EMT 200 Final Exam

A 50-year-old woman presents with acute respiratory distress while eating. Upon your arrival, you note that she is conscious, coughing, and wheezing between coughs. Further assessment reveals that her skin is pink and moist. In addition to transporting her to the hospital, you should: - answer-encourage her to cough and closely monitor her condition. A 66-year-old woman is found to be unresponsive and apneic. Her carotid pulse is weak and rapid. When ventilating this patient, you should deliver: - answer-each breath over 1 second at a rate of 10 to 12 breaths/min. After inserting an oropharyngeal airway in an unresponsive woman, the patient begins to gag. You should: - answer-turn the patient on her side in case she vomits. Hypercapnea is defined as: - answer-elevated levels of carbon dioxide. Respiration refers to - answer-the exchange of gases in the body Several attempts to adequately open a trauma patient's airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver have been unsuccessful. You should: - answer-carefully perform the head tilt-chin lift maneuver. Your initial attempt to ventilate an unresponsive apneic 30-year-old man is met with resistance and you do not see the chest rise. Your second ventilation attempt is also unsuccessful. You should: - answer-perform 30 chest compressions. A 26 year old male underwent a recent surgery. He has fever, altered mental status, and decreased urine output. What should you suspect? - answer-Septic Shock Which of the following patients is in decompensated shock? - answer-a 20-year-old female with absent radial pulses and dilated pupils Which of the following conditions would MOST likely cause obstructive shock? - answer-cardiac tamponade Distributive shock occurs when: - answer-widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds. Which of the following is most likely to be present with an adult patient in compensated shock? - answer-Narrow pulse pressure According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to: - answer-administer naloxone via autoinjector While providing care to a patient, blood got onto the ambulance stretcher. Because the stretcher was not properly cleaned afterward, a virus was transmitted to another emergency medical technician (EMT) several days later. What route of transmission does this scenario describe? - answer-indirect contact A 51-year-old female presents with a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. She is conscious and alert and able to speak in complete sentences. Her skin is warm and dry, her respirations are 22 breaths/min and regular, and her SpO2 reading is 92 percent. You should: - answer-administer oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 LPM How does CPAP improve oxygenation and ventilation in patients with certain respiratory problems? - answer-CPAP keeps alveoli open during exhalation and pushes oxygen across the alveolar membrane. ou and your partner are treating a 66-year-old man who experienced a sudden onset of respiratory distress. He appears drowsy and does not follow verbal commands. His breathing appears labored and his oxygen saturation is 80%. You should: - answer-assist his ventilations with a bag-mask device. You resp