LSSU MFR FINAL EXAM 160 QUESTIOS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
The minimum certification guidelines for First Responders are published by the
U.S.: Answer - Department of Transportation.
Regulation of the EMS system is provided by: Answer - the individual states.
When someone calls 9-1-1 and the address and telephone number are able to
be viewed by the dispatcher, this is known as: Answer - enhanced 9-1-1.
The EMS provider who can provide patients with the highest level of care in the
prehospital setting is a(n): Answer - Paramedic
The First Responder is the first person on scene with: Answer - emergency
medical training.
The primary concern of a First Responder at an emergency scene is: Answer -
personal safety.
According to your syllabus, how many class periods may be missed by a student
before he or she can no longer become certified as a MFR? Answer - Three
classroom periods as specified in the EMED189 course syllabus
The lowest grade that a student my attain and still become certified as a
Medical First Responder is: Answer - 77% According to the Syllabus for
EMED189.
,Which one of the following statements about hand washing is TRUE? Answer -
It is the most effective means of preventing spread of disease.
Taking standard precautions means the rescuer should always: Answer - Base
all infection control on the presumption that all bodily fluids are infectious.
Oxygenated blood reaches the heart muscle by way of the ________ arteries.
Answer - coronary
Oxygen leaves the blood to enter the tissues when blood enters the: Answer -
capillaries.
Which of the following produces the wheezing breath sounds heard in asthma?
Answer - Constriction of the small airways
Which of the following is the cause of the chest pain or discomfort associated
with a heart attack? Answer - Lack of oxygen to the cells of the heart muscle
The condition in which the arteries of the heart are diseased and narrowed or
partially occluded by a small clot, leading to a decrease in blood flow to the
heart tissue, but not death of the tissue, is called: Answer - angina pectoris.
When a patient has ventricular fibrillation, he is most likely to experience:
Answer - cardiac arrest.
A 40-year-old male firefighter became very short of breath and started feeling
pain in the left arm while working at a fire scene. He is alert and seems
anxious. The first thing you should do is: Answer - administer oxygen by
nonrebreather mask.
, A 70-year-old female collapsed in the grocery store. She does not respond to
painful stimuli. Her skin is cool and dry. Her respirations are 8 per minute and
shallow. She has a carotid pulse of 38 per minute. Which of the following
should you do first? Answer - Assist the patient's breathing with a BVM.
A 58-year-old woman states she gets chest pain when she climbs stairs, but the
pain goes away when she rests. This description is most typical of: Answer -
angina pectoris.
A patient with a history of angina pectoris tells you her doctor instructed her to
take two medications if she had chest pain that was not relieved by rest. These
two medications are most likely: Answer - aspirin and nitroglycerin.
A 54-year-old patient who has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 35 years
has ongoing inflammation of the lower airways, along with increased mucus
production, difficulty breathing, and a productive cough. There are times when
her symptoms are better, but she is prone to episodes in which her breathing
gets worse, prompting her to call 911 when her medications do not work. The
patient's signs and symptoms are most likely due to: Answer - chronic
bronchitis.
A patient tells you that his heart can't keep up with the blood coming back to
it, which causes the blood to back up into the lungs. You should suspect that
this patient has a history of: Answer - congestive heart failure.
Coarse, bubbly, rattling sounds heard when the lungs are auscultated are best
described as: Answer - rhonchi.
Your patient is an 80-year-old female who suddenly became weak and short of
breath while working around her house. Even though she sat down to rest, the
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
The minimum certification guidelines for First Responders are published by the
U.S.: Answer - Department of Transportation.
Regulation of the EMS system is provided by: Answer - the individual states.
When someone calls 9-1-1 and the address and telephone number are able to
be viewed by the dispatcher, this is known as: Answer - enhanced 9-1-1.
The EMS provider who can provide patients with the highest level of care in the
prehospital setting is a(n): Answer - Paramedic
The First Responder is the first person on scene with: Answer - emergency
medical training.
The primary concern of a First Responder at an emergency scene is: Answer -
personal safety.
According to your syllabus, how many class periods may be missed by a student
before he or she can no longer become certified as a MFR? Answer - Three
classroom periods as specified in the EMED189 course syllabus
The lowest grade that a student my attain and still become certified as a
Medical First Responder is: Answer - 77% According to the Syllabus for
EMED189.
,Which one of the following statements about hand washing is TRUE? Answer -
It is the most effective means of preventing spread of disease.
Taking standard precautions means the rescuer should always: Answer - Base
all infection control on the presumption that all bodily fluids are infectious.
Oxygenated blood reaches the heart muscle by way of the ________ arteries.
Answer - coronary
Oxygen leaves the blood to enter the tissues when blood enters the: Answer -
capillaries.
Which of the following produces the wheezing breath sounds heard in asthma?
Answer - Constriction of the small airways
Which of the following is the cause of the chest pain or discomfort associated
with a heart attack? Answer - Lack of oxygen to the cells of the heart muscle
The condition in which the arteries of the heart are diseased and narrowed or
partially occluded by a small clot, leading to a decrease in blood flow to the
heart tissue, but not death of the tissue, is called: Answer - angina pectoris.
When a patient has ventricular fibrillation, he is most likely to experience:
Answer - cardiac arrest.
A 40-year-old male firefighter became very short of breath and started feeling
pain in the left arm while working at a fire scene. He is alert and seems
anxious. The first thing you should do is: Answer - administer oxygen by
nonrebreather mask.
, A 70-year-old female collapsed in the grocery store. She does not respond to
painful stimuli. Her skin is cool and dry. Her respirations are 8 per minute and
shallow. She has a carotid pulse of 38 per minute. Which of the following
should you do first? Answer - Assist the patient's breathing with a BVM.
A 58-year-old woman states she gets chest pain when she climbs stairs, but the
pain goes away when she rests. This description is most typical of: Answer -
angina pectoris.
A patient with a history of angina pectoris tells you her doctor instructed her to
take two medications if she had chest pain that was not relieved by rest. These
two medications are most likely: Answer - aspirin and nitroglycerin.
A 54-year-old patient who has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 35 years
has ongoing inflammation of the lower airways, along with increased mucus
production, difficulty breathing, and a productive cough. There are times when
her symptoms are better, but she is prone to episodes in which her breathing
gets worse, prompting her to call 911 when her medications do not work. The
patient's signs and symptoms are most likely due to: Answer - chronic
bronchitis.
A patient tells you that his heart can't keep up with the blood coming back to
it, which causes the blood to back up into the lungs. You should suspect that
this patient has a history of: Answer - congestive heart failure.
Coarse, bubbly, rattling sounds heard when the lungs are auscultated are best
described as: Answer - rhonchi.
Your patient is an 80-year-old female who suddenly became weak and short of
breath while working around her house. Even though she sat down to rest, the
