Emergency Medical Care

  1. What is HBV?



    C. A virus
  2. What is the term for the discoloring of the parts of a deceased person’s body closest to the ground?



    A. Dependent lividity
  3. What can be said about the victim vomiting during CPR?



    C. It is common.
  4. What is the usual cure for shock?



    B. Surgical repair
  5. Of what relevance is the fact that some forms of tuberculosis are emerging that are resistant to drugs?



    B. It makes the disease more dangerous.
  6. What is the most common cause of total lack of respirations?



    D. Heart attack
  7. What should rescuers do if they hear a cracking sound while performing CPR?



    B. Check and correct hand position.
  8. What type of respirator is required to minimize exposure to tuberculosis?



    A. HEPA
  9. One of the main purposes of the respiratory system is to provide oxygen; what is the other?



    to absorbing into bloodstream
    D. Remove carbon dioxide from white blood cells
    as they pass though the lungs
    A. Remove carbon dioxide from red blood cells as they pass through the lungs
  10. Which of the following is a method to keep an airway open for a victim who is breathing and has no trauma?



    D. Recovery
  11. When performing the Heimlich maneuver, where does the fire fighter place the thumb side of the fist?



    D. Midway between belly button and xiphoid
  12. Where does blood from the lungs go?



    B. Left atrium
  13. What is the most common cause of shock?



    B. Fluid loss
  14. What type of burn is also known as a first-degree burn and is characterized by reddened and painful
    skin?



    D. Superficial
  15. What is the initial treatment for a chemical burn involving an acid?



    C. Brush the material off the victim
  16. During triage, what color is the tag of a victim who has first priority?
    A. Black
    B. Red
    C. Blue
    D. Green
    B. Red
  17. Which patient should receive high-flow oxygen via non-rebreather mask?
    a. responsive 45-year-old woman breathing at the rate of 30 breaths per minute
    b. nonresponsive 25-year-old man who produces a gurgling sound when he breaths
    c. responsive 60-year-old man breathing at the rate of 10 breathes per minute
    d. responsive 3-year-old child breathing at the rate of 28 breaths per minute
    • a. responsive 45-year-old woman breathing at the rate of 30 breaths per minute
  18. Which patient is at highest risk for hidden injury?



    B. 45-year-old man who was ejected from his car after a high-speed collision
  19. When performing the rapid trauma assessment, the next step after assessing the neck is to



    D. apply a cervical immobilization device
  20. Which patient can safely receive only a targeted physical examination rather than a rapid trauma assessment?



    B. 20-year-old woman who complains of severe pain in her ankle after stepping off a curb
  21. The first step in the assessment of an unresponsive medical patient is to



    A. perform rapid assessment
  22. The purpose of ongoing assessment is to reevaluate the patient’s condition and to



    A. check the adequacy of each intervention
  23. The EMT-Basic may sometimes enlist bystanders to assist by



    D. placing the patient on a stretcher
  24. Your patient tells you that he just can’t seem to catch his breath. You would describe the nature of illness as



    D. respiratory distress
  25. The preferred method for an EMT-Basic to use to ventilate a patient is
    a. one-person bag-valve-mask
    b. flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device c. two-person bag-valve-mask
    d. mouth-to-mask
    c. two-person bag-valve-mask
  26. When suctioning a patient, how far should you insert a soft French catheter?



    C. as far as the base of the tongue
  27. What is the correct procedure for a patient who has secretions or emesis that suctioning cannot easily remove?



    D. logroll the patient and clear the oropharynx
  28. During active inhalation, the diaphragm
    a. contracts and flattens, increasing the size of the chest cavity
    b. relaxes, decreasing the size of the thoracic cavity c. moves upward, forcing the lungs to contract
    d. moves upward, forcing the ribs to move downward and inward
    • a. contracts and flattens, increasing the size of the chest cavity
  29. The first step in the delivery of high-flow oxygen via nonrebreather mask is to



    C. regulate the flow of oxygen
  30. The correct rate of artificial ventilations for an adult patient is



    B. 12 ventilations per minute
  31. A bulb syringe is used to suction infants up to the age of
    a. 1 month
    b. 3-4 months
    c. 6-8 months
    d. 1 year
    b. 3-4 months
  32. If a patient’s blood pressure drops after administering nitroglycerin, you should
    a. assist the patient to lie down, and transport the patient immediately
    b. administer a second dose of nitroglycerin
    c. place the patient in Trendelenburg’s position, and reassess
    d. administer oxygen
    • c. place the patient in Trendelenburg’s position, and reassess
  33. Which of the following would be a life-threatening blood loss in a child?



    D. 20% of total blood volume
  34. After early access to the EMS system, the next step in the “chain of survival” in cardiac care is
    a. early CPR
    b. early defibrillation
    c. early ACLS
    d. cardiac medication
    a. early CPR
  35. If the automatic external defibrillator advises you that no shock is indicated, the first thing you should do is to



    C. check the patient’s pulse
  36. You are transporting a patient who has been resuscitated but who is still unresponsive. You should check the patient’s pulse



    A. every 30 seconds
  37. All of the following are risk factors for suicide EXCEPT



    C. age younger than 20
  38. Two important principles in the emergency treatment of local cold injuries are to remove the patient from the cold environment and to



    D. prevent further tissue damage
  39. Your patient has been stung by a bee, and the stinger is present in the wound. You should attempt to remove it by



    C. scraping it away with rigid object
  40. When using the blow-by oxygen delivery method for an infant, the correct flow rate is
    a. 5 L/min
    b. 10 L/min
    c. 15 L/min
    d. 20 L/min
    a. 5 L/min
  41. A common cause of shock in young children is



    B. dehydration
  42. Emergency care for a responsive child with a foreign-body airway obstruction includes



    D. standing behind the child and performing sub-diaphragmatic thrusts
  43. A 2-year-old is in respiratory failure when he has
    a. altered mental status and breathing rate of 68 per minute
    b. limp muscle tone and weak or absent distal pulses c. nasal flaring and mottled skin color
    d. breathing rate of 6 per minute and heart rate of 50 per minute
    a. altered mental status and breathing rate of 68 per minute
  44. Your patient is a 9-year-old girl who has cut her face. You can best comfort her and enlist her cooperation by



    D. explaining what you are doing and reassuring her about her recovery
  45. You have just assisted in delivering an infant with a pink body, a pulse rate of 106/minute, and good muscle tone. The infant is crying lustily. How should you care for this newborn?



    B. wrap the newborn in clean towels and give it to the mother to hold during transport
  46. The plastic bag included in the delivery kit is used to



    A. transport the placenta to the hospital
  47. If a mother bleeds excessively from her vagina after delivery, you should



    C. massage her abdomen gently
  48. The correct procedure for handling used airways is to a. discard them
    b. clean them
    c. disinfect them with bleach and water solution
    d. sterilize them
    a. discard them
  49. According to CDC guidelines, the process of destroying all microorganisms, including bacterial spore, is



    B. sterilization
  50. You would be violating a patient’s right to confidentiality if you



    C. notify a patient’s spouse of the nature of the patient’s illness
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Emergency Medical Care
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Emergency Medical Care
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