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Emergency Procedures Exam 1 Complete Exam
Questions with Accurate Verified Answers 2025/ 2026
Comprehensive Study Guide with Solution.
You adjust a patient with a bruit and did not inform the patient of
possible risk and consequences. The patient experienced neck pain,
dizziness, and a headache after the adjustment. The patient may sue you
for:
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Negligence
D. Intentious tort - ANSWER-C. Negligence
Evaluating an emergency scene is the first part of the patient assessment
process. It begins as you approach the scene and surveying it to
determine:
A. The mechanism(s) of injury
B. Any life-threatening injuries
C. If there are any threats to personal safety
D. The number of injured - ANSWER-C. If there are any threats to
personal safety
Considering the mechanism of injury:
A. Allows you to predict various potential injury or injury patterns and
helps you to decide where to focus your exam.
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B. Helps to decide what past history information you need to inquire
about
C. Is important in order to determine whether or not treatment is needed
D. Is not an important part of the patient assessment process -
ANSWER-A. Allows you to predict various potential injury or injury
patterns and helps you to decide where to focus your exam.
One way to determine a person's level of responsiveness is to:
A. Put ammonia inhalants under each nostril
B. Rub the person's sternum briskly
C. Press on the person's nail beds
D. Slap the person's face - ANSWER-B. Rub the person's sternum
briskly
When assessing the carotid pulse, you should
A. Palpate the artery as firmly
B. Assess both sides at the same time
C. Be aware that excessive pressure can slow the heart
D. Apply pressure until you feel the pulse rate increase - ANSWER-C.
Be aware that excessive pressure can slow the heart
Unequal pupils are *not* associated with:
A. Stroke
B. Shock
C. Head injury
D. Eye injury - ANSWER-B. Shock
Which of the following would *not* be considered a significant
mechanism of injury to an adult?
A. High speed motorcycle crash
B. A 10 foot fall
C. Rollover vehicle collision
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D. Vehicle-pedestrian accident - ANSWER-B. A 10 foot fall
The neck veins are usually not visible when a person is:
A. Lying flat
B. Sitting up
C. Supine
D. Prone - ANSWER-B. Sitting up
When you are deciding which steps to follow in assessing a patient with
a medical condition, what should you consider first and why?
A. The past medical history of the patient because it predicts today's
problem
B. The primary assessment because it identifies the life threats
C. The physical exam because subtle injuries are often severe
D. The vital signs reveal all the serious medical conditions the patient
may have - ANSWER-B. The primary assessment because it identifies
the life threats
The normal blood glucose meter reading should be:
A. 40-60 mg/dL
B. 60-80 mg/dL
C. 80-100 mg/dL
D. 100-120 mg/dL - ANSWER-B. 60-80 mg/dL
The normal respiration rate for an adult is:
A. 8-10/minute
B. 12-20/minute
C. 15-30/minute
D. 15-25/minute - ANSWER-B. 12-20/minute
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A patient in anaphylactic shock may exhibit a high-pitched sound
associated with partial obstruction or narrowing of the upper airway
known as:
A. Wheezing
B. Rales
C. Rhonchi
D. Stridor - ANSWER-D. Stridor
The correct compression to ventilation ratio for a lone rescuer
performing CPR on an adult patient is:
A. 15 compressions and 2 breaths
B. 30 compressions and 2 breaths
C. 30 compressions followed by 1 breath over a second
D. 1 breath for every 15 compressions - ANSWER-B. 30 compressions
and 2 breaths
When you find an unconscious or unresponsive person in need of care.
The consent to provide treatment to that individual is called:
A. Applied consent
B. Implied consent
C. Expressed consent
D. Consent in loco parentis - ANSWER-B. Implied consent
A child twists her ankle during a soccer game. Because the parents are
not present, the child's consent for you to treat them is:
A. Meaningless
B. Not needed
C. Implied
D. Expressed - ANSWER-B. Not needed
Emergency Procedures Exam 1 Complete Exam
Questions with Accurate Verified Answers 2025/ 2026
Comprehensive Study Guide with Solution.
