EMT Final Practice Fisdap
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1. A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out Use a soft tip catheter and
her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially ob- suction until clear
structed with skin. You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma
ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma
2. To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher keep the weight as close
you should to your body as possible
A. keep the weight as close to your body as possible
B. use two additional ppl for the lift
C. lean forward toward the stretcher
3. An unresponsive 10 year old male was hit by a car and control bleeding from the
is bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture. After leg wound *
securing his airway and manually stabilizing c-spine,
you should:
A. place the patient in Tredelenburg position
B. perform a rapid trauma assessment
C. control bleeding from the leg wound
D. immobilize the extremity using a ladder splint
4. The strongest portion of the heart that is responsible Left ventricle
for circulating blood to the entire body is the
A. Left atrium
B. Right atrium
C. Left ventricle
D. Right ventricle
5. Occlusive dressing *
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A 46 y/o female was involved in a bar fight and has
an obvious open neck wound. You should dress this
wound with a/ an
A. Occlusive dressing
B. Sterile gauze dressing
C. Pressure dressing
D. Moist gauze dressing
6. When assessing a pulse, you are feeling the: contraction of the left ven-
A. relaxation of the atria tricle*
B. contraction of the left ventricle
C. contraction of the left atrium
D. relaxation of both ventricles
7. A 60 y/o female has chest pain. She has not taken her Determine what type of
prescribed nitro you should cardiac problem the pt
A. Determine what type of cardiac problem the pt has, has, and assist her with
and assist her with taking the nitro taking the nitro
B. Immediately attached the AED and begin transport
to hospital
C. Administer aspirin only and withhold the nitro
D. Consult medical direction with regard to assisting
the pt in taking the nitro
8. Which of the following is the best definition of hypop- Inadequate oxygen deliv-
erfusion? ery to cells
A. Less blood reaching capillary beds
B. Inadequate oxygen delivery to cells
C. Lowered heart rate and BP
D. Blood vessel dilation causing distal pooling
9. You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic patient with a reassess the airway for an
BVM, but notice there is inadequate chest rise. What obstruction *
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should you do?
A. reassess the airway for an obstruction
B. increase the ventilation pressure
C. switch to an O2 powered ventilation device
D. increase the rate of the ventilations
10. For which of the following patients would an OPA be Unresponsive 25 y/o with
most appropriate? a suspected spinal injury
A. A 19 y/o with a mandible fracture who is only re-
sponsive to pain
B. Unresponsive 25 y/o with a suspected spinal injury
C. Unresponsive five-year-old with a suspected airway
obstruction
D. Semiconscious 76 y.o old who is gasping for air
11. Your patient is pale, diaphoretic, and complains of Cardiogenic shock
chest pressure. Her vitals are R 18 P 58, and BP 88/50.
You should suspect
A. Unstable angina
B. A thoracic aneurysm
C. Cardiogenic shock
D. Pulmonary embolism
12. A 66 y/o male is confused. He has a history of sub- Speak calmly to him and
stance abuse and falls. His breath smells of alcoholic convince him to accept
beverage. He is alert and refusing service. You should transport
A. Obtain consent from his family and transport
B. Document his refusal and recommend that he see
his doctor
C. Speak calmly to him and convince him to accept
transport
D. Have the police transport the pt to detox unit
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13. Your 12 yr old patient has a penetrating wound to the implied consent
abdomen. You may provide care based on
A. informed consent
B. expressed consent
C. implied consent
14. A victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty Explain that the mask is
breathing. He does not like the smell of the mask you very important and con-
are using to deliver O2. You should tinue its use
A. Switch to a NC set to deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and continue administering O2 via
NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very important and contin-
ue its use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via Simple mask
15. A 23 y/o construction worker twisted his foot climbing Pull gentle traction and
up a ladder. He has an obvious deformity on the right apply a splint
leg just below the knee. The lower leg and foot are
cyanotic and pulseless. You should
A. Apply an air splint and transport
B. Apply spinal immobilization and elevate the leg
C. Pull gentle traction and apply a splint
D. Apply a traction splint and transport
16. Which of the following is TRUE about the insertion of the OPA should be insert-
an OPA? ed until the flange rests
A. the OPA is always rotated 360 degrees as it is insert- below the patient's teeth*
ed
B. if properly inserted, the OPA will keep the tongue
out of the way
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1. A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out Use a soft tip catheter and
her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially ob- suction until clear
structed with skin. You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma
ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma
2. To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher keep the weight as close
you should to your body as possible
A. keep the weight as close to your body as possible
B. use two additional ppl for the lift
C. lean forward toward the stretcher
3. An unresponsive 10 year old male was hit by a car and control bleeding from the
is bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture. After leg wound *
securing his airway and manually stabilizing c-spine,
you should:
A. place the patient in Tredelenburg position
B. perform a rapid trauma assessment
C. control bleeding from the leg wound
D. immobilize the extremity using a ladder splint
4. The strongest portion of the heart that is responsible Left ventricle
for circulating blood to the entire body is the
A. Left atrium
B. Right atrium
C. Left ventricle
D. Right ventricle
5. Occlusive dressing *
, EMT Final Practice Fisdap
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_9syb4j
A 46 y/o female was involved in a bar fight and has
an obvious open neck wound. You should dress this
wound with a/ an
A. Occlusive dressing
B. Sterile gauze dressing
C. Pressure dressing
D. Moist gauze dressing
6. When assessing a pulse, you are feeling the: contraction of the left ven-
A. relaxation of the atria tricle*
B. contraction of the left ventricle
C. contraction of the left atrium
D. relaxation of both ventricles
7. A 60 y/o female has chest pain. She has not taken her Determine what type of
prescribed nitro you should cardiac problem the pt
A. Determine what type of cardiac problem the pt has, has, and assist her with
and assist her with taking the nitro taking the nitro
B. Immediately attached the AED and begin transport
to hospital
C. Administer aspirin only and withhold the nitro
D. Consult medical direction with regard to assisting
the pt in taking the nitro
8. Which of the following is the best definition of hypop- Inadequate oxygen deliv-
erfusion? ery to cells
A. Less blood reaching capillary beds
B. Inadequate oxygen delivery to cells
C. Lowered heart rate and BP
D. Blood vessel dilation causing distal pooling
9. You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic patient with a reassess the airway for an
BVM, but notice there is inadequate chest rise. What obstruction *
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should you do?
A. reassess the airway for an obstruction
B. increase the ventilation pressure
C. switch to an O2 powered ventilation device
D. increase the rate of the ventilations
10. For which of the following patients would an OPA be Unresponsive 25 y/o with
most appropriate? a suspected spinal injury
A. A 19 y/o with a mandible fracture who is only re-
sponsive to pain
B. Unresponsive 25 y/o with a suspected spinal injury
C. Unresponsive five-year-old with a suspected airway
obstruction
D. Semiconscious 76 y.o old who is gasping for air
11. Your patient is pale, diaphoretic, and complains of Cardiogenic shock
chest pressure. Her vitals are R 18 P 58, and BP 88/50.
You should suspect
A. Unstable angina
B. A thoracic aneurysm
C. Cardiogenic shock
D. Pulmonary embolism
12. A 66 y/o male is confused. He has a history of sub- Speak calmly to him and
stance abuse and falls. His breath smells of alcoholic convince him to accept
beverage. He is alert and refusing service. You should transport
A. Obtain consent from his family and transport
B. Document his refusal and recommend that he see
his doctor
C. Speak calmly to him and convince him to accept
transport
D. Have the police transport the pt to detox unit
, EMT Final Practice Fisdap
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13. Your 12 yr old patient has a penetrating wound to the implied consent
abdomen. You may provide care based on
A. informed consent
B. expressed consent
C. implied consent
14. A victim of smoke inhalation has developed difficulty Explain that the mask is
breathing. He does not like the smell of the mask you very important and con-
are using to deliver O2. You should tinue its use
A. Switch to a NC set to deliver O2 @ 6 LPM
B. Restrain the pt and continue administering O2 via
NRB
C. Explain that the mask is very important and contin-
ue its use
D. Administer blow-by O2 via Simple mask
15. A 23 y/o construction worker twisted his foot climbing Pull gentle traction and
up a ladder. He has an obvious deformity on the right apply a splint
leg just below the knee. The lower leg and foot are
cyanotic and pulseless. You should
A. Apply an air splint and transport
B. Apply spinal immobilization and elevate the leg
C. Pull gentle traction and apply a splint
D. Apply a traction splint and transport
16. Which of the following is TRUE about the insertion of the OPA should be insert-
an OPA? ed until the flange rests
A. the OPA is always rotated 360 degrees as it is insert- below the patient's teeth*
ed
B. if properly inserted, the OPA will keep the tongue
out of the way
