EMT READINESS EXAM 4 2024 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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EMT READINESS Exm 4
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EMT READINESS Exm 4
92 year old female complains of a headache and trouble breathing. She is on home O2. What is the most important question you should ask - CORRECT ANSWER When did SOB Start
You have attached an AED to a 42 year old female who is apneic and pulseless. The AED prompts you. "No shock advised."...
EMT READINESS EXAM 4 2024 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
92 year old female complains of a headache and trouble breathing. She is on
home O2. What is the most important question you should ask - CORRECT
ANSWER When did SOB Start
You have attached an AED to a 42 year old female who is apneic and pulseless.
The AED prompts you. "No shock advised." You should - CORRECT ANSWER
start chest compressions
Which cardiac rhythm will an AED most likely prompt you to shock? -
CORRECT ANSWER ventricular tachycardia
A 22 year old female tells you she is weak and complains of steady vaginal
bleeding that started 2 hours ago. She denies any pain and tells you that she had
her menstrual cycle 2 weeks ago. Vital signs are BP 100/68, P 110, R 16, and
skin is warm and dry. You should - CORRECT ANSWER place a sanitary pad
over the vaginal opening
When securing a pregnant patient to a long spine board, you should tilt the board
to the left to prevent - CORRECT ANSWER hypotension
A 10 month old female is choking. You should perform - CORRECT ANSWER
5 back blows
A 53 year old male complains of nausea and a headache. Which of the following
statements is most significant? - CORRECT ANSWER just turned the furnace
on last night."
,EMT READINESS EXAM 4 2024 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A 72 year old female's family member tells you that she had a brief period of
slurred speech and left arm weakness prior to EMS arrival. What is the most
likely cause? - CORRECT ANSWER transient ischemic attack
A 58 year old male complains of general weakness and tells you that he had
severe chest pain and shortness of breath the day before. You hear takes at the
bases of both lungs. His skin is pale, cool, and clammy. Vital signs are BP 70/40,
P 110 and weak, R 28. You should suspect - CORRECT ANSWER cardiogenic
shock
An unresponsive 52 year old females in respiratory failure after being struck in
the chest with a metal pipe. With each breath only one side of her chest rises.
She has subcutaneous emphysema and absent radial pulses. What should you
do? - CORRECT ANSWER provide positive pressure ventilations
A 48 year old male who was involved in a car crash is slumped over the steering
wheel and unresponsive to loud verbal stimuli. You see smoke inside the vehicle
and that the airbag deployed. You should - CORRECT ANSWER perform an
emergency extrication
A 23 year old female is 30 weeks pregnant and complains of abdominal cramps.
She tells you that she has had normal prenatal health care and no vaginal
discharge. Vital signs are BP 102/74, P 112, R 22 and labored. You should -
CORRECT ANSWER administer oxygen
Your EMS base displays a " Free Blood Pressure Check" sign on the window.
This is an example ofa. community - CORRECT ANSWER community relations
, EMT READINESS EXAM 4 2024 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A 19 year old female was sexually assaulted and is bleeding from her vagina.
You should - CORRECT ANSWER place a sanitary pad over the vaginal
opening
While ventilating a 12 year old female with a pocket mask, you are unable to see
chest rise. You should - CORRECT ANSWER reopen the airway
A confused 22 year old male has a weak pulse of 122 and distended abdomen.
His skin is pale, cool, and clammy. What is the most likely cause? - CORRECT
ANSWER internal bleeding
A 45 year old female is 34 weeks pregnant. She complains of a severe
headache, sensitivity to light, and swollen feet. Vital signs are BP 130/88, P 104,
R 24. What should you suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER pre-eclampsia
While triaging during a mass casualty incident you find an unresponsive and
apenic female wiath an open head injury. What color triage tag should you assign
her? - CORRECT ANSWER black
A 15 day old female neonate is unresponsive. Vital signs are P 55 and R 58. You
should - CORRECT ANSWER chest compressions
You are ventilating a 30 year old male with a BVM. After several minutes of
ventilation, he becomes cyanotic and there is no chest rise. You should -
CORRECT ANSWER reposition the airway and ventilate again
A 53 year old male with a history of coronary artery disease had a sudden onset
of tearing abdominal pain that radiated to his back. he is ashen and diaphoretic.
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