EMT Final Exam - Test Bank Questions & Answers (Grade A+).docx

EMT Final Exam - Test Bank Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
A PATIENT WHO HAS SHALLOW, SLOW IRREGULAR GASPOING
BREATHS IS SAID TO HAVE _______________ RESPIRATIONS? -
correct answer ✅AGONAL


A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE LONG-BONE FRACTURES OF THE
EXTREMITIES SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR TRANSPORT AND
SHOULD BE TREATED? -
correct answer ✅EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL


A TEENAGE MALE HAS FALLEN ONTO A RAILING WHILE
SKATEBOARDING. HE COMPLAINS OF RIGHT-SIDED CHEST PAIN AND
MODERATE DYSPNEA. EXPOSURE OF THE CHEST REVEALS A
SECTION OF HIS RIBS THA TIS MOVING OPPOSITE OF THE REST OF
THE RIBS. YOU SHOULD? -
correct answer ✅APPLY A BULKY DRESSING OVER THE SECTION


A YOUNG FEMALE WAS INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE WRECK,
STRIKING HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. SHE IS UNCONSCIOUS
AND HER BREATHING IS IRREGULAR. SHE IS BLEEDING FROM A
SCALP WOUND, BUT YOUR ASSESSMENT SHOWS THAT HER
CRANIUM IS INTACT. HER VITAL SIGNS ARE PULSE 68, BP 148/90,
AND HER PUPILS ARE UNEQUAL. YOU SHOULD SUSPECT? -
correct answer ✅CLOSED HEAD INJURY

,EMT Final Exam - Test Bank Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)

AFTER ACTIVATING THE AUTO-INJECTOR, HOW LONG SHOULD IT BE
HELD IN PLACE BEFORE REMOVING IT FROM THE PATIENTS THIGH?
-
correct answer ✅10 SECONDS


AN EMT INVOLVED IN AN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT CALL, SUCH AS ONE
IN WHICH A COWORKER WAS KILLED SHOULD BE URGED TO .... -
correct answer ✅SEEK HELP FROM A TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL


AS YOU ARE TRANSPORTING A CONSCIOUS PATIENT YOU NOTICE
THAT HIS BREATHING HAS BECOME LABORED. WHICH ACTION
SHOULD YOU TAKE BASED ON THIS INFORMATION? -
correct answer ✅- NOTIFY THE RECEIVING FACILITY
- ENSURE A PATENT AIRWAY AND ADEQUATE O2
- CONTINUE REASSESSMENT


BARBITURATES MAY BE REFERRED TO AS WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING? -
correct answer ✅DOWNERS

,EMT Final Exam - Test Bank Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
BEFORE APPLYING A NRM, THE EMT SHOULD TAKE WHAT ACTION?
-
correct answer ✅INFLATE THE RESERVOIR BAG 1/3 OF THE WAY


BURNS POSE A GREATER RISK TO INFANTS AND CHILDREN FOR
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS? -
correct answer ✅PEDIATRIC PATIENTS HAVE A GREATER RISK OF
SHOCK FROM THE BURN


CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING OCCURS BY WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING ROUTES? -
correct answer ✅INHALATION


CHEMICAL COLD PACKS ARE CARRIED ON THE AMBULANCE FOR
TREATMENT OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? -
correct answer ✅MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES


DURING THE NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION, THE TRAINING
OFFICER MEETS WITH THE NEW EMTS AND EXPLAINS TO THEM THE
MONTHLY TRAINING SCHEDULE AND THE CLASSES THEY MUST
ATTEND FOR EMT RECERTIFICATION. ONE OF THE NEW EMTS ASKS
THE TRAINING OFFICER WHY THEY HAVE TO KEEP TAKING EMT
COURSES IF THEY ALREADY PASED THE MET EXAMINATION. WHAT

, EMT Final Exam - Test Bank Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
IS THE BEST ANSWER? -
correct answer ✅EMS IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING IN RESPONSE TO
EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH


EPINEPHRINE DELIVERED BY AUTO INJECTOR MAY BE INDICATED
FOR PATIENTS WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS? -
correct answer ✅SEVERE ALLERGIES TO PEANUT, SHELLFISH,
PENICILLIN, OR BEE STINGS


EXPERT CLINICIANS MAY USE DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF
THINKING THROUGH PROBLEMS, BUT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
WILL THEY HAVE IN COMMON? -
correct answer ✅STRONG FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE


HOW MANY CERVICAL VERTEBRAE ARE THERE? -
correct answer ✅7


IF THE BABY'S UMBILICAL CORD IS NOTED TO BE WRAPPED
AROUND HIS NECK AFTER THE HEAD IS DELIVERED, WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING SHOULD BE DONE? -
correct answer ✅TRY TO SLIP THE CORD OVER THE BABY'S HEAD
AND SHOULDERS