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EMD FINAL EXAM / (Emergency Medical
Dispatch) Final Exam (3 LATEST VERSIONS)
includes 400 complete and verified questions
covering EMD protocols, call processing
procedures, caller interrogation, prioritization of
emergency medical responses, pre-arri
A 65-year-old male who has a history of congestive
heart failure is slumped in a chair not responding to you.
His wife tells
you that his difficulty breathing started an hour ago and
has been getting worse. He is tachypneic, and you
auscultate rales
in all fields. You should first: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Assist his ventilation.
Patients who have chronic bronchitis may have which of
the following? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Persistent
productive cough, thickening of walls of bronchioles,
excessive mucus production.
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A 70-year-old male has difficulty breathing. When
assessing him, which of the following should influence
your decision to
assist his ventilation with a BVM? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
A decrease in his mental status.
You are assisting the ventilation of a 57-year-old
female who is in respiratory failure. Her initial vital signs
were P 102, R32,
BP 142/84, and SpO2 was 88% on room air. After five
minutes of assisted ventilation, her vital signs are P 96, R
18 assisted
with slight chest rise, BP 108/80, and SpO2 is 95% on
oxygen 15 L/minute by BVM. You should: - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Decrease your ventilation rate.
An 86-year-old female who has a history of emphysema
complains of chest pain. Her initial SpO2 was 92% on
home
oxygen by nasal cannula, 3 L/minute. You administered
oxygen by non-rebreather, 12 L/minute. Her SpO2 is
now 100%,
and her chest pain is resolved after aspirin and
nitroglycerin administration. You should next: -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Switch to a simple face mask.
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Which of the following prevents the over-inflation of the
lungs during normal respiration? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Stretch receptors.
Which of the following sounds indicates an upper
airway obstruction in a child who is in respiratory
distress? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Stridor.
A 16-year-old female complains of a runny nose and a
low-grade fever. She has a burst of rapid coughing with
an
inspiratory whooping sound. While she is coughing her
skin becomes cyanotic. After she stops coughing her skin
color
returns to normal. You should suspect: - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Pertussis.
What causes the prolonged expiratory phase of the
respiratory cycle in a patient who is having an asthma
attack? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Bronchiole constriction.
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A 64-year-old male is having an asthma attack. Which
class of medication can help improve his alveolar
ventilation? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Beta2 Agonist.
Which of the following respiratory conditions in children
over 2 years old has similar lung sounds to an infant
who has
bronchiolitis? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Asthma
A 47-year-old male complains of difficulty breathing,
and he cannot stop coughing. His conjunctivae are pale
and moist. He
has a 40 pack-year smoking history. You should first: -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Administer oxygen.
A 77-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing.
She tells you she has had a productive cough for several
years. You
auscultate coarse rhonchi in the bases of her lungs. You
observe her mucous membranes are cyanotic. Her vital
signs are
P 96, R 26 and labored, BP 148/92, and SpO2 is 88%
on home oxygen 3 L/minute by nasal cannula. You
should: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Administer oxygen by
non-rebreather mask.
EMD FINAL EXAM / (Emergency Medical
Dispatch) Final Exam (3 LATEST VERSIONS)
includes 400 complete and verified questions
covering EMD protocols, call processing
procedures, caller interrogation, prioritization of
emergency medical responses, pre-arri
A 65-year-old male who has a history of congestive
heart failure is slumped in a chair not responding to you.
His wife tells
you that his difficulty breathing started an hour ago and
has been getting worse. He is tachypneic, and you
auscultate rales
in all fields. You should first: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Assist his ventilation.
Patients who have chronic bronchitis may have which of
the following? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Persistent
productive cough, thickening of walls of bronchioles,
excessive mucus production.
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A 70-year-old male has difficulty breathing. When
assessing him, which of the following should influence
your decision to
assist his ventilation with a BVM? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
A decrease in his mental status.
You are assisting the ventilation of a 57-year-old
female who is in respiratory failure. Her initial vital signs
were P 102, R32,
BP 142/84, and SpO2 was 88% on room air. After five
minutes of assisted ventilation, her vital signs are P 96, R
18 assisted
with slight chest rise, BP 108/80, and SpO2 is 95% on
oxygen 15 L/minute by BVM. You should: - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Decrease your ventilation rate.
An 86-year-old female who has a history of emphysema
complains of chest pain. Her initial SpO2 was 92% on
home
oxygen by nasal cannula, 3 L/minute. You administered
oxygen by non-rebreather, 12 L/minute. Her SpO2 is
now 100%,
and her chest pain is resolved after aspirin and
nitroglycerin administration. You should next: -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Switch to a simple face mask.
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Which of the following prevents the over-inflation of the
lungs during normal respiration? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Stretch receptors.
Which of the following sounds indicates an upper
airway obstruction in a child who is in respiratory
distress? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Stridor.
A 16-year-old female complains of a runny nose and a
low-grade fever. She has a burst of rapid coughing with
an
inspiratory whooping sound. While she is coughing her
skin becomes cyanotic. After she stops coughing her skin
color
returns to normal. You should suspect: - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Pertussis.
What causes the prolonged expiratory phase of the
respiratory cycle in a patient who is having an asthma
attack? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Bronchiole constriction.
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A 64-year-old male is having an asthma attack. Which
class of medication can help improve his alveolar
ventilation? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Beta2 Agonist.
Which of the following respiratory conditions in children
over 2 years old has similar lung sounds to an infant
who has
bronchiolitis? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Asthma
A 47-year-old male complains of difficulty breathing,
and he cannot stop coughing. His conjunctivae are pale
and moist. He
has a 40 pack-year smoking history. You should first: -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Administer oxygen.
A 77-year-old female complains of difficulty breathing.
She tells you she has had a productive cough for several
years. You
auscultate coarse rhonchi in the bases of her lungs. You
observe her mucous membranes are cyanotic. Her vital
signs are
P 96, R 26 and labored, BP 148/92, and SpO2 is 88%
on home oxygen 3 L/minute by nasal cannula. You
should: - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Administer oxygen by
non-rebreather mask.
