JB LEARNING EMT PRACTICE EXAM 1:
AIRWAY, BREATHING, AND VENTILATION
◉ When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more
than ________ in front of your torso.
A. 5″ to 10″
B. 10″ to 15″
C. 15″ to 20″
D. 20″ to 30″.
Answer: C. 15″ to 20″
◉ With proper technique, you and your partner should be able to
safely lift a patient who weighs up to ______lb.
A. 150
B. 175
C. 190
D. 220.
Answer: D. 220
◉ You should not attempt to lift a patient who weighs more than 250
lb with fewer than _______ rescuers, regardless of individual strength.
,A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six.
Answer: B. four
◉ When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a
patient from his or her vehicle, you should:
A. apply a vest-style extrication device prior to moving the patient.
B. apply a cervical collar and immobilize the patient on a short
backboard.
C. grasp the patient by the clothing and drag him or her from the car.
D. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long
backboard..
Answer: D. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long
backboard.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the scoop stretcher
is NOT correct?
A. The construction of the scoop stretcher prohibits x-rays while the
patient is on it.
B. You must fully secure the patient to the scoop stretcher before
moving him or her.
, C. A scoop stretcher will provide adequate immobilization of a
patient's spinal column.
D. Both sides of the patient must be accessible in order for a scoop
stretcher to be used..
Answer:
◉ When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs,
you should:
A. secure the patient to a scoop stretcher and carry him or her
headfirst down the stairs to the awaiting stretcher.
B. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry
the patient down the stairs with a stair chair.
C. collapse the undercarriage of the wheeled stretcher and carefully
carry the patient down the stairs on the stretcher.
D. assist the patient in walking down the stairs and place him or her
on the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs..
Answer: B. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs
and carry the patient down the stairs with a stair chair.
◉ you can use a stair chair on an unconscious patient Y/N.
Answer: No
◉ The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients
with suspected:
AIRWAY, BREATHING, AND VENTILATION
◉ When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more
than ________ in front of your torso.
A. 5″ to 10″
B. 10″ to 15″
C. 15″ to 20″
D. 20″ to 30″.
Answer: C. 15″ to 20″
◉ With proper technique, you and your partner should be able to
safely lift a patient who weighs up to ______lb.
A. 150
B. 175
C. 190
D. 220.
Answer: D. 220
◉ You should not attempt to lift a patient who weighs more than 250
lb with fewer than _______ rescuers, regardless of individual strength.
,A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six.
Answer: B. four
◉ When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a
patient from his or her vehicle, you should:
A. apply a vest-style extrication device prior to moving the patient.
B. apply a cervical collar and immobilize the patient on a short
backboard.
C. grasp the patient by the clothing and drag him or her from the car.
D. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long
backboard..
Answer: D. apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long
backboard.
◉ Which of the following statements regarding the scoop stretcher
is NOT correct?
A. The construction of the scoop stretcher prohibits x-rays while the
patient is on it.
B. You must fully secure the patient to the scoop stretcher before
moving him or her.
, C. A scoop stretcher will provide adequate immobilization of a
patient's spinal column.
D. Both sides of the patient must be accessible in order for a scoop
stretcher to be used..
Answer:
◉ When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs,
you should:
A. secure the patient to a scoop stretcher and carry him or her
headfirst down the stairs to the awaiting stretcher.
B. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry
the patient down the stairs with a stair chair.
C. collapse the undercarriage of the wheeled stretcher and carefully
carry the patient down the stairs on the stretcher.
D. assist the patient in walking down the stairs and place him or her
on the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs..
Answer: B. place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs
and carry the patient down the stairs with a stair chair.
◉ you can use a stair chair on an unconscious patient Y/N.
Answer: No
◉ The jaw-thrust maneuver is used to open the airway of patients
with suspected:
