EMT FINAL EXAM JBL: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

EMT FINAL EXAM JBL: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025 According to the USDOT, minimum staffing for BLS ambulance includes: - ANS-at least one EMT in the patient compartment. The driver does not need to be an EMT which of the following statements regarding heatstroke is correct? - ANS-heatstroke occurs when the body is exposed to more heat than is can eliminate and normal mechanisms such as sweating are overwhelmed. The temp can rise to a point where tissues are destroyed. It can develop during prolonged vigorous physical activity or in closed, poorly ventilated, hot and humid space. High humidity impairs heat elimination via sweating. Patients will have hot, dry, flushed skin, become agitated, and LOC will decrease a vehicle hits a tree at 60mph, the unrestrained driver would likely experience the MOST severe injuries during the - ANS-motor vehicle crashes typically consist of three separate collisions. Understanding the events that occur during each collision will help you remain alert for certain types of injury patterns. During the first collision, the vehicle strikes another object. Damage to the car is perhaps the most dramatic part of the collision, but it does not directly affect patient care. It does, however, provide information about the severity of the collision; thus, it has an indirect effect on patient care. During the second collision, the passenger collides with the interior of the vehicle. Just like the obvious damage to the exterior of the car, the injuries that result are often dramatic and usually apparent during your primary assessment. During the third collision, the occupant's internal organs collide with the solid structures of the body. Although the injuries that occur during the third collision may not be as obvious as those that occur in the second collision, they are often the most life threatening a 22-year-old man had a strong acid chemical splashed into both of his eyes. He is conscious and alert, is experiencing intense pain, and states that he is wearing contact lenses. Treatment should include: - ANS-as general rule, contact lenses should be left in place. chemical eye burns are an exception to this rule. if left in place, the chemical could get behind the contact lens and continue to cause injury. therefore, you should remove the contact lenses and immediately irrigate the eyes with sterile saline or water. if needed, continue to irrigate the eyes throughout transport a 22-year-old male has a shard of glass impaled in his cheek. you look inside his mouth and see minor bleeding. the patient is conscious and alert with adequate breathing. you should - ANS-it remains true that you should remove an impaled object if it compromises the airway or impedes your ability to manage the airway. however, neither is the case with this patient because he has an adequate airway. he is conscious and alert and has only minor bleeding in his mouth. the safest approach would be the carefully stabilize the shard of glass in place, consider wrapping it in gauze to prevent yourself from getting cut. It would not be unreasonable to give the patient the suction catheter to use as needed. Be sure to instruct the patient to use the suction and not swallow any blood. keep in mind that if you try to remove the glass, you may injure yourself or further injure the patient when an error occurs while using AED, it is MOST often the result of: - ANS-AEDs are highly sensitive and specific in recognizing shockable rhythms (V-fib, pulseless V Tach) this means that they are highhly reliable. It would be extremely rare for the AED to recommend a shock when one is not indicated or fail to recommend a shock when one is indicated. When an error does occur, it is usually the operator's fault. the most common error is not having the battery charged enough. To avoid this problem, many AEDs are equipped with an alarm that warns the operator if the battery is not fully charged. Some older AEDs, however, are not equipped with this feature. Therefore, it is important to check the AED daily, exercise the battery as often as the manufacturer recommends, and always have a spare, fully charged battery on hand prior to your arrival, a woman experiencing an asthma attack took two puffs from her prescribed inhaler without relief. After administering supplemental oxygen, you should: - ANS-...