Chapter 20 Emergency Care Test Bank – High-
Yield Exam Questions and Verified Rationales
Graded A+ Latest Updated 2026
A
Providing care in an emergency situation is intended to:
1. prepare the injured patient for surgery.
2. prevent further harm to the patient.
3. preserve life.
4. place the patient into an unconscious state for transport.
5. stabilize the patient until the appropriate medical assistance arrives.
a. 2, 3, and 5 only
b. 1, 3, 4, and 5 only
c. 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 4, and 5 only
C
The single most important action for the radiographer when administering emergency care is:
a. reacting to the emergent situation and providing any and all care needed to save the patient's
life.
b. not getting involved for fear of medical and professional liability.
c. providing a competent level of care, recognizing when advanced care is needed, and calling
for assistance.
d. waiting to provide care until any doctor arrives.
B
A common name for an emergency cart within medical imaging is the _____ cart.
a. first aid
b. crash
c. red
d. code
C
The medical term for a temporary suspension of consciousness is:
a. epistaxis.
, b. vertigo.
c. syncope.
d. aura.
A
What type of shock is caused by a failure of the heart to pump enough blood to the vital
organs?
a.
Cardiogenic
b.
Septic
c.
Anaphylactic
d.
Neurogenic
D
A 16-year-old patient comes to the diagnostic imaging department for a CT examination. He is
lying on the table in a supine position and suddenly seems to lose consciousness and begins to
move violently, with jerking motions. You realize that he is having a generalized seizure. The
action that you must take is:
a.
go to the patient immediately and prevent him from harm.
b.
call for help, but do not leave the patient.
c.
place the patient on the floor and begin CPR.
d.
to do both a and b
A
The type of shock that is a result of severe loss of blood is:
a.
hypovolemic.
b.
septic.
c.
vasogenic.
Yield Exam Questions and Verified Rationales
Graded A+ Latest Updated 2026
A
Providing care in an emergency situation is intended to:
1. prepare the injured patient for surgery.
2. prevent further harm to the patient.
3. preserve life.
4. place the patient into an unconscious state for transport.
5. stabilize the patient until the appropriate medical assistance arrives.
a. 2, 3, and 5 only
b. 1, 3, 4, and 5 only
c. 3, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 4, and 5 only
C
The single most important action for the radiographer when administering emergency care is:
a. reacting to the emergent situation and providing any and all care needed to save the patient's
life.
b. not getting involved for fear of medical and professional liability.
c. providing a competent level of care, recognizing when advanced care is needed, and calling
for assistance.
d. waiting to provide care until any doctor arrives.
B
A common name for an emergency cart within medical imaging is the _____ cart.
a. first aid
b. crash
c. red
d. code
C
The medical term for a temporary suspension of consciousness is:
a. epistaxis.
, b. vertigo.
c. syncope.
d. aura.
A
What type of shock is caused by a failure of the heart to pump enough blood to the vital
organs?
a.
Cardiogenic
b.
Septic
c.
Anaphylactic
d.
Neurogenic
D
A 16-year-old patient comes to the diagnostic imaging department for a CT examination. He is
lying on the table in a supine position and suddenly seems to lose consciousness and begins to
move violently, with jerking motions. You realize that he is having a generalized seizure. The
action that you must take is:
a.
go to the patient immediately and prevent him from harm.
b.
call for help, but do not leave the patient.
c.
place the patient on the floor and begin CPR.
d.
to do both a and b
A
The type of shock that is a result of severe loss of blood is:
a.
hypovolemic.
b.
septic.
c.
vasogenic.
