JB LEARNING EMT PRACTICE EXAM 3:
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES REVIEW
◉ You are ventilating an apneic woman with a bag-mask device. She
has dentures, which are tight-fitting. Adequate chest rise is present
with each ventilation, and the patient's oxygen saturation reads
96%. When you reassess the patency of her airway, you note that her
dentures are now loose, although your ventilations are still
producing adequate chest rise. You should:
A. remove her dentures, resume ventilations, and assess for
adequate chest rise.
B. attempt to replace her dentures so that they fit tightly and resume
ventilations.
C. leave her dentures in place, but carefully monitor her for an
airway obstruction.
D. remove her dentures at once and increase the rate and volume of
your ventilations..
Answer: A. remove her dentures, resume ventilations, and assess for
adequate chest rise.
◉ You have inserted an oral airway and are ventilating an apneic
woman with a bag-mask device. She suddenly begins regurgitating
large amounts of vomit. You should:
A. perform a finger sweep of her mouth.
, B. insert a nasal airway and then suction her mouth.
C. roll her onto her side and remove the oral airway.
D. remove the oral airway and suction her oropharynx..
Answer: C. roll her onto her side and remove the oral airway.
◉ Medications EMTs can give.
Answer: Albuterol
Narcan
Glucose
Epi
Aspirin
Nitro
◉ An EMT may administer aspirin to a patient if:
A. the patient is currently experiencing hypotension.
B. authorization from medical control has been obtained.
C. transport time to the hospital is greater than 30 minutes.
D. the patient is believed to be experiencing an acute stroke..
Answer: B. authorization from medical control has been obtained.
◉ How is nitroglycerin usually given by the EMT?
A. orally
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES REVIEW
◉ You are ventilating an apneic woman with a bag-mask device. She
has dentures, which are tight-fitting. Adequate chest rise is present
with each ventilation, and the patient's oxygen saturation reads
96%. When you reassess the patency of her airway, you note that her
dentures are now loose, although your ventilations are still
producing adequate chest rise. You should:
A. remove her dentures, resume ventilations, and assess for
adequate chest rise.
B. attempt to replace her dentures so that they fit tightly and resume
ventilations.
C. leave her dentures in place, but carefully monitor her for an
airway obstruction.
D. remove her dentures at once and increase the rate and volume of
your ventilations..
Answer: A. remove her dentures, resume ventilations, and assess for
adequate chest rise.
◉ You have inserted an oral airway and are ventilating an apneic
woman with a bag-mask device. She suddenly begins regurgitating
large amounts of vomit. You should:
A. perform a finger sweep of her mouth.
, B. insert a nasal airway and then suction her mouth.
C. roll her onto her side and remove the oral airway.
D. remove the oral airway and suction her oropharynx..
Answer: C. roll her onto her side and remove the oral airway.
◉ Medications EMTs can give.
Answer: Albuterol
Narcan
Glucose
Epi
Aspirin
Nitro
◉ An EMT may administer aspirin to a patient if:
A. the patient is currently experiencing hypotension.
B. authorization from medical control has been obtained.
C. transport time to the hospital is greater than 30 minutes.
D. the patient is believed to be experiencing an acute stroke..
Answer: B. authorization from medical control has been obtained.
◉ How is nitroglycerin usually given by the EMT?
A. orally
