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NREMT (Cardiology and Resuscitation) questionswith correct answers
You and your partner Jason are called to a home where a 61 yr old
woman is having chest pains. You enter to find that she is unconscious
on the floor and an EMT who lives next door is doing CPR. As you
attach the AED and begin to analyze, you notice a defibrillator scar on
her chest. The AED now tells you that a shock is advised. What is your
best choice of action? Correct Answer-Shock as the AED advises and
continue CPR. You are not going to change your treatment plan for this
patient because they have a defibrillator implanted. If the AED advises a
shock then deliver the shock as advised. It has detected a shockable
rhythm.
During a stroke, the cells of the brain that are deprived of oxygen too
long will die. These cells are called? Correct Answer-Infarcted cells
Which of the following signs of Anaphylactic Shock do not affect the
respiratory system? Correct Answer-Bronchodilation
Signs of anaphylactic shock affecting the respiratory system may
include: sneezing or itching in the nasal passages; tightness in the chest,
with a dry cough; wheezing and dyspnea; secretions of fluid and mucus
into the bronchial passages, alveoli, and lung tissue; constriction of the
bronchi, requiring exertion and accompanied by wheezing; and cessation
of breathing.
You are on scene with a 52 year old male who is unresponsive. The
family tells you that he is diabetic. What would be a reason not to give
this patient D-50? Correct Answer-He could be suffering from a stroke.
,Administration of D-50 to a patient who has experienced a cerebral
vascular attack (stroke) could exacerbate the problem. Always check
blood glucose levels prior to administering any form of dextrose.
What do the veins of the body do? Correct Answer-Veins transport
unoxygenated blood and waste products back to the heart.
You are called to a scene of a 3-year-old who is not breathing and is
pulseless. Your CPR should include compressions at what depth?
Correct Answer-2010 AHA guidelines stipulate that at least 1/3rd of the
anterior posterior diameter of the chest should be compressed while
performing CPR on a child.
If someone is tachycardic they _________________. Correct Answer-
Anything less than 60 is considered bradycardic. More than 100 beats a
minute is tachycardic.
Resuscitation should not be started if obvious signs of death are present.
These signs include all of the following except: Correct Answer-
Absence of heart beat. Obvious signs of death include: rigor mortus,
dependent lividy (rigor mortis), putrefaction or decomposition of body,
and nonsurvivable injury.
You and your partner are called to a swimming pool for a 5 year old who
does not have a pulse and is not breathing. You begin CPR including
compressions at what depth? Correct Answer-2010 AHA guidelines
stipulate that at least 1/3rd of the anterior posterior diameter of the chest
should be compressed while performing CPR on a child.
, You and your partner are performing CPR on a 62 year old female who
was found apneic and pulseless by neighbors. Your CPR will utilize:
Correct Answer-Chest compressions at 110 a minute with about 6
breaths a minute. The first answer is correct with compressions of at
least 100 per minute and a 30:2 ratio would provide about 6 breaths a
minute.
In 20 seconds of CPR you should deliver approximately how many chest
compressions? Correct Answer-36 compressions. You want to deliver at
least 100 compressions per minute (60 seconds). 20 seconds is .33 of a
minute or 99 compressions. 36 compressions a minute would give you
108 compressions, which is a more correct choice.
What is perfusion defined as? Correct Answer-The movement of blood
through the tissues.
You and your partner Winston arrive on scene to find a woman
complaining of severe chest pain. She has a low blood pressure and a
very weak pulse. She also has very muffled heart tones and distention of
the jugular vein. You should suspect Correct Answer-Pericardial
tamponade, a rare condition in which the heart is impeded by fluid in the
pericardium, will result in a low BP and muffled heart sounds with a
very weak pulse as the heart struggles to pump.
Of the answer choices, which is not among the aspects of blood pressure
monitoring to be addressed during the second assessment? Correct
Answer-Strength. During secondary assessment, the aspects of blood
pressure monitoring that should be addressed include: Equipment size,
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