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- Snoringnrespirationsnarenmostnrapidlynmanagednby A. suctioningnthenoropharynx B. initiatingnassistednventilations C. correctlynpositioningnthenhead D. insertingnannoropharnygealnairway:ncorrectlynpositioningnthenhead
- Whichnofnthenfollowingnpatientsnwouldnbenmostninnneednofnanrapidntraumanassessmen t? A. annawakenandnalertn 19 - year- oldnmannwithnansmallncaliberngunshotnwoundntonthenabdomen B. Anconsciousn 25 - year-oldnwomannwhonfelln12'nfromnanroofnandnlandednonnhernside C. An 43 - year-oldnwomannwithnanunilaterallynswollen,npainfulndeformitynofnthenfemur D. an 60 - yearnoldnmannwhonfellnfromnanstandingnpositionnandnhasnannabrasionnonnhisncheck:nannawaken andnalertn 19 - year-oldnmannwithnansmallncaliberngunshotnwoundntonthenabdomen
- Whichnofnthenfollowingnbonesnisnaffectednwithnanswollen,npainfulndeformityntonthenlater alnbonenofnthenleftnforearm? A. Ulna B. Radius C. Clavicle D. Humerus:nRadius
- Duringnyournassessmentnofnan 34 - yearnoldnmannwithnangunshotnwoundntonthenchest,nyounnotenthatnhisnskinnisnpale.nThisnfindin gnisnmostnlikelyncausednby A. ancriticallynlownbloodnpressure B. increasednbloodnflowntonthenskin
C. decreasednbloodnflowntonthenskin D. peripheralndilationnofnthenvasculature:ndecreasednbloodnflowntonthenskin
- Ann 80 - yearnoldnwomannhasnpainninnthenrightnuppernquadrantnofnhernabdomennandnanyellowishntinge ntonhernskin.nYounshouldnsuspectndysfunctionnofnthe A. liver B. spleen C. pancreas D. gallbladder:nliver
B. applyingnpersonalnprotectivengear C. assessingnthenneednfornassistance D. evaluatingnthenmechanismnofninjury:napplyingnpersonalnprotectivengear
- Innwhichnofnthenfollowingnpatientsnwouldnannoropharyngealnairwaynbenindicated?
A. Anynpatientnsuspectednofnhavingnhypoxia B. Ansemiconsciousnpatientnwithnannintactngagnreflex C. Ansemiconsciousnpatientnwhontooknannoverdosenofnpropoxyphene D. Annunconsciousnpatientnwithnfluidndrainagenfromnthenears:nAnnunconsciousnpatientnwit hnfluidndrainagenfromnthenears
- Uponnarrivingnatnthenscenenofnanmultiplenvehiclencrash,nyouncannseenthatnatnleastntwonp atientsnhavenbeennejectednfromntheirnvehicles.nWhatnshouldnyoundonnext? A. Beginntriage B. Treatnthenmostncriticalnpatientnfirst C. Gathernallnofnthenpatientsntogether D. Callnfornatnleastnonenmorenambulance:nCallnfornatnleastnonenmorenambulance
- An 75 nyearnoldnmannhasngeneralizednweaknessnandnchestnpain.nHenhasnanbottlenofnpre scribednnitroglycerinnandnhenstatesnthatnhenhasnnotntakennanynofnhisnmedication.nAfternini tiatingnoxygenntherapy,nyounshouldnnext A. applynthenAEDnandnpreparenthenpatientnfornimmediatentransport B. performnandetailednphysicalnexaminationntonlocatednanynothernproblems. C. contactnmedicalncontrolnfornpermissionntonassistnthenpatientnwithnhisnnitro-nglycerin. D. completenanfocusednphysicalnexamination,nincludingnobtainingnbaselinenvitalnsigns.:ncom pletenanfocusednphysicalnexamination,nincludingnobtainingnbaselinenvitalnsigns.
- Whichnofnthenfollowingnorgansnisnnotnpartnofnthenendocrinensystem? A. Thyroid B. Pituitary C. Pancreas D. Gallbladder:nGallbladder
- Whichnofnthenfollowingninjuriesnornconditionsnshouldnbenmanagednfirst? A. Fluidndrainagenfromnbothnears B. Bleedingnwithinnthenoralncavity
ness.nInnassessingnthisnman,nyounmustnassumenthatnhe A. hasnsustainednanninjury B. isnhavingnanheartnattack C. isnhavingnandiabeticnreaction D. isnhavingnanheat-relatednemergency:nhasnsustainednanninjury
- Whennisnthenbestntimentonperformnandetailednphysicalnexamination? A. Whilenenroutentonthenhospital B. Afternallnlifenthreatsnhavenbeennrulednout C. Immediatelynafterntakingnbaselinenvitalnsigns D. Followingntheninitialnassessmentnofnantraumanpatient.:nWhilenenroutentonthenhospital
- Whichnofnthenfollowingnconditionsnwouldnmostnlikelyncausenflushednskin? A. Shock B. Hypoxia C. Exposurentonheat D. Lownbloodnpressure:nExposurentonheat
- Duringnthenrapidntraumanassessmentnofnanpatientnwithnmultipleninjuries,nyounexposenthe nchestnandnfindnannopennwoundnwithnbloodnbubblingnfromnit.nWhatnshouldnyoundonnext? A. Applyn100%nsupplementalnoxygen. B. Providenrapidntransportntonthenhospital C. Preventnairnfromnenteringnthenwound. D. Placenanporousndressingnovernthenwound.:nPreventnairnfromnenteringnthenwound.
