EMT-b NC State Exam Questions With 100% Verified Solutions

EMT-b NC State Exam Questions With 100% Verified Solutions What are the two types of trauma? - ANSWER Blunt and penetrating What type of injury is caused by exposure to heat, radiation, toxins, chemical substances, and/or electricity? - ANSWER Burns 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. Suction for no more than ___ seconds at a time. - ANSWER 5 infants/10 kids/15 adults If manually ventilating a patient, you should squeeze the bag every ____ seconds for an adult and every ____ seconds for a child. - ANSWER 5-6 and 3-5 A nasal cannula can be run at how many LPM? - ANSWER 1-6 You're on scene at a high school football game. A football player collapsed to the ground. He has a pulse, a respiratory rate of 4 breaths per minute, breaths are very shallow and he is grunting slightly. Airway management should include ____. - ANSWER Manual ventilation with supplemental oxygen. What is the time frame in which cardiogenic shock can occur after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)? - ANSWER Immediately and up to 24 hours after onset of AMI. ____ is when the heart muscles are not strong enough to accomplish the job of pumping blood throughout the body. - ANSWER CHF Describe the differences between acute myocardial infarction and dissecting aortic aneurysm pain. - ANSWER Acute myocardial infarction pain feels like tightness/pressure that comes and goes, while dissecting aortic aneurysm pain is a ripping/tearing sensation that is constant and severe. The average titration for oxygen treatment is between ____. - ANSWER 95-99% Why would acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) not be administered to a patient in a cardiovascular emergency? - ANSWER Ulcer/Bleeding/Allergy It would be indicated to remove a patient's nitroglycerin patch when the patient is ____? - ANSWER In cardiac arrest and hypotensive Select the most accurate list of precautions/contraindications for use with nitroglycerin? - ANSWER Use of erectile dysfunction drugs, head injury, and systolic blood pressure under 100mm/Hg What is the maximum dosage frequency and time frame for nitroglycerin administration for one chest pain incident? - ANSWER 3 doses every 5 minutes What specific measures are taken for a patient experiencing symptoms of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who also has a history of heart bypass or an internal defibrillator? - ANSWER Implement the same measures as for any patient with AMI symptoms. Continuous pumping performed by a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) impacts the ability to ____ the patient's ____. - ANSWER Palpate/Pulses You encounter a 4-month-old baby in cardiac arrest of unknown cause. What type of defibrillator is recommended and ideal to use? - ANSWER Manual defibrillator The acronym ROSC means ____. - ANSWER Return Of Spontaneous Circulation The pulse of the unconscious patient should be checked during transport every ____ seconds. - ANSWER 30 What is the National Incident Management System (NIMS)? - ANSWER NIMS provides guidelines and common terms to allow multiple agencies to work together. What is the advantage of using the Incident Command System (ICS)? - ANSWER The ICS gives you a modular organizational structure that can be applied to incidents of all sizes. What is the term for an incident with many victims? - ANSWER Mass Casualty Incident What is triage? - ANSWER A method of sorting patients based on their severity of injury What is the name of the reference used to determine the initial response to a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incident? - ANSWER DOT Emergency Response Guide When cleaning an ambulance, what mixture of bleach to water is recommended? - ANSWER 1:100 According to patients, what is the portion of contact with EMS they fear the most? - ANSWER Ambulance ride What is the minimum recommended area for a helicopter landing zone? - ANSWER 60 x 60 or larger Which of the following is generally not considered a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)? - ANSWER Machine gun The most lethal type of radiation is ____. - ANSWER Neutron In school-age children between 6 and 12, the leading cause of death is ____. - ANSWER Unintentional injuries When dealing with a medical call, your primary assessment should focus on ____. - ANSWER Nature of illness, chief complaints and symptoms The time you should spend on scene for critical patients is ____. - ANSWER 10 minutes or less Conditions that may mimic the symptoms of a stroke include all of the following except ____. - ANSWER Myocardial infarction You are called to the scene and find a 10-year-old boy on the ground experiencing severe generalized muscle twitching. His mother states he has a diagnosis of epilepsy and his seizure started four minutes ago. He is most likely experiencing what type of seizure? - ANSWER Generalized tonic-clonic To determine if a newborn needs resuscitation, you should assess ____. - ANSWER Tone, respiratory effort and heart rate