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Emt mid term
Maintain update and expand the EMT's knowledge and skills - ✔✔1. Continuing education in EMS
serves to :
Medical director approval - ✔✔2. As an EMT , you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a
patient with chest pain based on :
Follow the agency's written protocols - ✔✔What should an EMT do to limit errors in the field ?
Put on gloves and survey the home for any hazards or threats - ✔✔You are working your first shift as
an EMT You are on duty with an experienced EMT and her AEMT partner . The crew is training you
on the ambulance equipment when the tones go off EMS 4 respond to 325 Blossom Avenue for a
woman with back pain You and your crew respond to the call which is 4 miles from your station When
you arrive on scene what should you do first
Right Atrium - ✔✔Where does deoxygentated blood from the body return to ?
On the thighs or ankles - ✔✔When preparing to obtain a 12 - lead ECG , the " LL and RL "
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electrodes should be placed :
Assess the adequacy of his respirations - ✔✔3. A 49 - year old male presents with an acute onset of
crushing chest pain and diaphoresis You should
Begin 2 minutes of CPR before leaving the patient to call 911 - ✔✔You are walking through a park on
your day off when you find an 11 year old girl on the ground . She is apneic and pulseless and there
are no bystanders around Your cell phone is in your car in the parking lot approx 300 yards away .
What should you do ?
Fluid in the alveoli - ✔✔During your assessment of a patient with respiratory distress you hear wet
lung sounds when listening to breath sounds This indicates :
Loc Airway C spine ABC Suction if needed OPA NPA breath pupils Naloxone Rapid transport -
✔✔You arrive on scene to a " man down call at a suburban home . Law enforcement already on
scene and you have gloves and goggles on . Bystanders meet you at the and tell you they were just
having a party when their friend Larry collapsed and they don't know why You find Larry a 34 year old
male lying prone on the living room floor . As you approach you notice there is evidence of alcohol
consumption and Larry has an unknown prescription bottle in his hand . You can hear gurgling and
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snor respirations from Larry as you get near him . What actions should you take to manage this
patient List in order of priority
Bronchus - ✔✔Which of the following structures is NOT found in the upper airway ?
Cheyne Stokes respirations - ✔✔Irregular respirations characterized by an increasing rate and depth
of breathing followed by periods of apnea are called :
Patients breathing shallowly may require assisted ventilation despite a normal respiratory rate -
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding breathing adequacy is correct
Bind to receptors to block reactions - ✔✔Antagonist
desire reactions - ✔✔Agonist
increase affects medication - ✔✔Potentiator
4.05 mg Glucose - ✔✔him conscious , breathing You are called to a 12 year old boy having a
diabetic emergency . You arrive on scene to find and alert but not oriented to time or place . He is
able to answer when spoken to but his responses are slow and confused . His bgl reads at 78. You
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estimate he weighs approximately 90 lbs Your department's interventions is 0.10 g / kg Describe
which medication is appropriate protocol for pediatric medication, how much you would administer for
this patient and what kind
bag valve mask - ✔✔BVM
high blood sugar - ✔✔Hyperglycemia
low blood sugar - ✔✔Hypoglycemia
a rapid heart rate, more than 100 bpm - ✔✔Tachyardia
Severe allergic reaction - ✔✔Anaphylaxis
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation - ✔✔What are the 6
rights of medication administration?
Every 2 min/ 100-120 beats per min/ depth 2-2.5 - ✔✔What rate and depth and how should you
instruct the person taking over compressions to aim for and how often should you switch compression
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