EMT Chapter 33: Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Test Questions with
Verified Answers
1. A 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant is ex- place her on her side, ad-
periencing a seizure. Her husband tells you that her minister high-flow oxygen,
blood pressure has been high and that she had been and transport.
complaining of a headache for the past few days. You
should:
2. A history of pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal liga- an ectopic pregnancy
tions increases a woman's risk for:
3. A mother who is pregnant with her first baby is typical- 16 hours
ly in the first stage of labor for approximately:
4. A nuchal cord is defined as an umbilical cord that: is wrapped around teh
baby's neck
5. A pregnant trauma patient may lose a significant pregnant patients have an
amount of blood before showing signs of shock be- overall increase in blood
cause: volume.
6. By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically belly button
at or above the level of the mother's:
7. Common interventions used to stimulate spontaneous positive-pressure ventila-
respirations in the newborn include all of the following, tions
EXCEPT:
8. During your visual inspection of a 25-year-old woman Apply gentle pressure to
in labor, you see the baby's head crowning at the vagi- the baby's head as it deliv-
nal opening. What should you do? ers
9. Following delivery of a full-term baby, you have prop- firmly massage the uterine
erly cared for the baby and have clamped and cut the fundus with a circular mo-
umbilical cord. During transport, you note that the tion.
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, EMT Chapter 33: Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Test Questions with
Verified Answers
mother is experiencing moderate vaginal bleeding.
You should:
10. From what internal female organ is the fetus expelled Uterus
during delivery?
11. If a baby is born at 7:52, the second Apgar score should 7:57.
be calculated at:
12. The amniotic fluid serves to: insulate and protect the
fetus
13. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid indi- that the baby's airway may
cates: be obstructed.
14. Three days after delivering her baby, a 30-year-old pulmonary dmbolism
woman complains of a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. Her level of consciousness is decreased and
she is tachycardic. The EMT should suspect:
15. When determining the frequency of contractions, you start of one to the start of
should time the contractions from the: the next.
16. When preparing a pregnant patient for delivery, you on a firm surface with her
should position her: hips elevated 2 to 4 inches.
17. Which of the following questions is of LEAST perti- "Have you had a sono-
nence when determining whether a mother will deliver gram?"
her baby within the next few minutes?
18. You and your partner are both male and are attending respect the patient's wish-
to a 28-year-old female patient complaining of diffuse es, ensure that the appro-
abdominal pain. The patient is 34 weeks pregnant with priate documentation is
her first child. The patient refuses to allow you to exam-
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Verified Answers
1. A 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant is ex- place her on her side, ad-
periencing a seizure. Her husband tells you that her minister high-flow oxygen,
blood pressure has been high and that she had been and transport.
complaining of a headache for the past few days. You
should:
2. A history of pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal liga- an ectopic pregnancy
tions increases a woman's risk for:
3. A mother who is pregnant with her first baby is typical- 16 hours
ly in the first stage of labor for approximately:
4. A nuchal cord is defined as an umbilical cord that: is wrapped around teh
baby's neck
5. A pregnant trauma patient may lose a significant pregnant patients have an
amount of blood before showing signs of shock be- overall increase in blood
cause: volume.
6. By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically belly button
at or above the level of the mother's:
7. Common interventions used to stimulate spontaneous positive-pressure ventila-
respirations in the newborn include all of the following, tions
EXCEPT:
8. During your visual inspection of a 25-year-old woman Apply gentle pressure to
in labor, you see the baby's head crowning at the vagi- the baby's head as it deliv-
nal opening. What should you do? ers
9. Following delivery of a full-term baby, you have prop- firmly massage the uterine
erly cared for the baby and have clamped and cut the fundus with a circular mo-
umbilical cord. During transport, you note that the tion.
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, EMT Chapter 33: Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Test Questions with
Verified Answers
mother is experiencing moderate vaginal bleeding.
You should:
10. From what internal female organ is the fetus expelled Uterus
during delivery?
11. If a baby is born at 7:52, the second Apgar score should 7:57.
be calculated at:
12. The amniotic fluid serves to: insulate and protect the
fetus
13. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid indi- that the baby's airway may
cates: be obstructed.
14. Three days after delivering her baby, a 30-year-old pulmonary dmbolism
woman complains of a sudden onset of difficulty
breathing. Her level of consciousness is decreased and
she is tachycardic. The EMT should suspect:
15. When determining the frequency of contractions, you start of one to the start of
should time the contractions from the: the next.
16. When preparing a pregnant patient for delivery, you on a firm surface with her
should position her: hips elevated 2 to 4 inches.
17. Which of the following questions is of LEAST perti- "Have you had a sono-
nence when determining whether a mother will deliver gram?"
her baby within the next few minutes?
18. You and your partner are both male and are attending respect the patient's wish-
to a 28-year-old female patient complaining of diffuse es, ensure that the appro-
abdominal pain. The patient is 34 weeks pregnant with priate documentation is
her first child. The patient refuses to allow you to exam-
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