EMT Final Practice Fisdap
1. A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled
out her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially
obstructed 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 - ANSWER -
Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
2. To protect yourself from injury when lifting a
stretcher you should
,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 - ANSWER -
keep the weight as close to your body as possible
3. An unresponsive 10 year old male was hit by a car
and is bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture.
After 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 -
ANSWER -control bleeding from the leg wound *
4. The strongest portion of the heart that is
responsible for circulating blood to the entire body
is the
,A. Left atrium
B. Right atrium
C. Left ventricle
D. Right ventricle - ANSWER -Left ventricle
5. 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 - ANSWER -Occlusive
dressing *
6. When assessing a pulse, you are feeling the:
A. relaxation of the atria
B. contraction of the left ventricle
, C. contraction of the left atrium
D. relaxation of both ventricles - ANSWER -
contraction of the left ventricle*
7. A 60 y/o female has chest pain. She has not taken
her prescribed nitro you should
A. Determine what type of cardiac problem the pt
has, and assist her with 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 - ANSWER -Determine
what type of cardiac problem the pt has, and assist
her with taking the nitro
8. Which of the following is the best definition of
hypoperfusion?
1. A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled
out her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially
obstructed 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 - ANSWER -
Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
2. To protect yourself from injury when lifting a
stretcher you should
,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 - ANSWER -
keep the weight as close to your body as possible
3. An unresponsive 10 year old male was hit by a car
and is bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture.
After 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 -
ANSWER -control bleeding from the leg wound *
4. The strongest portion of the heart that is
responsible for circulating blood to the entire body
is the
,A. Left atrium
B. Right atrium
C. Left ventricle
D. Right ventricle - ANSWER -Left ventricle
5. 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 - ANSWER -Occlusive
dressing *
6. When assessing a pulse, you are feeling the:
A. relaxation of the atria
B. contraction of the left ventricle
, C. contraction of the left atrium
D. relaxation of both ventricles - ANSWER -
contraction of the left ventricle*
7. A 60 y/o female has chest pain. She has not taken
her prescribed nitro you should
A. Determine what type of cardiac problem the pt
has, and assist her with 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 - ANSWER -Determine
what type of cardiac problem the pt has, and assist
her with taking the nitro
8. Which of the following is the best definition of
hypoperfusion?
