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The pulse palpated to establish the presence or absence of a pulse in an infant is the: - ✔✔Brachial pulse
Determining a blood pressure by feeling a distal pulse rather than listening through a stethoscope is
called: - ✔✔Palpation
Which component of blood pressure is obtained when using the palpation technique? - ✔✔Systolic
When capillary refill is 1 second in a child, it is considered: - ✔✔Normal
Which of the following is not a vital sign? - ✔✔Nausea
Normal skin temperature is: - ✔✔Warm
You are transporting a 32-year-old man, who was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle accident, to
the hospital. His initial vital signs were blood pressure 124/72; pulse 104, strong and regular; and
respiratory rate 14 and normal. Five minutes after you obtain this set of vital signs, you repeat the
vital signs and determine that the blood pressure is now 104/70; pulse is 120, weak and regular; and
his respiratory rate is 18 and normal. The change in vital signs is probably due to: - ✔✔A worsening in
the patient's condition
When lifting a patient, you should use the muscles in your: - ✔✔Legs
,An effective method for lifting a very heavy device such as a stretcher is called a: - ✔✔Power lift
The length of the scoop stretcher should be adjusted to a length longer than the patient: -
✔✔Before sliding the stretcher under the patient
The method of quickly removing a patient who is in respiratory arrest or is extremely unstable from a
car is called: - ✔✔Rapid extrication
Pregnant trauma patients showing signs of hypovolemic shock (without suspected spinal injury) should
be placed in what position? - ✔✔Left lateral recumbent
Before lifting or carrying a patient, the EMT should do all of the following except: - ✔✔Flex at the
waist during the process
During exhalation, relaxation of the diaphragm causes pressure within the thoracic cavity to -
✔✔Increase
The accessory muscles of expiration are primarily noted by observing the: - ✔✔Neck
During positive-pressure ventilation, effective tidal volume is evaluated primarily on the basis of: -
✔✔Chest excursion
Gastric distention is a common complication of: - ✔✔Forceful ventilation
Which of the following administration devices can provide approximately 90% oxygen delivery to
the patient? - ✔✔Non-rebreather mask
The jaw thrust without head tilt is the primary airway maneuver used for: - ✔✔Suspected spinal
injury patients
, To ensure proper sizing, an oropharyngeal airway is measured from the angle of the jaw to the: -
✔✔Corner of the patient's mouth
A pressure compensated flowmeter measures liter flow with a: - ✔✔Gravity-fed ball
A cyanotic patient who cannot speak or cough is most likely suffering a: - ✔✔Complete
airway obstruction
On removing a 4-year-old child from a pool, you note respirations 3 per minute. What breathing
rate would you use on this patient? - ✔✔1 breath every 3 seconds
A typical adult bag-valve-mask consists of all of the following except. - ✔✔A pop-off vale
When ventilating a patient using the bag-valve-mask:. - ✔✔Supplemental oxygen at 15 L/min should
be used
Which of the following is not a component of scene size-up? - ✔✔Taking the vital signs of the patient
What is the formal name of traffic cones, ambulance lights, and flares used at the scene of a crash? -
✔✔Traffic delineation devices
What is an ideal location to first evaluate a motor vehicle collision? - ✔✔100 feet away, uphill
and upwind
What is the rule of thumb for placing traffic delineation devices on the highway at the scene of a crash? -
✔✔Three times the speed limit, in feet
A series of initial questions and observations regarding the patient's condition, including age, sex, and
chief complaint, describes which of the following? - ✔✔The general impression
What is the mnemonic AVPU used to evaluate? - ✔✔Level of responsiveness
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