Chapter 14 (EMT) Test Questions and Answers Rated A
1. Which of the following methods should be used to Have the patient rate the
have a patient rate the amount of pain he is having? pain on a scale of 1 (least)
to 10 (worst).
2. Your patient is a 22-year-old college student complain- Ask the patient to describe
ing of abdominal pain. She is alert and oriented, al- the pain and find out if she
though somewhat uncomfortable. Which of the follow- has other complaints.
ing should be your first action?
3. Which of the following patients may have a prescrip- A patient with a history of
tion medication with which you may assist him or her asthma or another breath-
in administering? ing problem
4. Your patient is a 51-year-old male who does not re- Opening the airway with a
spond to your voice or the shaking of his shoulder. head-tilt, chin-lift maneu-
Which of the following should be done next? ver
5. In which of the following locations would you look for Refrigerator
a Vial-of-Life?
6. In which of the following patients should you check for An unresponsive diabetic
the possibility of spinal injury? who appears to have fallen
down
7. Mr. Hughes is a 49-year-old man complaining of chest Can you describe how the
pain. To find out about the quality of his chest pain, pain in your chest feels?
which of the following questions is most appropriate?
8. Mrs. Butler is a 66-year-old woman who is complaining Are you having pain any-
of chest pain. Which of the fol lowing questions would where besides your chest?
be best? In helping you determine if the pain is radiat-
ing?
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9. When using the memory aid OPQRST, which of the Does anything make the
following questions would help you find out about P? pain better or worse?
10. When using the memory aid SAMPLE, which of the What is bothering you to-
following questions would help you find out about S? day?
11. Mr. Green is complaining of severe difficulty breathing An epinephrine auto-in-
after being stung by a bee. His wife states he has jector
had reactions to bee stings before, but not quite this
severe. Which medications should you specifically ask
him about?
12. For a patient without a previous history of chest pain, How would you describe
which of the following questions would be most useful the way the pain feels?
in obtaining the history of a patient with a complaint
of chest pain?
13. For which of the following patients is a focused physi- A 25-year-old female with
cal examination appropriate? a history of asthma and
who is complaining of dif-
ficulty breathing
14. Your patient is an unresponsive 40-year-old woman. Perform a rapid physical
Which of the following should you do first? exam.
15. When using the memory aid SAMPLE, which of the Ask, "When was the last
following would you do to determine L? time you had anything to
eat or drink?"
16. For a responsive medical patient who does not have Find out more about the
a prior medical history, which of the following is the patient's complaint.
first step you would take to obtain medical information
about the patient?
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1. Which of the following methods should be used to Have the patient rate the
have a patient rate the amount of pain he is having? pain on a scale of 1 (least)
to 10 (worst).
2. Your patient is a 22-year-old college student complain- Ask the patient to describe
ing of abdominal pain. She is alert and oriented, al- the pain and find out if she
though somewhat uncomfortable. Which of the follow- has other complaints.
ing should be your first action?
3. Which of the following patients may have a prescrip- A patient with a history of
tion medication with which you may assist him or her asthma or another breath-
in administering? ing problem
4. Your patient is a 51-year-old male who does not re- Opening the airway with a
spond to your voice or the shaking of his shoulder. head-tilt, chin-lift maneu-
Which of the following should be done next? ver
5. In which of the following locations would you look for Refrigerator
a Vial-of-Life?
6. In which of the following patients should you check for An unresponsive diabetic
the possibility of spinal injury? who appears to have fallen
down
7. Mr. Hughes is a 49-year-old man complaining of chest Can you describe how the
pain. To find out about the quality of his chest pain, pain in your chest feels?
which of the following questions is most appropriate?
8. Mrs. Butler is a 66-year-old woman who is complaining Are you having pain any-
of chest pain. Which of the fol lowing questions would where besides your chest?
be best? In helping you determine if the pain is radiat-
ing?
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, Chapter 14 (EMT) Test Questions and Answers Rated A
9. When using the memory aid OPQRST, which of the Does anything make the
following questions would help you find out about P? pain better or worse?
10. When using the memory aid SAMPLE, which of the What is bothering you to-
following questions would help you find out about S? day?
11. Mr. Green is complaining of severe difficulty breathing An epinephrine auto-in-
after being stung by a bee. His wife states he has jector
had reactions to bee stings before, but not quite this
severe. Which medications should you specifically ask
him about?
12. For a patient without a previous history of chest pain, How would you describe
which of the following questions would be most useful the way the pain feels?
in obtaining the history of a patient with a complaint
of chest pain?
13. For which of the following patients is a focused physi- A 25-year-old female with
cal examination appropriate? a history of asthma and
who is complaining of dif-
ficulty breathing
14. Your patient is an unresponsive 40-year-old woman. Perform a rapid physical
Which of the following should you do first? exam.
15. When using the memory aid SAMPLE, which of the Ask, "When was the last
following would you do to determine L? time you had anything to
eat or drink?"
16. For a responsive medical patient who does not have Find out more about the
a prior medical history, which of the following is the patient's complaint.
first step you would take to obtain medical information
about the patient?
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