EMS 131 EXAM 2 EXAM SCRIPT
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QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● Which of the following medications does NOT interfere with the
blood-clotting process?
Answer: Omeprazole
●● Approximately how many Americans are currently on some type of
dialysis?
Answer: 350,000
●● In which of the following circumstances is manual stabilization of
the cervical spine ALWAYS necessary?
Answer: Trauma above the level of the clavicles
●● Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
Answer: Quality improvement
●● Which of the following describes the normal appearance of amniotic
fluid?
Answer: Clear and colorless fluid
,●● Which of the following devices is used by patients with respiratory
problems to assist with the delivery of medication from an inhaler to the
lungs?
Answer: An Aero-Chamber
●● Which of the following are the abdominal regions created by
drawing two imaginary lines intersecting at the navel?
Answer: Abdominal quadrants
●● The part of the skeleton that is made up from the skull and spinal
column is called the:
Answer: Axial skeleton
●● In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at
the scene of a hazardous materials incident?
Answer: Cold zone
●● Your patient is a 4-year old male who was struck by a vehicle and is
now unresponsive with an obvious head injury. As you are ventilating
him with a bag valve mask device, you detect increasing resistance to
ventilation. Which of the following should you do?
Answer: Perform a head-tilt chin lift maneuver to ensure the airway is
still open
, ●● Your patient is a 37 year old man who tripped while walking down a
hill and now has a painful, deformed right leg. Your assessment reveals
that the foot is cold and mottled in appearance. You cannot detect a pulse
in the foot or ankle. Which of the following is the BEST course of
action?
Answer: Gently attempt to straighten the leg to regain a pulse before
splinting
●● You are called to a garden center where four shoppers have collapsed
after a section of shelving and dumped hazardous products on the floor.
When you arrive on the scene, you should:
Answer: Think hazmat, secure the scene by limiting access, isolate the
possible contaminated from the noncontaminated, and request hazmat
response
●● Which of the following is NOT a type of avulsion?
Answer: A finger is cut off with a butcher's saw
●● To check the distal pulse of a patient with an injury to the forearm,
the EMT would check which of the following pulses?
Answer: Radial pulse
●● Which of the following is recommended when caring for an
amputated part?
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● Which of the following medications does NOT interfere with the
blood-clotting process?
Answer: Omeprazole
●● Approximately how many Americans are currently on some type of
dialysis?
Answer: 350,000
●● In which of the following circumstances is manual stabilization of
the cervical spine ALWAYS necessary?
Answer: Trauma above the level of the clavicles
●● Which of the following refers to a program or process for evaluating
and improving the effectiveness of an EMS system?
Answer: Quality improvement
●● Which of the following describes the normal appearance of amniotic
fluid?
Answer: Clear and colorless fluid
,●● Which of the following devices is used by patients with respiratory
problems to assist with the delivery of medication from an inhaler to the
lungs?
Answer: An Aero-Chamber
●● Which of the following are the abdominal regions created by
drawing two imaginary lines intersecting at the navel?
Answer: Abdominal quadrants
●● The part of the skeleton that is made up from the skull and spinal
column is called the:
Answer: Axial skeleton
●● In which of the following zones is the EMT expected to be staged at
the scene of a hazardous materials incident?
Answer: Cold zone
●● Your patient is a 4-year old male who was struck by a vehicle and is
now unresponsive with an obvious head injury. As you are ventilating
him with a bag valve mask device, you detect increasing resistance to
ventilation. Which of the following should you do?
Answer: Perform a head-tilt chin lift maneuver to ensure the airway is
still open
, ●● Your patient is a 37 year old man who tripped while walking down a
hill and now has a painful, deformed right leg. Your assessment reveals
that the foot is cold and mottled in appearance. You cannot detect a pulse
in the foot or ankle. Which of the following is the BEST course of
action?
Answer: Gently attempt to straighten the leg to regain a pulse before
splinting
●● You are called to a garden center where four shoppers have collapsed
after a section of shelving and dumped hazardous products on the floor.
When you arrive on the scene, you should:
Answer: Think hazmat, secure the scene by limiting access, isolate the
possible contaminated from the noncontaminated, and request hazmat
response
●● Which of the following is NOT a type of avulsion?
Answer: A finger is cut off with a butcher's saw
●● To check the distal pulse of a patient with an injury to the forearm,
the EMT would check which of the following pulses?
Answer: Radial pulse
●● Which of the following is recommended when caring for an
amputated part?
