The cardiac muscle cells have a unique characteristic that is not found in any other types of muscle cells. What is this unique characteristic called?
-Automaticity
-Elasticity
-Spontaneity
-Impulsivity correct answers Automaticy
You are called to an 87-year-old female who fell while getting...
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The cardiac muscle cells have a unique characteristic that is not found in any other types of
muscle cells. What is this unique characteristic called?
-Automaticity
-Elasticity
-Spontaneity
-Impulsivity correct answers Automaticy
You are called to an 87-year-old female who fell while getting out of bed and hit her head on her
bedside table. The patient is conscious, alert, and oriented when you arrive, with a hematoma and
a 2" laceration to her forehead. While assessing her pupils, you notice they are uneven. Her
family states that she was born with unequal pupils and that is normal for her.
What is the medical term for someone who was born with unequal pupils?
-Glaucoma
-Anisocoria
-Cataracts
-Astigmatism correct answers Anisocoria
Asystole and pulseless electrical activity (PEA) are two rhythms that are not shockable when
analyzed by an automated external defibrillator (AED).
How is pulseless electrical activity defined?
-The patient is in cardiac arrest, and there is no electrical activity remaining in the heart.
-The patient is in cardiac arrest, and the rhythm is flatline.
-The patient is in cardiac arrest, but there is still an organized electrical complex. correct answers
The patient is in cardiac arrest, but there is still an organized electrical complex.
Which arteries supply the head and brain with blood?
Select the 2 answer options which are correct.
-The left subclavian artery
-The left carotid artery
-The right subclavian artery
-The right carotid artery correct answers 1)The left carotid artery
2)The right carotid artery
There are many transmission methods for being exposed to an infectious disease.
Which method of infectious disease is transmitted from an infected patient through an inanimate
object?
-Direct contact
-Indirect contact
-Airborne transmission
-Foodborne transmission correct answers Indirect contact
There are three concepts of energy associated with traumatic injuries. Which of the following is
not one of the concepts of energy?
-Potential energy
,-Energy of work
-Kinetic energy
-Partial energy correct answers Partical energy
You are called to an obstetrician's office to transport a pregnant patient who had a seizure during
her exam. She is awake and disoriented with a patent airway when you arrive.
Which position do you want to place your patient on the gurney for transport?
-In the supine position
-On her right side
-On her left side
-In the high-Fowler's position correct answers On her left side
What is one contraindication to inserting a nasopharyngeal airway?
-Severe head injury with blood draining from the nose
-Unconscious patient with a gag reflex
-Semiconscious patient with a gag reflex
-Unconscious patient with blood coming from the mouth correct answers Severe head injury
with blood draining from the nose
Hyperventilation is defined as overbreathing to the point that the level of arterial carbon dioxide
falls below normal. Which of the following illnesses could cause a patient to hyperventilate?
Select the 2 answer options which are correct.
-Epilepsy
-Diabetes
-Sepsis
-Anaphylaxis correct answers 1)Diabetes
2)Sepsis
CPR is not recommended in certain situations where there are definitive signs of death, one
being if a patient has rigor mortis.
What is rigor mortis?
-The decomposition of the body's tissues
-The stiffening of the body's muscles after death
-Mortal damage such as dismemberment or decapitiation
-A discoloration of the skin caused by blood settling to the lowest point of the body correct
answers The stiffening of the body's muscles after death
Your adult patient is apneic but has a pulse. Your partner pulls out the bag-valve mask (BVM)
and portable oxygen to start ventilation. What is the ventilation rate?
-1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds
-1 breath every 2 to 5 seconds
-1 breath every 5 to 8 seconds
-1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds correct answers 1 breath every 5 to 6 seconds
Some patients have the right to refuse treatment or withdraw from treatment at any time. Which
patients have the right to refuse treatment?
,Select the 3 answer options which are correct.
-An emancipated minor
-A fifteen year old minor with minor injuries
-An adult who is alert and oriented
-An alert adult who understands they may die without treatment correct answers 1) An
emancipated minor
2) An adult who is alert and oriented
3) An alert adult who understand they may die without treatment
You are taking full spinal precautions on a patient who was involved in a high-speed motor
vehicle accident with possible spinal injuries. You and your crew are applying an extrication
device to the patient before placing them on a backboard.
Once the extrication device is properly positioned, which straps on the device will be fastened
first?
-The mid-torso straps
-The upper torso straps
-The groin straps
-The forehead strap correct answers The upper torso straps
You are preparing to package and transport a 78-year-old female complaining of left hip pain
after she tripped and fell over her dog, landing on a concrete sidewalk. Upon assessment, you
find shortening and rotation of her left leg and pain and tenderness upon palpation.
What is the preferred method to immobilize the patient's hip for transport?
-Use a scoop stretcher with pillows
-Use a traction splint
-Use an air splint
-Use a stair chair correct answers Use a scoop stretcher with pillows
You are assessing a 73-year-old female who complains of swelling in her feet and a sudden onset
of severe dyspnea. The patient is tachycardic with a history of a recent myocardial infarction. As
you are listening to her lung sounds, she coughs up pink, frothy sputum.
What do you suspect the patient has?
-Pneumonia
-Cardiac tamponade
-Bronchitis
-Congestive heart failure correct answers Congestive heart failure
You have assisted in the delivery of a newborn without complications. The placenta has not yet
been delivered. What are proper procedures for the delivery and transport of the placenta in this
scenario?
Select the 2 answer options which are correct.
-If the placenta delivers on route, wrap the cord and placenta in a towel and place them in a
plastic bag surrounded by ice-packs.
-If the placenta delivers en route, wrap the cord and placenta in a towel and place them in a
plastic bag.
-Start transport of the patient and the newborn without waiting for the placenta to deliver.
, -Wait on scene until the placenta delivers.
-Pull gently on the umbilical cord to deliver the placenta. correct answers 1)If the placenta
delivers en route, wrap the cord and placenta in a towel and place them in a plastic bag
2)Start transport of the patient and the newborn without waiting for the placenta to deliver.
To be protected by the Good Samaritan law, there are four conditions that need to be met. Which
of the following conditions needs to be met?
Select the 3 answer options which are correct.
-You acted while under duress
-You acted in good faith when rendering care
-You rendered care without expecting compensation
-You acted within the scope of your training correct answers 1) You acted in good faith when
rendering care
2) You rendered care without expecting compensation
3) You acted within the scope of your training
The Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to offer which
type of hepatitis vaccine to their employees who may come into contact with blood?
-Hepatitis A
-Hepatitis B
-Hepatitis C
-Hepatitis D correct answers Hepatitis B
After starting CPR on a patient, you must continue until one of four events occurs. The
mnemonic STOP identifies these four events. Using the STOP mnemonic, what does the "T"
represent?
-Trauma
-Triage
-Transferred
-Time correct answers Transferred
Which of the following is the term used to describe the care an EMT is legally able to provide
for a patient?
-Scope of practice
-Standard of care
-Duty to act
-Standing orders correct answers Scope of practice
How does deoxygenated blood from the body enter the right atrium of the heart?
-Through the pulmonary veins
-Through the vena cava
-Through the right ventricle
-Through the pulmonary artery correct answers Through the vena cava
You are assessing a patient complaining of chest pain and difficulty breathing with a history of
angina.
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