North Seattle College EMT Entrance Exam Questions Reviewed And Revised With Correct Answers Guaranteed Pass!!
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North Seattle College EMT Entrance
Exam Questions Reviewed And
Revised With Correct Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!
Pulse checked in an infant
1) Pale skin - ANSWER
Suggests poor perfusion from shock,
anxiety, fright, blood loss etc.
2) Cyanosis - ANSWER
blue-grey discoloration...
North Seattle College EMT Entrance
Exam Questions Reviewed And
Revised With Correct Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!
Pulse checked in an infant
1) Pale skin - ANSWER Suggests poor perfusion from shock,
anxiety, fright, blood loss etc.
2) Cyanosis - ANSWER blue-grey discoloration of the skin
(especially around the mouth) or mucus membranes
suggesting low oxygen levels.
3) Mottling - ANSWER irregular or patchy skin
discoloration indicative of shock, hypothermia, or cardiac
arrest.
,4) Jaundice - ANSWER yellow skin seen in patients with
liver or gallbladder problems.
5) Flushed skin - ANSWER Red skin from heat exposure,
high BP, allergic reaction, alcohol abuse or late stage carbon
monoxide poisoning.
6) Capillary refill - ANSWER A test that evaluates distal
circulatory system function by squeezing (blanching) blood
from an area such as a nail bed and watching the speed of its
return after releasing the pressure.
Assess in infants + children < 6 y/o
Delayed = poor perfusion/shock
7) Altered mental status - ANSWER Any deviation from
alert and oriented to person, place, time, and event, or any
deviation from a patient's normal baseline mental status.
8) Rapid trauma assessment - ANSWER a quick secondary
survey physical exam of a trauma patient with a significant
mechanism of injury.
,9) Rapid medical assessment - ANSWER A quick secondary
survey of a medical patient who is unresponsive or has an
altered mental status.
10) Vital signs - ANSWER TRP BP
Assessments of pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and
temperature; body functions essential to life
11) Respiratory distress - ANSWER signs include gasping
for air, nasal flaring, use of neck muscles to assist in breathing,
use of abdominal muscles to assist in breathing, skin
discoloration (cyanosis) etc
12) Wheezing - ANSWER high/low pitched whistling sound
usually heard on exhalation suggests lower airways partially
blocked w/ fluid or mucus
13) Stridor - ANSWER Harsh or high-pitched respiratory
sound, caused by an obstruction of the upper airway most
often heard with inhalation
, 14) Scene size-up 5 parts - ANSWER Taking standard
precautions (PPE)
Evaluating scene safety
Determining MOI or nature of patient's illness
Determining total # patients
Determining need for additional resources
15) Trauma vs. medical patient - ANSWER Trauma patient =
experienced injury from external force
Medical patient = condition caused by illness
16) Primary vs. secondary survey - ANSWER Primary survey
= rapid assessment to find + treat all immediate life-threatening
conditions... treat as you go
Secondary survey = physical exam performed to discover
medical conditions/injuries not identified in primary survey...
obtain vital signs, reassess changes in patient condition,
determine chief complaint, history
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