200+ (2025-2026 A+ Graded) Exam-Style Questions | Verified Solutions | Complete Answer
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Question 1
Your primary concern when arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash is:
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surveying the area for hazards
Question 2
The cricoid cartilage:
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is the only complete circular cartilage of the trachea.
Question 3
While en route to a call for a patient in cardiac arrest, you approach a stopped school bus with its red
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warning lights. You should:
stop and wait until the warning lights stop flashing
Question 4
When assessing an unresponsive diabetic patient, the primary visible difference between hyperglycemia and
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hypoglycemia is the:
rate and depth of breathing
, Question 5
The _________ nervous system consists of 31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves.
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central
Question 6
in which of the following situations should the EMT splint an injured limb in the position of deformity?
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if resistance is encountered or the patient experiences severe pain
Question 7
posttraumatic stress disorder can happen after:
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exposure to or injury from a traumatic occurrence
Question 8
irregular respirations characterized by an increasing rate and depth of breathing followed by periods of
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apnea are called:
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Question 9
Which of the following types of consent allows treatment for a patient who is unconscious or mentally
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incapacitated?
implied
, Question 10
a patient who has experienced a back injury, with or without spinal cord damage, would be triaged with a
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__________ tag during a mass casualty incident
yellow
Question 11
common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include all of the following except:
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hot, dry skin
Question 12
The normal blood glucose level is between:
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80-120 mg/dL
Question 13
Febrile seizures are MOST common in children between:
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6 months and 6 years
Question 14
A patient who presents with a headache, fever, confusion, and red blotches on his or her skin should be
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suspected of having:
meningitis
, Question 15
The stinger from a honeybee should be:
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scraped away from the skin.
Question 16
A tube from the brain to the abdomen that drains excessive cerebrospinal fluid is called a
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shunt
Question 17
Most cases of external bleeding from an extremity can be controlled by:
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applying local direct pressure
Question 18
Which of the following statements regarding lightning strikes is correct?
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Lightning strikes might cause cardiac dysrhythmias that spontaneously resolve
Question 19
Which of the following is NOT a common factor that would affect a 75-yr-old patient's vital signs?
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increased weight