AEMT FINAL STUDY GUIDE (PART 2)
Questions and Answers
1. A patient with suspected
internal bleeding is slightly anxious and has cool, pink skin. His
heart rate is 90 beats/min, and his blood pressure is 122/60. His
presentation is consistent with Class hemorrhage.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer B
2. Perfusion is most accurately described as
Answer circulation of blood within an organ or tissue
3. Two of the most common mechanisms of injury for blunt trauma are
Answer falls and motor vehicle collisions
4. The index of suspicion is most accurately defined as
Answer your concern for potentially serious underlying injuries
5. A sport utility vehicle lost control and struck a utility pole head-on.
,The driver was killed instantly. The passenger, a young female, is
conscious and alert and has several small abrasions and lacerations
to her left forearm. Treatment for the passenger should include
Answer transport to a trauma center
6. Force acting over a distance defines the concept of
Answer work
7. Which of the following findings requires transport to a trauma
center that provides the highest level of trauma care?
A) respiratory rate of 22 breaths/min
B) penetrating injury to the distal femur
C) fall of 12 feet in a 30 y/o patient
D) Glasgow coma scale of 14
Answer B
8. A 40 y/o female, unrestrained, impacted the steering wheel of her
vehicle with her chest when her vehicle hit a tree while traveling at 45
mph. She is conscious and alert but is experiencing significant
chest pain and shortness of breath. Given the mechanism of injury
and her present condition, it is least likely that she experienced
A) head injury
B) cardiac contusion
C) pulmonary contusion
,D) multiple rib fractures
Answer A
9. Which of the following would most likely occur as the direct
result of the second collision in a Moto vehicle crash?
A) collapsed dashboard
B) deformed steering wheel
C) caved-in passenger for
D) intrathoracic hemorrhage
Answer deformed steering wheel
10. Following a blunt injury to the head, a 22-year-old female is
confused and complains of a severe headache and nausea. On the
basis of these signs and symptoms, you should be MOST concerned
with the possibility of
Answer intracranial bleeding
11. The phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the
bullet, causing damage remote from its path, is known as
Answer cavitation
12. When assessing an elderly patient who fell, it is important
to remember that
Answer osteoporosis can cause a fracture that may have resulted in the fall
, 13. A 12 y/o male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and
landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What
injury mechanism is most likely responsible for his back pain?
Answer energy transmission to the spine
14. During your assessment of a patient who experienced a blast
injury, you note that he has a depressed area to the front of his
skull. This injury most likely occurred
A) during the tertiary phase
B) during the secondary phase
C) during the primary phase
D) during the quaternary phase
Answer A
15. A 50 y/o female is in cardiac arrest. You attach the AED and
receive a "no shock advised" message. You should
Answer resume CPR and reanalyze her cardiac rhythm after 2 minutes
16. A 55 y/o male with poorly controlled hypertension presents
with respiratory distress and difficulty speaking in complete
sentences. He is conscious and alert with a blood pressure of 150/90
mm Hg, a pulse rate of 110 beats/min, and respirations of 28
breaths/min and labored. Auscultation of his lungs reveals diffuse
Questions and Answers
1. A patient with suspected
internal bleeding is slightly anxious and has cool, pink skin. His
heart rate is 90 beats/min, and his blood pressure is 122/60. His
presentation is consistent with Class hemorrhage.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer B
2. Perfusion is most accurately described as
Answer circulation of blood within an organ or tissue
3. Two of the most common mechanisms of injury for blunt trauma are
Answer falls and motor vehicle collisions
4. The index of suspicion is most accurately defined as
Answer your concern for potentially serious underlying injuries
5. A sport utility vehicle lost control and struck a utility pole head-on.
,The driver was killed instantly. The passenger, a young female, is
conscious and alert and has several small abrasions and lacerations
to her left forearm. Treatment for the passenger should include
Answer transport to a trauma center
6. Force acting over a distance defines the concept of
Answer work
7. Which of the following findings requires transport to a trauma
center that provides the highest level of trauma care?
A) respiratory rate of 22 breaths/min
B) penetrating injury to the distal femur
C) fall of 12 feet in a 30 y/o patient
D) Glasgow coma scale of 14
Answer B
8. A 40 y/o female, unrestrained, impacted the steering wheel of her
vehicle with her chest when her vehicle hit a tree while traveling at 45
mph. She is conscious and alert but is experiencing significant
chest pain and shortness of breath. Given the mechanism of injury
and her present condition, it is least likely that she experienced
A) head injury
B) cardiac contusion
C) pulmonary contusion
,D) multiple rib fractures
Answer A
9. Which of the following would most likely occur as the direct
result of the second collision in a Moto vehicle crash?
A) collapsed dashboard
B) deformed steering wheel
C) caved-in passenger for
D) intrathoracic hemorrhage
Answer deformed steering wheel
10. Following a blunt injury to the head, a 22-year-old female is
confused and complains of a severe headache and nausea. On the
basis of these signs and symptoms, you should be MOST concerned
with the possibility of
Answer intracranial bleeding
11. The phenomenon of pressure waves emanating from the
bullet, causing damage remote from its path, is known as
Answer cavitation
12. When assessing an elderly patient who fell, it is important
to remember that
Answer osteoporosis can cause a fracture that may have resulted in the fall
, 13. A 12 y/o male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and
landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What
injury mechanism is most likely responsible for his back pain?
Answer energy transmission to the spine
14. During your assessment of a patient who experienced a blast
injury, you note that he has a depressed area to the front of his
skull. This injury most likely occurred
A) during the tertiary phase
B) during the secondary phase
C) during the primary phase
D) during the quaternary phase
Answer A
15. A 50 y/o female is in cardiac arrest. You attach the AED and
receive a "no shock advised" message. You should
Answer resume CPR and reanalyze her cardiac rhythm after 2 minutes
16. A 55 y/o male with poorly controlled hypertension presents
with respiratory distress and difficulty speaking in complete
sentences. He is conscious and alert with a blood pressure of 150/90
mm Hg, a pulse rate of 110 beats/min, and respirations of 28
breaths/min and labored. Auscultation of his lungs reveals diffuse
