AAOS EMT-B FINAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following statements regarding abdominal trauma is correct? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the absence of abdominal pain does not rule out intra-
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abdominal bleeding |
You respond to a call for an unknown emergency. When you arrive at the scene,
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the patient's husband meets you at the door and states that his wife has been
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depressed and has locked herself in an upstairs bedroom. He further tells you
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that he keeps his handgun in the bedroom. You should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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remain in a safe place and request law enforcement
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Which of the following is a typical function of the rescue team? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-providing safe entry and access to patients | | | | | |
During your assessment of a patient who experienced a blast injury, you not that
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he has a depressed area to the front of his skull. This injury MOST likely occurred
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when the patient was hurled against a stationary object
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When documenting a call in which a female was sexually assaulted, you should -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-keep the report concise and record only what the patient
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stated in her own words
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,According to the rule of palm method for estimating the extent of a patient's
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burns, the palm of the patient's hand is equal to _____ of his or her total BSA. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1% |
The principal symptom in both infectious and noninfectious gastroenteritis is -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diarrhea |
A 50-year-old male was stung by a honeybee approximately 15 minutes ago. He
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presents with respiratory distress, facial swelling, and hypotension. After placing
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him on oxygen and administering his epinephrine via auto-injector, you note that
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his breathing has improved. Additionally, his facial swelling is resolving and his
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blood pressure is stable. Your next action should be to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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record the time and dose of the injection and transport promptly
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A teenage boy who was involved in a bicycle accident has a puncture wound
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where the bicycle kickstand impaled his leg. The MOST appropriate method for
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treating this injury is to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-unbolt the kickstand from the
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bike frame and stabilize it with bulky dressings
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What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious
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patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the tongue
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A 30-year-old female was robbed and assaulted as she was leaving a nightclub.
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She has massive facial trauma and slow, gurgling respirations. As your partner
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manually stabilizes her head, you should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-suction her
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oropharynx for 15 seconds | | |
, Common signs of a skull fracture include all of the following, EXCEPT - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-superficial scalp lacerations | |
Rough handling of a hypothermic patient with a pulse may cause - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-ventricular fibrillation |
How does respiration differ from ventilation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-respiration
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is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the movement of air
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between the lungs and the environment
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All information recorded on the PCR must be - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-considered
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confidential
The disruption of a joint in which the bone ends are no longer in contact is called
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a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dislocation
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An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an aneurysm | |
A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless,
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and apneic during transport. You should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stop the
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ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible
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If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-may develop illness from germs that lie dormant from the initial | | | | | | | | | | |
infection
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following statements regarding abdominal trauma is correct? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the absence of abdominal pain does not rule out intra-
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abdominal bleeding |
You respond to a call for an unknown emergency. When you arrive at the scene,
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the patient's husband meets you at the door and states that his wife has been
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depressed and has locked herself in an upstairs bedroom. He further tells you
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that he keeps his handgun in the bedroom. You should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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remain in a safe place and request law enforcement
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Which of the following is a typical function of the rescue team? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-providing safe entry and access to patients | | | | | |
During your assessment of a patient who experienced a blast injury, you not that
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he has a depressed area to the front of his skull. This injury MOST likely occurred
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-when the patient was hurled against a stationary object
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When documenting a call in which a female was sexually assaulted, you should -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-keep the report concise and record only what the patient
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stated in her own words
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,According to the rule of palm method for estimating the extent of a patient's
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burns, the palm of the patient's hand is equal to _____ of his or her total BSA. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1% |
The principal symptom in both infectious and noninfectious gastroenteritis is -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diarrhea |
A 50-year-old male was stung by a honeybee approximately 15 minutes ago. He
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presents with respiratory distress, facial swelling, and hypotension. After placing
| | | | | | | | | |
him on oxygen and administering his epinephrine via auto-injector, you note that
| | | | | | | | | | | |
his breathing has improved. Additionally, his facial swelling is resolving and his
| | | | | | | | | | | |
blood pressure is stable. Your next action should be to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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record the time and dose of the injection and transport promptly
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A teenage boy who was involved in a bicycle accident has a puncture wound
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where the bicycle kickstand impaled his leg. The MOST appropriate method for
| | | | | | | | | | | |
treating this injury is to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-unbolt the kickstand from the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
bike frame and stabilize it with bulky dressings
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What is the MOST common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious
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patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the tongue
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A 30-year-old female was robbed and assaulted as she was leaving a nightclub.
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She has massive facial trauma and slow, gurgling respirations. As your partner
| | | | | | | | | | | |
manually stabilizes her head, you should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-suction her
| | | | | | | | | |
oropharynx for 15 seconds | | |
, Common signs of a skull fracture include all of the following, EXCEPT - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-superficial scalp lacerations | |
Rough handling of a hypothermic patient with a pulse may cause - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-ventricular fibrillation |
How does respiration differ from ventilation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-respiration
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is the process of gas exchange, whereas ventilation is the movement of air
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between the lungs and the environment
| | | | |
All information recorded on the PCR must be - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-considered
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confidential
The disruption of a joint in which the bone ends are no longer in contact is called
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dislocation
| | |
An area of swelling or enlargement in a weakened arterial wall is called -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an aneurysm | |
A 67-year-old female with severe chest pain becomes unresponsive, pulseless,
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and apneic during transport. You should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stop the
| | | | | | | | | |
ambulance, begin CPR, and attach the AED as soon as possible
| | | | | | | | | |
If a person is partially immune to a particular disease, he or she - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-may develop illness from germs that lie dormant from the initial | | | | | | | | | | |
infection
