EMT OBGYN Verified A+
A normal weight gain in pregnancy for women is said to be roughly how many pounds? ️20
Due to the potential for life-threatening hemorrhage, patients presenting with possible placenta previa
should be treated for? ️shock
You and your partner arrive to the scene of ...
EMT OBGYN Verified A+
A normal weight gain in pregnancy for women is said to be roughly how many pounds? ✔️20
Due to the potential for life-threatening hemorrhage, patients presenting with possible placenta previa
should be treated for? ✔️shock
You and your partner arrive to the scene of a residence with a 4-year-old female patient. The patient has
a high pitched "croupy" cough, is sitting in the tripod position, and is drooling excessively. Your patient is
most likely experiencing what condition? ✔️Epiglottitis
You respond to a report of a 7-year-old lethargic child. Her parents state she has been vomiting off and
on for the past 36 hours and she just stopped responding to them. You find a normal appearing child
who is tracking you as you walk in the room, but does not interact with you. She is hot to the touch and
says "Yes" when you ask her if she feels like she might throw up. Placing her in the _____________
position will allow saliva and/or vomit to drain from the mouth, and lessen the chance of her aspirating.
✔️recovery position
Braxton-hicks contractions are? ✔️false labor
After arriving to the residence of a woman in active labor, you determine that it is best for both the
mother and the baby that delivery takes place immediately. As a health-care provider, what is your
biggest concern for the mother? ✔️blood loss
Select the correct travel of an ovum from release to implantation: ✔️Ovary ---> fallopian tube --->
uterus ---> endometrium
When does the second stage of labor end? ✔️Delivery of the infant
When passing a child through the birth canal, the head must be malleable in order to pass through. The
bones of the neonate skull are malleable because of spaces between the bones that harden and form
the cranial sutures over time. These spaces are known as: ✔️fontanelles
, All of the following are non life-threatening differential diagnosis' except for? ✔️Umbilical cord
prolapse
The third stage of labor begins after what event has occurred? ✔️delivery of the infant
You are assessing an unresponsive 1-month-old male. You immediately note cyanosis around the lips.
HR - 42, RR - 20, SpO2 - 80%, CBG - 73. What is your first priority? ✔️Begin chest compressions
You are transporting a 29-year-old woman in her 37th week of pregnancy. You have her lie lateral
recumbent on her left side to avoid supine hypotensive syndrome. This is to avoid pinching off which
blood vessel? ✔️Inferior Vena Cava
In supine hypotensive syndrome, the uterus becomes large enough that, when laying supine, it
compresses which blood vessel? ✔️inferior vena cava
The fetus' umbilical cord is made up of how many arteries and how many veins? ✔️2 arteries and 1
vein
Which of the following pregnancy-related medical conditions is often associated with bright red vaginal
bleeding that is painless? ✔️placenta previa
You are assessing a newborn infant. Which of the following breathing rates are you most likely going to
see in a healthy newborn? ✔️40/60 min
You are dispatched non-emergent to a 23-year-old pregnant female with abdominal pain. Your
ambulance is the only unit to be dispatched and when you arrive, you realize that it is an imminent
birth. How should you first proceed with the delivery? ✔️Call for additional EMS units to assist
Which of the following events occurs during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle? ✔️Menstruation
Which of the following is NOT a consideration in the initial assessment for neonatal resuscitation?
✔️eye opening
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