EMS QUESTION SET AND ANSWERS TOP
SCORE MATERIAL
◉ Sugar passess from the blood to the cells w/ the aid of a chemical
susbtances known as.
Answer: insulin
◉ Which of the following are the signs of a severe allergic reaction
a. Decreased BP, itching, swelling, difficulty breathing
b. Pain in chest, rapid pulse, pallor, sweating
c. Decreased BP strong pulse, heavy breathing.
Answer: A. Decreased BP, Itching, Swelling, Difficulty breathing
WUSH (Wheezing, urticaria, strider, hypotension)
◉ Autoinjectors should be administed in the.
Answer: d- lateral thigh, midway b/w the waist and the knee
do after injection : Massage area, dispose in sharps container
,◉ A child drank some unknown fluid. You arrive at the scene and
note the following signs: Child's mouth and lips are burned, child is
coughing and gagging. What should you do?
a) administer syrup of ipecac
b) administer activated charcoal and induce vomiting
c) call the medical or poison control center for advice
d) administer syrup of ipepac and activated charcoal.
Answer: c- call the medical or poison control center for advice
- wouldn't use ipecac bc of corrosiveness-burned lips
◉ A 28-yr old patient presents supine on the floor, unconscious,
unresponsive, and with snoring respirations at a rate of 6 per
minute. Bystanders report that the patient is diabetic, taken no
medications, and may have ingested heroin half an hour prior to the
EMS Provider's arrival. After opening the patient's airway, the EMS
provider should:.
Answer: insert an airway adjunct and ventilate w/ 100% oxygen
using a BVM
◉ The treatment for an unconscious patient w/ generalized
hypothermia would be to:.
Answer: prevent further heat loss & transport gently
, why gently? VFIB can happen
◉ A severe heat emergency is characterized by.
Answer: hot, dry skin
severe heat emergency
- heat stroke- hot, dry
◉ For a patient who has been bitten on the arm by a rattlesnake,
which of the following actions should be taken while the patient is
being transported to the hospital?
a. Place an ice pack over site of bite
b. Place site of bite below patients heart
c. Apply heat
d. Excercise the patients arm.
Answer: B. place the site of the bite below the level of the patient's
heart
◉ The appropriate action to take when you MUST apply restraints to
an emotionally disturbed patient who is a danger to himself and
others is to remove the straps
a. When directed by physician at hospital
b. When patient is rational