- Younarencalledntonanlocalnparknfornan 7 - yearnoldnboynwithnrespiratoryndis- ntress.nDuringnyournassessment,nyounfindnthatnthenpatientnisnwheezingnandnhasnwide- spreadnhivesnandnfacialnedema.nWhatnshouldnyounsuspectnhasnoccurred? A. Heatnemergency B. allergicnreaction C. Acutenasthmanattack
D. Exposurentonanpoisonousnplant:nallergicnreaction
- Ancommonnsideneffectnofnnitroglycerinnis A. nausea B. headache
oldnmannwithnanhistorynofncardiacnproblemsnreportsnpainninnthenuppernmidabdominalnare a.nThisnregionnofnthenabdomennisncallednthe A. peritoneum B. epigastrium C. mediastinum D. retroperitoneum:nepigastrium
- Whichnofnthenfollowingnmechanismsncausenrespiratorynandncirculatoryncollapsend uringnanaphylacticnshock? A. Bronchodilationnandnvasodilation B. Bronchodilationnandnvasoconstriction C. Bronchoconstrictionnandnvasodilation D. Bronchoconstrictionnandnvasoconstriction:nBronchoconstrictionnandnvasodi-nlation
- Innthenpatientnwithndiabetes,nhypoglycemiantypicallynpresentsnwith A. drynskinnandnanslownonset B. drynskinnandnanrapidnonset C. clammynskinnandnanslownonset D. clammynskinnandnanrapidnonset:nclammynskinnandnanrapidnonset
- WhichnofnthenfollowingnsignsnwouldnLEASTnsuggestnandiabeticnemergency? A. Bradycardia B. Tachycardia C. Combativeness D. Fruitynbreathnodor:nBradycardia
- Whichnofnthenfollowingnpatientsnwouldnbenatnmostnrisknfornsuicide? A.nAnwomannwhonquitnhernjobnfornonenthatnpaysnmore B.nAnmannwhonisninnthenmidstnofnlosingnansignificantnrelationship C.nAnmannwhonisnplanningnanfamilyntrip,nbutngetsncallednawayntonwork D.nAnnEMTnwhonsavednandrowningnchildnandnreceivesnanlotnofnmedianattention:nAnmannwhonisninnt henmidstnofnlosingnansignificantnrelationship
- Anmiddle- agednwomannhasnacutenshortnessnofnbreathnandnrespirationsnofn 30 nbreath/min.nHownsho uldnyounfirstnmanagenthisnpatient? A. Assessnrespiratorynquality B. Beginnassistingnventilations.
C. countnthenrespiratorynrate D. looknatnthenrisenofnthenchest:nlooknatnthenrisenofnthenchest
- AsnyounarenperformingnCPRnonnannelderlynman,nhisnwifenpresentsnyounwithnan"donnotnres uscitate"norder.nYournmostnappropriatencoursenofnactionnisnto A. ignorenthendocumentnandncontinuenthenCPR B. complynwithnthendocumentnandnstopnCPR C. continuenCPRnuntilnmedicalncontrolnisnnotified D. withholdnCPRnuntilnmedicalncontrolnvalidatesnthenorder:ncontinuenCPRnuntilnmedicalnc ontrolnisnnotified
- An 5 nyearnoldnboyncomplainsnofnpainntonthenrightnlowernquadrantnofnhisnabdomen.n Correctnassessmentnofnthisnchild'snabdomennincludes A. avoidingnpalpationnofnthenabdomen B. palpatingnthenleftnuppernquadrantnfirst C. auscultatingnbowelnsoundsnforn 2 nminutes D. palpatingnthenrightnlowernquadrantnfirst:npalpatingnthenleftnuppernquadrantnfirst
- Innmostnstates;nthenEMT- Basicnisnrequiredntonreportnwhichnofnthenfollowingnoccurrences? A. Animalnbite B. drugnoverdose C. Injuryntonanminor D. Motornvehiclencrash:nAnimalnbite
- Ansetnofnregulationsnandnethicalnconsiderationsnthatndefinenthenextentnornlimitsnofna nnEMT-Basic'snjobnisncalled A. andutyntonact B. confidentiality C. scopenofnpractice D. thenMedicalnPracticesnActn(???ncan'tnreadnthisnfornsure):nscopenofnpractice
- An 9 - year-
oldngirlnwasnstrucknbynancarnwhilenshenwasncrossingnthenstreetnandnisndisplayingnsignsnofnsh ock.nDuringnyournassessment,nyounnotenanlargencontusionnovernthenleftnuppernquadrantnofnh ernabdomen.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnorgansnhasnmostnlikelynbeenninjured? A. Liver B. Kidney
D. stopnCPRnsonyouncannassessnpulsenandnbreathing:nstopnCPRnsonyouncannassessnpuls enandnbreathing
