HOSA EMT Practice test WITH ANSWERS

HOSA EMT Practice test WITH ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A. suctioning the oropharynx |\ |\ |\ |\




B. initiating assisted ventilations
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C. correctly positioning the head *
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D. inserting an oropharnygeal airway
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Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid
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trauma assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. an awake and
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alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the
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abdomen * |\




B. A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and
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landed on her side |\ |\ |\




C. A 43-year-old woman with a unilaterally swollen, painful
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deformity of the femur |\ |\ |\




D. a 60-year old man who fell from a standing position and has
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an abrasion on his cheek
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Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful
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deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A. Ulna |\ |\




B. Radius *
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C. Clavicle
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D. Humerus
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,During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot
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wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is
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most likely caused by - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. a critically low
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blood pressure |\




B. increased blood flow to the skin
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C. decreased blood flow to the skin *
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D. peripheral dilation of the vasculature
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An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of
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her abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should
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suspect dysfunction of the - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. liver *
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B. spleen |\




C. pancreas
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D. gallbladder
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Which of the following situations is an example of abandonment?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. An EMT--Paramedic givers a verbal
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report to any emergency nurse. |\ |\ |\ |\




B. An EMT--Intermediate assumes patient care from an EMT-Basic
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C. An EMT--Basic transfers care of a patient to patient to an EMT-
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Paramedic
D. A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-
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Intermediate * |\




Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an
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unresponsive 6-month old patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
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Radial

,B. Carotid
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C. Femoral
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D. Brachial *
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During the initial assessment of a trauma patient, you note
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massive facial injuries, weak radial pulses, and clammy skin.
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What should be your most immediate concern? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A. Potential obstruction of the airway *|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




B. Internal bleeding and severe shock
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C. Applying 100% supplemental oxygen
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D. Providing rapid transport to a trauma center
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You are called to treat a male patient who overdosed on heroin
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and is unconscious with shallow breathing and cyanosis to the
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face. The patient suddenly begins to vomit. What should you do
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first? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Suction the oropharynx
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B. Turn the patient onto his side. *
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C. Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
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D. Assist ventilations with 100% oxygen.
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The scene size up includes all of the following components,
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EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. determining scene safety - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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B. applying personal protective gear - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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, C. assessing the need for assistance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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D. evaluating the mechanism of injury - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔applying personal protective gear |\ |\ |\




In which of the following patients would an oropharyngeal airway
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be indicated? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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A. Any patient suspected of having hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWERS
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B. A semiconscious patient with an intact gag reflex - CORRECT
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C. A semiconscious patient who took an overdose of
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propoxyphene - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ |\ |\ |\ |\




D. An unconscious patient with fluid drainage from the ears -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An unconscious patient with fluid
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drainage from the ears |\ |\ |\




Upon arriving at the scene of a multiple vehicle crash, you can
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see that at least two patients have been ejected from their
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vehicles. What should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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A. Begin triage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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