EMT-B NC STATE EXAM CORRECT 100%
Early signs of hypoxia include ___. - ANSWER Increased heart and respiratory rate,
anxiety, and restlessness.
A normal respiratory rate in children is ____. - ANSWER 15-30
What percentage of oxygen can be delivered with a venturi mask? - ANSWER 24-40%
What is a normal capillary refill time? - ANSWER <2 seconds
Stridor can be a sign of ____. - ANSWER Upper airway obstruction.
Another name for a moving clot is ____. - ANSWER Thrombus
A clot that floats until it reaches a narrow vessel it is unable to pass is a(n) ____. -
ANSWER Thromboembolism
This is a description of a conglomeration of symptoms brought on by myocardial
ischemia. - ANSWER Acute coronary syndrome
How long can the brain be deprived of oxygen without sustaining damage? - ANSWER
4-6 minutes
Where is the anatomical location to palpate the carotid pulse? - ANSWER The gap
between the larynx and sternocleidomastoid muscle.
What is the function of the compression/decompression device? - ANSWER Increase
circulatory features.
What is the primary focus of CPR performed on a child? - ANSWER Airway and
breathing.
What is the recommended CPR compression rate for infants 1 month through puberty
onset? - ANSWER 100-120 per minute
Where is the recommended site for locating the pulse of an infant between 1 month to 1
year of age? - ANSWER Brachial pulse
What is the cushion of safety? - ANSWER The distance you must keep between your
vehicle and the vehicles around you.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)? - ANSWER A Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) is a document that gives detailed information about the nature of a
, chemical, such as its physical and chemical properties, as well as the health, safety,
fire, and environmental hazards of a chemical product.
What is CHEMTREC? - ANSWER CHEMTREC is the Chemical Transportation
Emergency Center, an agency that assists emergency responders in identifying and
handling hazardous material transport incidents.
What is dissemination when applied to weapons of mass destruction? - ANSWER The
means by which a terrorist spreads an agent.
Where is the safest place to park equipment while determining the response to a
scene? - ANSWER Uphill and upwind
What are the sections of the Incident Command System (ICS)? - ANSWER Operations,
Planning, Logistics, and Finance
A normal heart rate in school aged children is ____. - ANSWER 70-120
What is compensated shock? - ANSWER Early stage of shock when the body can still
function, although symptoms may be present.
A normal glucose reading in fasting adults is ____. - ANSWER 80-120 mg/dL
What are the two parts of the nervous system? - ANSWER Autonomic and somatic
What is the name given to the inability to recall information except for that encountered
immediately prior to having a head injury? - ANSWER Retrograde amnesia
What is commotio cordis? - ANSWER A chest injury caused by a sudden blunt impact
to the chest during a critical phase of the heart beat.
Air forming in the soft tissue around the larynx or trachea is called ____. - ANSWER
Subcutaneous emphysema
What type of injury is categorized by the terms linear, depressed, open, and basilar? -
ANSWER Skull fractures
What standard scale is used to assess neurologic responses? - ANSWER Glasgow
coma scale
A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____ while a normal respiratory rate for a
newborn is ____. - ANSWER 12-20 and 30-60
Wheezing can be described as ____. - ANSWER High pitched whistling sound.
Early signs of hypoxia include ___. - ANSWER Increased heart and respiratory rate,
anxiety, and restlessness.
A normal respiratory rate in children is ____. - ANSWER 15-30
What percentage of oxygen can be delivered with a venturi mask? - ANSWER 24-40%
What is a normal capillary refill time? - ANSWER <2 seconds
Stridor can be a sign of ____. - ANSWER Upper airway obstruction.
Another name for a moving clot is ____. - ANSWER Thrombus
A clot that floats until it reaches a narrow vessel it is unable to pass is a(n) ____. -
ANSWER Thromboembolism
This is a description of a conglomeration of symptoms brought on by myocardial
ischemia. - ANSWER Acute coronary syndrome
How long can the brain be deprived of oxygen without sustaining damage? - ANSWER
4-6 minutes
Where is the anatomical location to palpate the carotid pulse? - ANSWER The gap
between the larynx and sternocleidomastoid muscle.
What is the function of the compression/decompression device? - ANSWER Increase
circulatory features.
What is the primary focus of CPR performed on a child? - ANSWER Airway and
breathing.
What is the recommended CPR compression rate for infants 1 month through puberty
onset? - ANSWER 100-120 per minute
Where is the recommended site for locating the pulse of an infant between 1 month to 1
year of age? - ANSWER Brachial pulse
What is the cushion of safety? - ANSWER The distance you must keep between your
vehicle and the vehicles around you.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)? - ANSWER A Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) is a document that gives detailed information about the nature of a
, chemical, such as its physical and chemical properties, as well as the health, safety,
fire, and environmental hazards of a chemical product.
What is CHEMTREC? - ANSWER CHEMTREC is the Chemical Transportation
Emergency Center, an agency that assists emergency responders in identifying and
handling hazardous material transport incidents.
What is dissemination when applied to weapons of mass destruction? - ANSWER The
means by which a terrorist spreads an agent.
Where is the safest place to park equipment while determining the response to a
scene? - ANSWER Uphill and upwind
What are the sections of the Incident Command System (ICS)? - ANSWER Operations,
Planning, Logistics, and Finance
A normal heart rate in school aged children is ____. - ANSWER 70-120
What is compensated shock? - ANSWER Early stage of shock when the body can still
function, although symptoms may be present.
A normal glucose reading in fasting adults is ____. - ANSWER 80-120 mg/dL
What are the two parts of the nervous system? - ANSWER Autonomic and somatic
What is the name given to the inability to recall information except for that encountered
immediately prior to having a head injury? - ANSWER Retrograde amnesia
What is commotio cordis? - ANSWER A chest injury caused by a sudden blunt impact
to the chest during a critical phase of the heart beat.
Air forming in the soft tissue around the larynx or trachea is called ____. - ANSWER
Subcutaneous emphysema
What type of injury is categorized by the terms linear, depressed, open, and basilar? -
ANSWER Skull fractures
What standard scale is used to assess neurologic responses? - ANSWER Glasgow
coma scale
A normal respiratory rate for an adult is ____ while a normal respiratory rate for a
newborn is ____. - ANSWER 12-20 and 30-60
Wheezing can be described as ____. - ANSWER High pitched whistling sound.