- Younarrivenatnthenscenenshortlynafternan 55 - year- oldnmanncollapsed.nTwonbystandersnarenperformingnCPR.nThenman'snwifenstatesnthatnhenha dncardiacnby- passnsurgerynapproximatelyn 6 nmonthsnearlier.nTherenarennonsignsnofntrauma.nCardiacnarrestni nnthenadultnpopulationnisnmostnoftennthenresultnof
A. annacutenstroke B. respiratorynfailure C. cardiacnarrhythmias D. myocardialninfarction:ncardiacnarrhythmias
- Younarrivenatnthenscenenshortlynafternan 55 - year- oldnmanncollapsed.nTwonbystandersnarenperformingnCPR.nThenman'snwifenstatesnthatnhenha dncardiacnby- passnsurgerynapproximatelyn 6 nmonthsnearlier.nTherenarennonsignsnofntrauma.nAfternyounattach nthenAEDnandnanalyzenthisnpatient'snheartnrhythm,nthenmachinenstates,n"shocknadvised."nWh atncardiacnrhythmnisnthenpatientnmostnlikelynin? A. Asystole B. Ventricularnfibrillation C. Ventricularntachycardia D. Pulselessnelectricalnactivity:nVentricularnfibrillation
- Immediatelynuponndeliverynofnannewborn'snhead,nyounshouldnfirst A. drynthenface B. coverntheneyes C. suctionnthennose D. suctionnthenmouth:nsuctionnthenmouth
- Younassessnannewbornnwithncyanosisntonthenchestnandnfacenandnanheartnratenofn 90 nbeats/ min.nWhatnshouldnyoundonnext? A. Resuctionnthenmouth. B. Brisklyndrynoffntheninfant. C. Beginnchestncompressions D. Beginnartificialnventilations:nBeginnartificialnventilations
- AnnEMT- B'snfailurentonobtainnconsentntontreatnanpatientncouldnresultninnallegationsnof A. battery
B. Allownfullnrecoilnofnthenchestnafterneachncompression,ncompressnthenchestntonandepthn ofn2",ndeliverncompressionsnatnanratenofnatnleastn80/min C. Donnotninterruptnchestncompressionsnfornanynreason,ncompressnthenchestntonandepthnofn 1 n 1/2"nton2",nallownpartialnrecoilnofnthenchestnafterneachncompression D. Minimizeninterruptionsninnchestncompressions,nproviden70%ncompressionntimenandn 30 %nrelaxationntime,ndeliverncompressionsnatnanratenofn100/min:nCom- npressnthenchestntonandepthnofn 1 n1/2"nton2",nallownfullnrecoilnofnthenchestnafterneachncompressi on,nminimizeninterruptionsninnchestncompressions
- Preventionnofncardiacnarrestninninfantsnandnsmallnchildrennshouldnfocusnprimarilyno n A. keepingnthenchildnwarm B. avoidingnupsettingnthenchild C. providingnimmediatentransport D. providingnairwaynmanagement:nprovidingnairwaynmanagement
- Younarenmanagingnanconsciousnpatientnwhonyounbelievenisnhavingnannacutenischemicn stroke.nAfternadministeringnoxygen,nyournnextnprioritynshouldninclude: A. providingnpromptntransportnfornpossiblenfibrinolyticntherapy. B. determiningnwhethernthenpatientnhasnprescribednnitroglycerin C. closelynmonitoringnthenbloodnpressure D. completingnandetailednphysicalnexaminationnbeforenprovidingntransport.:n- providingnpromptntransportnfornpossiblenfibrinolyticntherapy.
- Whichnofnthenfollowingnpatientsnwithndiabetesnshouldnreceivenoralnglucose? A.nAnconfusednpatientnwhonhasncool,nclammynskin B.nAnconfusednpatientnwhonhasnsuspected C.nAnsemiconsciousnpatientnwithnpalenskin D.nAnnunconsciousnpatientnwhontookntoonmuchninsulin:nAnconfusednpatientnwhonhasncool,ncl ammynskin
- Duringnanbarnfight,nan 22 - yearnoldnmannwasnstabbedninnthenchestnwithnanlargenknife.nThenpatientnisnpulselessnandnapnei
c,nandnthenknifenisnimpaledninnthencenternofnhisnchest.nmanagementnshouldninclude A. stabilizingnthenknife,nstartingnCPR,nandnprovidingnrapidntransport B. stabilizingnthenknife,napplyingnannocclusivendressingnandnprovidingnrapidntransport C. removingnthenknife,nstartingnCPR,nandnprovidingnrapidntransport
