EMT JBL OB/GYN Practice Test
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You are caring for a 6-year-old child with a possible fractured arm and have reason to believe
that the child was abused. What should you do? - correct answer ✔✔Advise the parents that
the child needs to be transported
You are assessing a 5-year-old boy with major trauma. his blood pressure is 70/40 mm Hg and
his pulse rate is 140 beats/min and weak. The child's blood pressure: - correct answer
✔✔Indicates decompensated shock
Following a motor vehicle crash, a 3-year-old girl has an obvious deformity to the mid-shaft
humerus. What should you suspect? - correct answer ✔✔She was exposed to significant
traumatic force
After attaching the AED to a 7-year-old child in cardiac arrest, you push the analyze button and
receive a shock advised message. After delivering the shock, you should: - correct answer
✔✔Immediately perform CPR
Which of the following signs is the MOST ominous in a child with respiratory distress?
Bradypnea
Tachycardia
Nasal flaring
Retractions - correct answer ✔✔Bradypnea
, The MOST important initial steps of assessing and managing a newborn include: - correct
answer ✔✔Clearing the airway and keeping the infant warm
A 32-year-old woman who is 36 weeks pregnant complains of a sudden onset of severe
abdominal pain, which she describes as a tearing sensation, and vaginal bleeding. Her medical
history includes hypertension and she admits to using cocaine. Which of the following should
you suspect? - correct answer ✔✔The placenta has detached from the wall of the uterus
Which of the following is an abnormal finding?
Heart rate of 80 beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
Rapid, irregular breathing in a newly born infant
Systolic BP of 100 mm Hg in a 10-year-old child
Respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min in a 2-year-old child - correct answer ✔✔Heart rate of 80
beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
Immediately upon delivery of a newborn's head, you should: - correct answer ✔✔Check for a
nuchal cord
Of the following, the MOST detrimental effect of gastric distention in infants and children is: -
correct answer ✔✔Decreased ventilatory volume
After an advanced airway device has been inserted in a 6-month-old infant in cardiopulmonary
arrest, you should deliver ventilations at a a rate of: - correct answer ✔✔10 breaths/min (1
breath every 6 seconds)
You should assist with the delivery of the baby's head by: - correct answer ✔✔Placing your
fingers on the bony part of the skull and applying gentle pressure
questions with correct answers
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You are caring for a 6-year-old child with a possible fractured arm and have reason to believe
that the child was abused. What should you do? - correct answer ✔✔Advise the parents that
the child needs to be transported
You are assessing a 5-year-old boy with major trauma. his blood pressure is 70/40 mm Hg and
his pulse rate is 140 beats/min and weak. The child's blood pressure: - correct answer
✔✔Indicates decompensated shock
Following a motor vehicle crash, a 3-year-old girl has an obvious deformity to the mid-shaft
humerus. What should you suspect? - correct answer ✔✔She was exposed to significant
traumatic force
After attaching the AED to a 7-year-old child in cardiac arrest, you push the analyze button and
receive a shock advised message. After delivering the shock, you should: - correct answer
✔✔Immediately perform CPR
Which of the following signs is the MOST ominous in a child with respiratory distress?
Bradypnea
Tachycardia
Nasal flaring
Retractions - correct answer ✔✔Bradypnea
, The MOST important initial steps of assessing and managing a newborn include: - correct
answer ✔✔Clearing the airway and keeping the infant warm
A 32-year-old woman who is 36 weeks pregnant complains of a sudden onset of severe
abdominal pain, which she describes as a tearing sensation, and vaginal bleeding. Her medical
history includes hypertension and she admits to using cocaine. Which of the following should
you suspect? - correct answer ✔✔The placenta has detached from the wall of the uterus
Which of the following is an abnormal finding?
Heart rate of 80 beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
Rapid, irregular breathing in a newly born infant
Systolic BP of 100 mm Hg in a 10-year-old child
Respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min in a 2-year-old child - correct answer ✔✔Heart rate of 80
beats/min in a 3-month-old infant
Immediately upon delivery of a newborn's head, you should: - correct answer ✔✔Check for a
nuchal cord
Of the following, the MOST detrimental effect of gastric distention in infants and children is: -
correct answer ✔✔Decreased ventilatory volume
After an advanced airway device has been inserted in a 6-month-old infant in cardiopulmonary
arrest, you should deliver ventilations at a a rate of: - correct answer ✔✔10 breaths/min (1
breath every 6 seconds)
You should assist with the delivery of the baby's head by: - correct answer ✔✔Placing your
fingers on the bony part of the skull and applying gentle pressure
