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• What is considered tachycardic for an adult? -✓✓heart rate more than 100
• What is considered bradycardic for an adult? -✓✓Heart rate less than 60
• When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? -✓✓if the systolic blood
pressure is less than 100
• Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? -✓✓it flows to the aortic
arch
• What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? -
✓✓nitroglycerin
• What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? -✓✓slowing the heart rate
and intestinal activity
• What is the function of the carotid artery? -✓✓it carries blood from the heart to
the head
• Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? -✓✓open ended
questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
• what delivers blood to the right atrium? -✓✓the superior and inferior vena cava
• What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? -✓✓it refers to the pressure of the
vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
• What is TIA -✓✓transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are
blocked for a few minutes
• When do you change roles during CPR? -✓✓every two minutes
,• What is another name for a heart attack? -✓✓acute myocardial infarction
• What does nitroglycerin do? -✓✓nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the
hearts preload
• When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? -✓✓infarcted cells
• What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? -✓✓silent heart attack
• What is arteriosclerosis? -✓✓thickening of arterial walls
• What is pericardial tamponade? -✓✓the heart is impeded by fluid in the
pericardium
• What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? -✓✓low blood
pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to pump
• If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: -✓✓2 quick rescue breaths then
breaths 10-12 every minute
• what does a sphygmonometer measure? -✓✓it measures blood pressure
• what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? -✓✓80-110
• what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? -✓✓speech, facial droop,
arm drift
• what are the actions of nitroglycerin -✓✓smooth muscle relaxation, reduces
cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
• what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? -✓✓hypertensive; extremely high
blood pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures
• what is an ischemic stroke? -✓✓blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
• what is the normal heart rate for a child -✓✓70-110 beats per minute
, • what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? -✓✓15:2
• what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? -
✓✓5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system
• what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? -✓✓respiratory
arrest
• what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? -✓✓the diameter of a tube
• rescue breathing guidelines: -✓✓adult: 1 breath every 5-6 seconds; child: 1
breath every 3-5 seconds
• what does placing a folded towel underneath a childs shoulders do? -✓✓it aids in
aligning the childs airway
• what does DKA cause? -✓✓it causes frequent urination in an attempt to rid the
body of excess acid buildup
• what does alpha 1 receptors do? -✓✓vasoconstricts/shunts blood
• what does beta 1 receptors do? -✓✓increases HR/contractility
• what is the difference between compensatory and decompensatory stages of
shock? -✓✓compensatory: normal blood pressure
decompensatory: Systemic blood pressure decreases and altered mental status
• two types of frontal impact is: -✓✓up and over or down and under
• up and over crashes injur: -✓✓head, neck, chest, abdomen
• down and under crash injury: -✓✓knees, femurs, hips, pelvis, spine
• what is the paper bag effect? -✓✓when a victim takes a deep breath before
impact and the air trapped in the lungs is compressed; may cause a pneumothorax
the Correct Answers Actual Test 100%
Correct (verified)
• What is considered tachycardic for an adult? -✓✓heart rate more than 100
• What is considered bradycardic for an adult? -✓✓Heart rate less than 60
• When is nitroglycerin not advised to be administered? -✓✓if the systolic blood
pressure is less than 100
• Where does blood flow after it leaves the left ventricle? -✓✓it flows to the aortic
arch
• What medication is Erectile Dysfunction medications a contraindication? -
✓✓nitroglycerin
• What is the parasympathetic system responsible for? -✓✓slowing the heart rate
and intestinal activity
• What is the function of the carotid artery? -✓✓it carries blood from the heart to
the head
• Are open ended or close ended questions better to ask? -✓✓open ended
questions; it avoids the yes/no answer
• what delivers blood to the right atrium? -✓✓the superior and inferior vena cava
• What does diastolic blood pressure refer to? -✓✓it refers to the pressure of the
vessels during the relaxation phase; bottom of the blood pressure
• What is TIA -✓✓transient ischemic attack; this is where vessels in the brain are
blocked for a few minutes
• When do you change roles during CPR? -✓✓every two minutes
,• What is another name for a heart attack? -✓✓acute myocardial infarction
• What does nitroglycerin do? -✓✓nitroglycerin dilates the vessels to reduce the
hearts preload
• When cells are deprived of oxygen and die they are called? -✓✓infarcted cells
• What type of heart attack is extremely common in elderly? -✓✓silent heart attack
• What is arteriosclerosis? -✓✓thickening of arterial walls
• What is pericardial tamponade? -✓✓the heart is impeded by fluid in the
pericardium
• What happens when someone has a pericardial tamponade? -✓✓low blood
pressure; muffled heart sound; weak pulse due to the hearts struggles to pump
• If a patient is unresponsive with a pulse you: -✓✓2 quick rescue breaths then
breaths 10-12 every minute
• what does a sphygmonometer measure? -✓✓it measures blood pressure
• what is a normal systolic blood pressure for a child? -✓✓80-110
• what are three things to check if suspicious of a stroke? -✓✓speech, facial droop,
arm drift
• what are the actions of nitroglycerin -✓✓smooth muscle relaxation, reduces
cardiac workload, dilates coronary arteries, and dilates systemic arteries
• what happens if a patient has preeclampsia? -✓✓hypertensive; extremely high
blood pressure and swelling in extremeties; susceptible to seizures
• what is an ischemic stroke? -✓✓blood flow being cut off from part of the brain
• what is the normal heart rate for a child -✓✓70-110 beats per minute
, • what ratio should 2 person cpr on a child be done at? -✓✓15:2
• what is the correct treatment for someone undergoing aphyxial cardiac arrest? -
✓✓5 cycles of CPR prior to retrieving the AED or emergency response system
• what is the most common reason for cardiac arrest in children? -✓✓respiratory
arrest
• what does the term lumen refer to in EMS? -✓✓the diameter of a tube
• rescue breathing guidelines: -✓✓adult: 1 breath every 5-6 seconds; child: 1
breath every 3-5 seconds
• what does placing a folded towel underneath a childs shoulders do? -✓✓it aids in
aligning the childs airway
• what does DKA cause? -✓✓it causes frequent urination in an attempt to rid the
body of excess acid buildup
• what does alpha 1 receptors do? -✓✓vasoconstricts/shunts blood
• what does beta 1 receptors do? -✓✓increases HR/contractility
• what is the difference between compensatory and decompensatory stages of
shock? -✓✓compensatory: normal blood pressure
decompensatory: Systemic blood pressure decreases and altered mental status
• two types of frontal impact is: -✓✓up and over or down and under
• up and over crashes injur: -✓✓head, neck, chest, abdomen
• down and under crash injury: -✓✓knees, femurs, hips, pelvis, spine
• what is the paper bag effect? -✓✓when a victim takes a deep breath before
impact and the air trapped in the lungs is compressed; may cause a pneumothorax
