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Operations Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
A/
/patient /
/is /
/found /
/unresponsive /
/in /
/his /
/small //bathroom. //He //is //not //breathing //and //is //sitting //in //the //corner. //Two //EMTs //are //able //to
//reach /
/him, /
/but /
/they /
/are /
/unable /
/to /
/stand /
/side //by //side. //He //appears //to //weigh //about //150 //pounds //and //there //is //no //evidence //that //he
//has /
/been /
/injured. /
/Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/would //be //the //quickest //and //MOST //practical //way //of //moving //him //out //of //the //bathroom?
A) //Extremity //lift
B) //Long //backboard
C) //Direct //ground //lift
D) //Stair //chair //device //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A) //Extremity //lift
,When /
/moving /
/any /
/patient, /
/you /
/should /
/do /
/so /
/in /
/the /
/safest, /
/most /
/efficient /
/way //possible. //If //a //patient //is //in //a //narrow //space //(ie, //small //bathroom, //narrow //hallway)
and /
/you /
/and /
/your /
/partner /
/cannot /
/stand /
/side /
/by /
/side /
/to /
/perform //
a/
/direct /
/ground //lift, //the //extremity //lift //would //be //the //most //practical //way //of //moving //him //or //her.
One /
/EMT /
/would //lift //by //the //arms //and //the //other //by //the //legs; //the //patient //could //then //be //moved //to
//a //larger //working //area. //Two //EMTs //should //be //able //to //safely //lift //a
150-
pound /
/patient. //
A/
,/long /
/backboard /
/would /
/clearly /
/not /
/work /
/in /
/the /
/case /
/of //a //narrow //or //small //space //because //there //would //be //little //room //to //the //patient's //left //or
right /
/to /
/slide /
/the /
/board /
/underneath /
/him /
/or /
/her. //
A/
/stair /
/chair //would //also //likely //not //be //possible, //or //practical, //because //of //such //a //confined //space.
A //52-year-
old /
/woman /
/crashed /
/her /
/minivan /
/into //
a/
/tree. /
/She //is //pinned //at //the //legs //by //the //steering //wheel //and //is //semiconscious. //After //gaining
access //to //the //patient, //you //should:
A) //perform //a //primary //assessment //and //provide //any //life-saving //care //before //extrication.
, B) //immediately //apply //high-flow //oxygen //to //the //patient //and //allow //extrication //to //begin.
C) //rapidly //assess //her //from //head //to //toe, //obtain //vital //signs, //and //apply //a //cervical //collar.
D) /
/have /
/the /
/fire /
/department /
/disentangle /
/the /
/patient /
/and /
/quickly /
/remove /
/her /
/from /
/the /
/car. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A) //perform //a //primary //assessment //and //provide //any //life-
saving //care //before //extrication.
Unless /
/there /
/is /
/an /
/immediate /
/threat /
/of /
/fire, /
/explosion, /
/or //other //danger, //you //should //perform //a //primary //assessment //and //begin //any //life-
saving //care //as //soon //as
you /
/have /
/gained /
/access /
/to /
/the /
Operations Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
A/
/patient /
/is /
/found /
/unresponsive /
/in /
/his /
/small //bathroom. //He //is //not //breathing //and //is //sitting //in //the //corner. //Two //EMTs //are //able //to
//reach /
/him, /
/but /
/they /
/are /
/unable /
/to /
/stand /
/side //by //side. //He //appears //to //weigh //about //150 //pounds //and //there //is //no //evidence //that //he
//has /
/been /
/injured. /
/Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/would //be //the //quickest //and //MOST //practical //way //of //moving //him //out //of //the //bathroom?
A) //Extremity //lift
B) //Long //backboard
C) //Direct //ground //lift
D) //Stair //chair //device //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A) //Extremity //lift
,When /
/moving /
/any /
/patient, /
/you /
/should /
/do /
/so /
/in /
/the /
/safest, /
/most /
/efficient /
/way //possible. //If //a //patient //is //in //a //narrow //space //(ie, //small //bathroom, //narrow //hallway)
and /
/you /
/and /
/your /
/partner /
/cannot /
/stand /
/side /
/by /
/side /
/to /
/perform //
a/
/direct /
/ground //lift, //the //extremity //lift //would //be //the //most //practical //way //of //moving //him //or //her.
One /
/EMT /
/would //lift //by //the //arms //and //the //other //by //the //legs; //the //patient //could //then //be //moved //to
//a //larger //working //area. //Two //EMTs //should //be //able //to //safely //lift //a
150-
pound /
/patient. //
A/
,/long /
/backboard /
/would /
/clearly /
/not /
/work /
/in /
/the /
/case /
/of //a //narrow //or //small //space //because //there //would //be //little //room //to //the //patient's //left //or
right /
/to /
/slide /
/the /
/board /
/underneath /
/him /
/or /
/her. //
A/
/stair /
/chair //would //also //likely //not //be //possible, //or //practical, //because //of //such //a //confined //space.
A //52-year-
old /
/woman /
/crashed /
/her /
/minivan /
/into //
a/
/tree. /
/She //is //pinned //at //the //legs //by //the //steering //wheel //and //is //semiconscious. //After //gaining
access //to //the //patient, //you //should:
A) //perform //a //primary //assessment //and //provide //any //life-saving //care //before //extrication.
, B) //immediately //apply //high-flow //oxygen //to //the //patient //and //allow //extrication //to //begin.
C) //rapidly //assess //her //from //head //to //toe, //obtain //vital //signs, //and //apply //a //cervical //collar.
D) /
/have /
/the /
/fire /
/department /
/disentangle /
/the /
/patient /
/and /
/quickly /
/remove /
/her /
/from /
/the /
/car. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A) //perform //a //primary //assessment //and //provide //any //life-
saving //care //before //extrication.
Unless /
/there /
/is /
/an /
/immediate /
/threat /
/of /
/fire, /
/explosion, /
/or //other //danger, //you //should //perform //a //primary //assessment //and //begin //any //life-
saving //care //as //soon //as
you /
/have /
/gained /
/access /
/to /
/the /
