EMT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND COIRRECT ANSWERS//ALREADY GRADED A+
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EMT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
COIRRECT ANSWERS//ALREADY GRADED A+ You arrive at the home of a 50-year-old female with severe epistaxis. As you are treating her,
it is MOSTimportant to recall that: - CORRECT ANSWERA. The patient may be significantly hypertensive.
B. The patient is at risk for ...
EMT FINAL EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND
COIRRECT ANSWERS//ALREADY GRADED A+
You arrive at the home of a 50-year-old female with severe epistaxis. As you are treating her,
it is MOST important to recall that: - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. The patient may be significantly hypertensive.
B. The patient is at risk for vomiting and aspiration
C. A detailed exam is needed to determine the cause Answer is B. The patient is at risk for
vomiting and aspersion
You respond to a young female who was sexually assaulted. The patient is conscious but
confused. The last thing she remembers was drinking beer at a club with her friends the night
before. When she awoke, she was in the bed of the motel room. You should be MOST
suspicious that this patient - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. is acutely intoxicated.
B. is a heroin abuser.
C. is abusing marijuana.
D. was given flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)
Answer is D. was given flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)
The components of the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) are: - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. appearance, work of breathing, and skin circulation.
B. activity, RR quality, and LOC
C. skin condition, RR, and LOC
Answer is A, appearance, work of breathing, and skin circulation.
,Which of the following is a unique function of the emergency dispatcher, EMD - CORRECT
ANSWER-
A. providing callers with life-saving instructions
B. obtaining patient info from the caller
C. relaying relevant info to the EMTs
Answer is A, providing callers with life-saving instructions
Following direct trauma to the left upper back, a 44-year-old male presents with diaphoresis
and restlessness. His bp is 100/50 mm Hg, his pulse rate is 120 beats/min and weak, and his
reps. are 24 breaths/min and labored. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER-Apply high flow
oxygen, consider spinal precautions, and transport without delay.
A 59-year-old male presents with severe vomiting and diarrhea of 3 days' duration. He is
confused and diaphoretic, and his radial pulses are absent. His BP is 78/50 mm Hg. After
applying 100% supplemental oxygen, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER-prepare for
immediate transport.
A portable oxygen cylinder should have a capacity of a minimum of of oxygen. -
CORRECT ANSWER-
A. 1,000 L
B. 750 L
C. 250 L
D. 500 L
Answer is D, 500 L
A 50-year-old male is found unconscious in his car. There were no witnesses to the event.
When gathering medical history information for this patient, the EMT should: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Determine if the patient has a medical alert bracelet or wallet card
, Which of the following statements regarding normal gas exchange in the lungs is correct? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffused across the alveolar walls and
capillaries.
According to the CDC, recommended immunizations and tests include: - CORRECT
ANSWER-
A. 2 shot hepatitis A, vaccination series.
B. TB skin test every 6 months
C. t-dap booster every 10 years
Answer is D, t-dap booster every 10 years.
A history of pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal ligations increases a woman's risk for: -
CORRECT ANSWER-An ectopic pregnancy
A man finds his 59-year-old wife unconscious on the couch. He states that she takes
medications for type 2 diabetes. He further tells you that his wife has been ill recently and has
not eaten for the past 24 hours. Your assessment reveals that the patient is unresponsive. You
should: - CORRECT ANSWER-Open and maintain her airway and assess breathing
During your primary assessment of a 19-year-old unconscious male who experienced severe
head trauma, you note that his respirations are rapid, irregular, and shallow. He has bloody
secretions draining from his mouth and nose. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER-Suction
his oropharynx for up to 15 seconds.
Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would include all of the
following, Except: - CORRECT ANSWER-
A. pulse strength
B. race and gender
C. appearance
D. level of distress
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