You adjust a patient with a bruit and did not inform the patient of
possible risk and consequences. The patient experienced neck pain,
dizziness, and a headache after the adjustment. The patient may sue you
for:
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Negligence
D. Intentious tort - ANSWER-C. Negligence
Evaluating an emergency scene is the first part of the patient assessment
process. It begins as you approach the scene and surveying it to
determine:
A. The mechanism(s) of injury
B. Any life-threatening injuries
C. If there are any threats to personal safety
D. The number of injured - ANSWER-C. If there are any threats to
personal safety
Considering the mechanism of injury:
A. Allows you to predict various potential injury or injury patterns and
helps you to decide where to focus your exam.
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B. Helps to decide what past history information you need to inquire
about
C. Is important in order to determine whether or not treatment is needed
D. Is not an important part of the patient assessment process -
ANSWER-A. Allows you to predict various potential injury or injury
patterns and helps you to decide where to focus your exam.
One way to determine a person's level of responsiveness is to:
A. Put ammonia inhalants under each nostril
B. Rub the person's sternum briskly
C. Press on the person's nail beds
D. Slap the person's face - ANSWER-B. Rub the person's sternum
briskly
When assessing the carotid pulse, you should
A. Palpate the artery as firmly
B. Assess both sides at the same time
C. Be aware that excessive pressure can slow the heart
D. Apply pressure until you feel the pulse rate increase - ANSWER-C.
Be aware that excessive pressure can slow the heart
Unequal pupils are *not* associated with:
A. Stroke
B. Shock
C. Head injury
D. Eye injury - ANSWER-B. Shock
Which of the following would *not* be considered a significant
mechanism of injury to an adult?
A. High speed motorcycle crash
B. A 10 foot fall
C. Rollover vehicle collision
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D. Vehicle-pedestrian accident - ANSWER-B. A 10 foot fall
The neck veins are usually not visible when a person is:
A. Lying flat
B. Sitting up
C. Supine
D. Prone - ANSWER-B. Sitting up
When you are deciding which steps to follow in assessing a patient with
a medical condition, what should you consider first and why?
A. The past medical history of the patient because it predicts today's
problem
B. The primary assessment because it identifies the life threats
C. The physical exam because subtle injuries are often severe
D. The vital signs reveal all the serious medical conditions the patient
may have - ANSWER-B. The primary assessment because it identifies
the life threats
The normal blood glucose meter reading should be:
A. 40-60 mg/dL
B. 60-80 mg/dL
C. 80-100 mg/dL
D. 100-120 mg/dL - ANSWER-B. 60-80 mg/dL
The normal respiration rate for an adult is:
A. 8-10/minute
B. 12-20/minute
C. 15-30/minute
D. 15-25/minute - ANSWER-B. 12-20/minute
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A patient in anaphylactic shock may exhibit a high-pitched sound
associated with partial obstruction or narrowing of the upper airway
known as:
A. Wheezing
B. Rales
C. Rhonchi
D. Stridor - ANSWER-D. Stridor
The correct compression to ventilation ratio for a lone rescuer
performing CPR on an adult patient is:
A. 15 compressions and 2 breaths
B. 30 compressions and 2 breaths
C. 30 compressions followed by 1 breath over a second
D. 1 breath for every 15 compressions - ANSWER-B. 30 compressions
and 2 breaths
When you find an unconscious or unresponsive person in need of care.
The consent to provide treatment to that individual is called:
A. Applied consent
B. Implied consent
C. Expressed consent
D. Consent in loco parentis - ANSWER-B. Implied consent
A child twists her ankle during a soccer game. Because the parents are
not present, the child's consent for you to treat them is:
A. Meaningless
B. Not needed
C. Implied
D. Expressed - ANSWER-B. Not needed
