EMT--Basic Review for NREMT CBT Exams, All

EMT--Basic Review for NREMT CBT Exams, All Testbank Q&As Answered Snoring respirations are most rapidly managed by

• suctioning the oropharynx
• initiating assisted ventilations
• correctly positioning the head
• inserting an oropharnygeal airway - correctly positioning the head

Which of the following patients would be most in need of a rapid trauma assessment?

• an awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen
• A conscious 25-year-old woman who fell 12' from a roof and landed on her side
• A 43-year-old woman with a unilaterally swollen, painful deformity of the femur
• a 60-year old man who fell from a standing position and has an abrasion on his check - an

awake and alert 19-year-old man with a small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen

Which of the following bones is affected with a swollen, painful deformity to the lateral bone of the left forearm?

• Ulna
• Radius
• Clavicle
• Humerus - Radius

During your assessment of a 34-year old man with a gunshot wound to the chest, you note that his skin is pale. This finding is most likely caused by

• a critically low blood pressure
• increased blood flow to the skin
• decreased blood flow to the skin
• peripheral dilation of the vasculature - decreased blood flow to the skin

An 80-year old woman has pain in the right upper quadrant of her abdomen and a yellowish tinge to her skin. You should suspect dysfunction of the

• liver
• spleen
• pancreas
• gallbladder - liver

Which of the following situations is an example of abandonment?

• An EMT--Paramedic givers a verbal report to any emergency nurse.
• An EMT--Intermediate assumes patient care from an EMT-Basic

• An EMT--Basic transfers care of a patient to patient to an EMT-Paramedic
• A first responder assumes patient care from an EMT-Intermediate - A first responder assumes

patient care from an EMT-Intermediate

Which artery should you palpate when assessing for a pulse in an unresponsive 6-month old patient?

• Radial
• Carotid
• Femoral
• Brachial - Brachial

During the initial assessment of a trauma patient, you note massive facial injuries, weak radial pulses, and clammy skin. What should be your most immediate concern?

• Potential obstruction of the airway
• Internal bleeding and severe shock
• Applying 100% supplemental oxygen
• Providing rapid transport to a trauma center - Potential obstruction of the airway

You are called to treat a male patient who overdosed on heroin and is unconscious with shallow breathing and cyanosis to the face. The patient suddenly begins to vomit. What should you do first?

• Suction the oropharynx
• Turn the patient onto his side.
• Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
• Assist ventilations with 100% oxygen. - Turn the patient onto his side.

The scene size up includes all of the following components, EXCEPT

• determining scene safety
• applying personal protective gear
• assessing the need for assistance
• evaluating the mechanism of injury - applying personal protective gear

In which of the following patients would an oropharyngeal airway be indicated?

• Any patient suspected of having hypoxia
• A semiconscious patient with an intact gag reflex
• A semiconscious patient who took an overdose of propoxyphene
• An unconscious patient with fluid drainage from the ears - An unconscious patient with fluid

drainage from the ears

Upon arriving at the scene of a multiple vehicle crash, you can see that at least two patients have been ejected from their vehicles. What should you do next?

• Begin triage

• Treat the most critical patient first
• Gather all of the patients together
• Call for at least one more ambulance - Call for at least one more ambulance

A 75 year old man has generalized weakness and chest pain. He has a bottle of prescribed nitroglycerin and he states that he has not taken any of his medication. After initiating oxygen therapy, you should next

• apply the AED and prepare the patient for immediate transport
• perform a detailed physical examination to located any other problems.
• contact medical control for permission to assist the patient with his nitroglycerin.
• complete a focused physical examination, including obtaining baseline vital signs. - complete

a focused physical examination, including obtaining baseline vital signs.

Which of the following organs is not part of the endocrine system?

• Thyroid
• Pituitary
• Pancreas
• Gallbladder - Gallbladder

Which of the following injuries or conditions should be managed first?

• Fluid drainage from both ears
• Bleeding within the oral cavity
• A large open abdominal wound
• Bilateral fractures of the femurs - Bleeding within the oral cavity

You arrive at a residence where you find a man lying unconscious in his front yard. There were no witnesses to the event that caused the unconsciousness. In assessing this man, you must assume that he

• has sustained an injury
• is having a heart attack
• is having a diabetic reaction
• is having a heat-related emergency - has sustained an injury

When is the best time to perform a detailed physical examination?

• While enroute to the hospital
• After all life threats have been ruled out
• Immediately after taking baseline vital signs
• Following the initial assessment of a trauma patient. - While enroute to the hospital

Which of the following conditions would most likely cause flushed skin?

• Shock
• Hypoxia

• Exposure to heat
• Low blood pressure - Exposure to heat

During the rapid trauma assessment of a patient with multiple injuries, you expose the chest and find an open wound with blood bubbling from it. What should you do next?

• Apply 100% supplemental oxygen.
• Provide rapid transport to the hospital
• Prevent air from entering the wound.
• Place a porous dressing over the wound. - Prevent air from entering the wound.

You are called to a local park for a 7-year old boy with respiratory distress. During your assessment, you find that the patient is wheezing and has wide-spread hives and facial edema.What should you suspect has occurred?

• Heat emergency
• allergic reaction
• Acute asthma attack
• Exposure to a poisonous plant - allergic reaction

A common side effect of nitroglycerin is

• nausea
• headache
• hypertension
• chest discomfort - headache

As you assess a 56-year old man, you note that he is pulseless and apneic. As your partner gets the AED from the ambulance, you should

• obtain a medical history from the wife.
• place the patient in the recovery position
• perform CPR until the AED is ready to use
• conduct a detailed examination of the patient. - perform CPR until the AED is ready to use

Prescribed inhalers, such as albuterol (Ventolin), relieve respiratory distress by

• constricting the bronchioles in the lungs.
• contracting the smaller airways in the lungs.
• relaxing the smooth muscle of the bronchioles.
• dilating the large mainstem bronchi of the airway. - relaxing the smooth muscle of the

bronchioles.

In a patient with cardiac compromise, you would be LEAST likely to encounter

• anxiety
• dyspnea
• headache