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A 56-year-
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old man is found to be pulseless and apneic. His wife states that he coll
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apsed about 5 minutes ago. As your partner gets the AED from the am
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A) provide rescue breaths until the AED is ready.
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B) open the airway and give 2 rescue breaths.
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C) begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
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D) ask the wife if the patient has a living will. -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C
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A 40-year-
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old man is conscious, but has an increased rate of breathing. You shoul
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d:
A) apply 100% oxygen via nonrebreathing mask.
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B) immediately insert a nasopharyngeal airway. m m m m
C) assess the regularity and quality of breathing.
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D) ventilate him with a bag-valve-mask device. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
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>C
,Which of the following is considered minimum personal protective equ
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ipment (PPE) when suctioning an unresponsive patient's airway?
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B) Gloves and full facial protection
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C) Gloves, gown, and eye protection
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D) Gloves, head cover, and eye protection - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
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In which of the following situations would nitroglycerin MOST likely be
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administered?
A) Recent use of Cialis m m m
B) Systolic BP of 90 mm Hg m m m m m
C) The presence of a head injury
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D) History of cardiac bypass surgery - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
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You and your partner have secured a trauma patient to a long backboa
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rd and are preparing to lift the backboard onto the stretcher. When doi
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ng so, you should:
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A) lift the backboard from the sides instead of from the ends.
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B) be sure to lift the backboard with the powerful muscles of your back.
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,C) recall that most of the patient's weight is at the foot end of th
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e backboard.
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D) ensure that the strongest EMT is positioned at the head of th
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e backboard. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
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When called to the scene of a structural fire to stand by in case any inju
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ries occur at the scene, you should:
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A) park the ambulance close to the fire so you can rapidly access an
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y patients.
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B) ensure that your ambulance does not block or hinder other arrivin
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g fire apparatus.
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C) depart the scene and return to service after the fire has bee
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n completely extinguished.
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D) enter the structure with the firefighters so you can provid
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e immediate care to any victims. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
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A patient's skin will MOST likely become cyanotic if he or she has:
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A) a decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide.
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B) an increase in the amount of arterial oxygen.
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C) a decrease in the amount of arterial oxygen.
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D) an overall increase in circulating red blood cells. -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C
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, Clinically, reduced tidal volume would MOST likely present with respirat
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ions that are: m m
A) deep.
B) slow.
C) shallow.
D) eupneic. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C m m m m m m
A 66-year-
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old female presents with an acute onset of confusion, slurred speech, a
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nd an inability to move her right arm and leg. Her airway is patent and
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she is breathing adequately. Which of the following is the MOST impor
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tant initial information to obtain about this patient?
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A) Her initial blood pressure reading
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B) What she was doing when this began
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C) When she was last seen normalm m m m m
D) Whether or not her pupils are equal - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C
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A 70-year-
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old man with a history of emphysema and congestive heart failure is i
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n cardiac arrest. His wife tells you that he collapsed about 5 minutes b
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efore your arrival. Your partner begins one-
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rescuer CPR as you prepare the AED. As you are applying the AED pads
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, the man's wife tells you that she wants you to let him die in peace. Y
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ou should:
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