo fminutes fof fassisted fventilations. f
D. fProvide fcontinuous fventilations fwith fa fbag fvalve fmask fto fminimize fhypoxia f-
fCORRECT✅✅C. fAlternate f15 fseconds fof foral fsuctioning fwith ftwo fminutes fof
fassisted fventilations
You fare fventilating fa f40-year-old funinjured fman fwho fis fapneic fbut fwith fa fpulse.
fWhen fyour fpartner freassesses fhis fblood fpressure, fshe fnotes fthat fit fhas fdecreased
fsignificantly ffrom fprevious freadings. fYou fshould:
A. fIncrease fthe fvolume fof fyour fventilation fand freassess fhis fblood fpressure
B. fReduce fthe frate fof fvolume fof fthe fventilations fyou fare fdelivering
C. fPerform fa fhead fto ftoe fassessment fto flook ffor fsigns fof fbleeding
D. fIncrease fthe frate fat fwhich fyou fare fventilating fand freassess fhis fblood fpressure f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fIncrease fthe frate fat fwhich fyou fare fventilating fand freassess fhis
fblood fpressure
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fregarding fthe fepinephrine fautoinjector fis fcorrect?
A. fThe fauto finjector fdelivers fepinephrine fvia fthe fsubcutaneous froute
B. fThe fadults fautoinjector fdelivers f.5 fto f1 fmg fof fepinephrine
C. fEMTs fdo fnot fneed fphysician fauthorization fto fuse fthe fauto finjector
, D. fThe fepinephrine fautoinjector fdelivers fa fpreset famount fof fthe fdrug f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fThe fepinephrine fautoinjector fdelivers fa fpreset famount fof fthe fdrug
You fshould fdeliver fchest fcompressions fto fan funresponsive fadult fpatient fin fcardiac
farrest fby:
A. fDepressing fthe fsternum fmore fthan f2.5 finches fin fdepth
B. fCompressing fquickly fand freleasing fslowly
C. fCompressing fthe fsternum fbetween fthe fnipples
D. fPlacing fthe fheel fof fyour fhand fon fthe fxiphoid fprocess f- fCORRECT✅✅C.
fCompressing fthe fsternum fbetween fthe fnipples
CPR fshould fbe finitiated fwhen:
A. fSigns fof fputrefaction fare fpresent f
B. fRigor fmortis fis fobvious
C. fThe fcarotid fpulse fis fvery fweak
D. fA fvalid fliving fwill fis funavailable f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fA fvalid fliving fwill fis
funavailable
Which fof fthe ffollowing foxygen fflowmeters fis fNOT faffected fby fgravity fand fcan fbe
fused fin fany fposition fwhen fattached fto fan foxygen fcylinder? f
A. fBall-and-float fflowmeter f
B. fVertical fposition fflowmeter
C. fBourdon-gauge fflowmeter f
D. fPressure-compensated fflowmeter f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fBourdon-gauge fflowmeter
Complications fassociated fwith fusing fa fmanually ftriggered fventilation fdevice finclude:
A. fInadequate fventilation fand fhypercarbia f
B. fLung ftissue finjury fand fgastric fdistention f
C. fReduced ftidal fvolume fdelivery fand fhypoxia f
D. fInadequate foxygenation fand ftracheal finjury f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fLung ftissue finjury
fand fgastric fdistention
The fleaf fshaped fstructure flocated fsuperior fto fthe flarynx fis fcalled fthe:
A. fCricoid fring f
B. fEpiglottis f
C. fVallecula f
D. fThyroid fcartilage f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fEpiglottis
In fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fpatients fwould fthe fhead ftilt-chin flift fmaneuver fbe fthe fMOST
fappropriate fmethod fof fopening fthe fairway? f
A. fA f37-year fold ffemale fwho fis ffound funconscious fin fher fbed f
B. fA f50-year fold fmale fwho fis funconscious ffollowing fhead ftrauma f
C. fA f24-year fold fmale fwho fis ffound funconscious fat fthe fbase fof fa ftree f
D. fA f45-year fold fmale fwho fis fsemiconscious fafter ffalling f20ft f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fA
f37-year fold ffemale fwho fis ffound funconscious fin fher fbed
