EMT Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Exam with Verified Answers
1. Seizures in children most often are the result of c. an abrupt rise in body
a. a life threatening infection temperature
b. a temperature greater than 102 F
c. an abrupt rise in body temperature
d. an inflammatory process in the brain
2. After clearing the airway of a newborn who is not in b. keep the newborn warm
distress, it is most important for you to
a. apply free-flow oxygen
b. keep the newborn warm
c. clamp and cut the cord
d. obtain an APGAR score
3. You are caring for a 6 year old child with a possible frac- c. advise the parents that
tured left arm and have reason to believe that the child the child needs to be
was abused. How should you manage the situation? transported
a. inform the parents of your suspicions
b. call the police so the parents can be arrested
c. advise the parents that the child needs to be trans-
ported
d. transport the child to the hospital regardless of the
parents wishes
4. Following delivery of a full-term baby, you have prop- b. firmly massage the uter-
erly cared for the baby and have clamped and cut ine fundus with a circular
the umbilical cord. During transport, you not that the motion
mother is experiencing moderate vaginal bleeding.
You should:
a. elevate her legs 6 to 8 inches and cover her with a
blanket
b. firmly massage the uterine fundus with a circular
motion
, EMT Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Exam with Verified Answers
c. carefully insert a sterile trauma dressing into her
vagina
d. place her legs together and position her on her left
side
5. Which of the following is NOT performed immediately d. obtain an APGAR score
following delivery of the infant?
a. wrap the infant in a towel and place it on one side
with the head lowered
b. be sure the head is covered and keep the neck in a
neutral position
c. use a sterile gauze pad to wipe to infant's mouth,
then suction again
d. obtain an APGAR score
6. From what internal female organ is the fetus expelled b. uterus
during delivery?
a. vagina
b. uterus
c. cervix
d. perineum
7. When assisting ventilations in a newborn with a BVM, d. 40 to 60
the rate is breaths/min.
a. 20 to 30
b. 30 to 50
c. 35 to 45
d. 40 to 60
8. Once the infant's head has been delivered: c. suction the infant's
a. suction the infant's nose, and then the mouth mouth, then the nose
b. apply oxygen over the mother's vagina
1. Seizures in children most often are the result of c. an abrupt rise in body
a. a life threatening infection temperature
b. a temperature greater than 102 F
c. an abrupt rise in body temperature
d. an inflammatory process in the brain
2. After clearing the airway of a newborn who is not in b. keep the newborn warm
distress, it is most important for you to
a. apply free-flow oxygen
b. keep the newborn warm
c. clamp and cut the cord
d. obtain an APGAR score
3. You are caring for a 6 year old child with a possible frac- c. advise the parents that
tured left arm and have reason to believe that the child the child needs to be
was abused. How should you manage the situation? transported
a. inform the parents of your suspicions
b. call the police so the parents can be arrested
c. advise the parents that the child needs to be trans-
ported
d. transport the child to the hospital regardless of the
parents wishes
4. Following delivery of a full-term baby, you have prop- b. firmly massage the uter-
erly cared for the baby and have clamped and cut ine fundus with a circular
the umbilical cord. During transport, you not that the motion
mother is experiencing moderate vaginal bleeding.
You should:
a. elevate her legs 6 to 8 inches and cover her with a
blanket
b. firmly massage the uterine fundus with a circular
motion
, EMT Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Exam with Verified Answers
c. carefully insert a sterile trauma dressing into her
vagina
d. place her legs together and position her on her left
side
5. Which of the following is NOT performed immediately d. obtain an APGAR score
following delivery of the infant?
a. wrap the infant in a towel and place it on one side
with the head lowered
b. be sure the head is covered and keep the neck in a
neutral position
c. use a sterile gauze pad to wipe to infant's mouth,
then suction again
d. obtain an APGAR score
6. From what internal female organ is the fetus expelled b. uterus
during delivery?
a. vagina
b. uterus
c. cervix
d. perineum
7. When assisting ventilations in a newborn with a BVM, d. 40 to 60
the rate is breaths/min.
a. 20 to 30
b. 30 to 50
c. 35 to 45
d. 40 to 60
8. Once the infant's head has been delivered: c. suction the infant's
a. suction the infant's nose, and then the mouth mouth, then the nose
b. apply oxygen over the mother's vagina
