EMR FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
An AED has delivered a shock to the patient. Which of the following would you do next?
A.) Wait for the device to reanalyze the heart rhythm.
B.) Continue to monitor the patient's condition.
C.) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
D.) Place the patient in a face up position while maintaining an open airway.
- Correct answer- C.) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
You and another EMR are performing two-rescuer CPR. You would expect to switch positions
approximately every-
A.) 2 minutes
B.) 4 minutes
C.) 6 minutes
D.) 8 minutes - Correct answer- A.) 2 minutes
You arrive on the scene where another EMR is performing CPR on a patient. Which of the
following would you do first?
A.) Call for a position change at the end of the last compression cycle.
B.) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
C.) Immediately begin giving ventilations to the patient.
D.) Obtain an AED, if available.
- Correct answer- B.) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
, EMR FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
You are providing care to a 6 month old at the scene of an apartment fire. You open the infant's
airway and find that she is not breathing. After immediately giving 2 ventilations that are
effective, which action would you do next?
A.) Begin chest compressions
B.) Deliver 5 back blows
C.) Check for a brachial pulse
D.) Do a finger sweep
- Correct answer- C.) Check for a brachial pulse
You obtain a SAMPLE history from a patient. Which of the following would least likely suggest
that the patient is experiencing a heart attack?
A.) The pain is described as squeezing, unrelieved by rest
B.) The pain does not radiate
C.) The patient is sitting up and leaning forward
D.) The patient complains of feeling dizzy
- Correct answer- B.) The pain does not radiate
You are performing CPR on an 11-year old child who has been pulled from a pond after being
submerged for several minutes. An AED becomes available, and you prepare to use it. Which of
the following is the most important for ou to do before using the AED on this child?
A.) Correctly placing the pads on the child's chest
B.) Ensuring that the child is not lying in a puddle of water
C.) Using pediatric defibrillation pads if available
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
An AED has delivered a shock to the patient. Which of the following would you do next?
A.) Wait for the device to reanalyze the heart rhythm.
B.) Continue to monitor the patient's condition.
C.) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
D.) Place the patient in a face up position while maintaining an open airway.
- Correct answer- C.) Begin performing CPR for about 2 minutes
You and another EMR are performing two-rescuer CPR. You would expect to switch positions
approximately every-
A.) 2 minutes
B.) 4 minutes
C.) 6 minutes
D.) 8 minutes - Correct answer- A.) 2 minutes
You arrive on the scene where another EMR is performing CPR on a patient. Which of the
following would you do first?
A.) Call for a position change at the end of the last compression cycle.
B.) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
C.) Immediately begin giving ventilations to the patient.
D.) Obtain an AED, if available.
- Correct answer- B.) Confirm if more advanced medical personnel have been called.
, EMR FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
You are providing care to a 6 month old at the scene of an apartment fire. You open the infant's
airway and find that she is not breathing. After immediately giving 2 ventilations that are
effective, which action would you do next?
A.) Begin chest compressions
B.) Deliver 5 back blows
C.) Check for a brachial pulse
D.) Do a finger sweep
- Correct answer- C.) Check for a brachial pulse
You obtain a SAMPLE history from a patient. Which of the following would least likely suggest
that the patient is experiencing a heart attack?
A.) The pain is described as squeezing, unrelieved by rest
B.) The pain does not radiate
C.) The patient is sitting up and leaning forward
D.) The patient complains of feeling dizzy
- Correct answer- B.) The pain does not radiate
You are performing CPR on an 11-year old child who has been pulled from a pond after being
submerged for several minutes. An AED becomes available, and you prepare to use it. Which of
the following is the most important for ou to do before using the AED on this child?
A.) Correctly placing the pads on the child's chest
B.) Ensuring that the child is not lying in a puddle of water
C.) Using pediatric defibrillation pads if available
