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EMT FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
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EMT FINAL EXAM 2024/2025EMT FINAL EXAM 2024/2025 WITH
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893 - The first step an ambulance crew should take when approaching the scene of
an emergency is to: determine the scene is safe. - CORRECT-ANSWERSdetermine
the scene is safe.
833 - Your 36 y/o pt is unresponsive upon attempting to insert an OPA, the patient
gags, You should - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Insert a nasal airway
894 - To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher, you should - CORRECT-
ANSWERSC. Keep the weight close to your body
896 - You are completing a patient care report for a patient injured in a car crash.
You notice the smell of alcohol and empty beer cans in the vehicle. The best way to
document you findings in the patient care report is to: - CORRECT-ANSWERSd.
describe the smell of alcohol and empty beer cans which were noted at the scene.
898 - Your ambulance is the first to arrive at the scene of a three-car crash. After
assessing potential hazards, you should: - CORRECT-ANSWERSdetermine the
number of patients.
900 - A good EMS quality improvement (QI) program includes: - CORRECT-
ANSWERSb. education and feedback regarding patient care.
901 - While transporting a bleeding patient you followed good infection control
procedures, including wearing gloves, a mask, protective clothing and eye
protection. Further precautions include - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. washing your hands
with soap and water.
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903 - After air passes through the vocal cords during inhalation, which structure
does it reach next? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTrachea
906 - You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic patient with a BVM, but notice there is
inadequate chest rise. What should you do? - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. Reassess the
airway for an obstruction.
You are using a bag valve mask and oral airway on a 72 year old apneic female.
Suddenly it becomes difficult to ventilate. What should you suspect? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSa. She has an airway obstruction.
909 - A 72 year old female patient is unresponsive following an ejection from a
vehicle crash. She has an open jaw fracture and a dilated right pupil. What is the
best way to open this patient's airway? - CORRECT-ANSWERSInsert a nasal airway
910 - A 4 year old female tracheostomy patient has pulled out her tracheostomy
tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should: - CORRECT-
ANSWERSb. use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear.
911 - Which of the following is the best definition of hypoperfusion? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSd. inadequate oxygen delivery to cells.
912 - Your patient has the following signs and symptoms: increased heart rate,
narrowing pulse pressure, rapid respirations, weak peripheral pulses, thirst, and
cool, clammy skin. The patient also states a feeling of impending doom. This patient
is most likely exhibiting which type of shock? - CORRECT-ANSWERSdecompensated.
913 - You are responding to a 23 year old pedestrian who is 7-months pregnant and
was struck by a motor vehicle. She is complaining of abdominal pain, her skin is
pale and cool, heart rate is 110, respirations are 20. You should: - CORRECT-
ANSWERSb. position the patient on her left side, administer oxygen and transport
emergently.
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915 - Your patient was struck on the right side of the head by a baseball. Which sign
or symptom would indicate a significant head injury? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSdecreasing mental status.
916 - Your patient has a 2 inch laceration at the corner of the mouth with profuse
bleeding into the oropharynx. You should: - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. suction the
airway
918 - A patient has been kicked in the chest. One section of ribs is moving
separately during respirations. You should: - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. initiate positive
pressure ventilations.
919 - the use of a traction splint for femur fractures is important in order to -
CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Reduce further nerve and blood vessel damage
920 - Which of the following is most likely to be life-threatening? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSa. femur fracture
921 - A 23 year old construction worker twisted his foot climbing up a ladder. He
has an obvious deformity on the right leg just below the knee. The lower leg and
foot are cyanotic and pulseless. You should: - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Pull gentle
traction and apply a splint
922 - A 16 year old football player received a blow to his left femur. You can see
deformity and the patient is in extreme pain. He does not remember how the injury
happened. You should: - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. immediately stabilize the cervical
spine.
923 - Which strap should you place first when securing a patient onto a long spine
board? - CORRECT-ANSWERSChest strap
924 - Your patient has a gunshot wound to the anterior thigh. You should -
CORRECT-ANSWERSa. apply direct pressure and treat for shock.
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