MHA 708 A CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Insulin.
Answer: Hormone that helps glucose move into the cells.
◍ Hypothermia.
Answer: Condition making it hard to read vitals due to cold.
◍ Paranoid Schizophrenia.
Answer: Mental disorder with delusions and paranoia.
◍ Black Widow Bite.
Answer: Causes chest tightness and difficulty breathing.
◍ Chemical Burn.
Answer: Result of a car battery explosion, requiring eye irrigation.
◍ Activated Charcoal.
Answer: Administered for unresponsive patient after overdose.
◍ What is the first step in the assessment process for this patient?
A. Manage the airway.
B. Obtain vital signs.
C. Determine scene safety.
D. Perform a secondary assessment..
Answer: Determine scene safety
◍ What is the general impression of this patient?
A. The patient is experiencing mild dyspnea.
B. The patient appears stable.
C. The patient appears well.
, D. The patient needs immediate intervention..
Answer: The patient needs immediate intervention.
◍ Migraine.
Answer: Causes photophobia and vomiting.
◍ Your transport decision should be based on the:
A. secondary assessment.
B. past medical history.
C. physical examination.
D. primary assessment..
Answer: primary assessment.
◍ Upper GI Bleed.
Answer: Associated with black, tarry stools.
◍ Narcotic OD.
Answer: Suspected for unresponsive patient with constricted pupils.
◍ Anemia.
Answer: Associated with jaundice.
◍ What mnemonic is used to gather a patient's health information?
A. AVPU
B. SAMPLE
C. OPQRST
D. DUMBELS.
Answer: SAMPLE
◍ Aura.
Answer: Metallic taste experienced before a seizure.
◍ Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
Answer: Involves jerking and shaking of the whole body.
◍ Paranoid Bipolar Disorder.
Answer: Suspected for patient with delusions and paranoia.
◍ After you assess the ABCs, what should be done for this patient?
, A. Transport
B. Secondary assessment
C. Vital signs
D. Reassessment.
Answer: Vital signs
◍ What standard precautions should be taken with this patient?
A. Gloves only
B. Gloves and mask
C. Gloves, mask, and eye protection
D. Mask only.
Answer: Gloves only
◍ Appendicitis.
Answer: Suspected for patient with pain in lower right abdomen.
◍ Meningitis.
Answer: Causes altered mental status, red blotches, and stiff neck.
◍ Which of the following best describes a communicable disease?
A. The growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the body
B. A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
C. A disease that cannot be transmitted from one person to another
D. Presence of infectious organisms on or in objects.
Answer: A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
◍ Stroke.
Answer: Causes unequal pupils and unreactive to light.
◍ Hyperglycemia.
Answer: High blood glucose.
◍ Cincinnati Scale.
Answer: Used to assess a patient for facial droop.
◍ If this patient recently traveled outside of the country, what questions would
you ask him?.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Insulin.
Answer: Hormone that helps glucose move into the cells.
◍ Hypothermia.
Answer: Condition making it hard to read vitals due to cold.
◍ Paranoid Schizophrenia.
Answer: Mental disorder with delusions and paranoia.
◍ Black Widow Bite.
Answer: Causes chest tightness and difficulty breathing.
◍ Chemical Burn.
Answer: Result of a car battery explosion, requiring eye irrigation.
◍ Activated Charcoal.
Answer: Administered for unresponsive patient after overdose.
◍ What is the first step in the assessment process for this patient?
A. Manage the airway.
B. Obtain vital signs.
C. Determine scene safety.
D. Perform a secondary assessment..
Answer: Determine scene safety
◍ What is the general impression of this patient?
A. The patient is experiencing mild dyspnea.
B. The patient appears stable.
C. The patient appears well.
, D. The patient needs immediate intervention..
Answer: The patient needs immediate intervention.
◍ Migraine.
Answer: Causes photophobia and vomiting.
◍ Your transport decision should be based on the:
A. secondary assessment.
B. past medical history.
C. physical examination.
D. primary assessment..
Answer: primary assessment.
◍ Upper GI Bleed.
Answer: Associated with black, tarry stools.
◍ Narcotic OD.
Answer: Suspected for unresponsive patient with constricted pupils.
◍ Anemia.
Answer: Associated with jaundice.
◍ What mnemonic is used to gather a patient's health information?
A. AVPU
B. SAMPLE
C. OPQRST
D. DUMBELS.
Answer: SAMPLE
◍ Aura.
Answer: Metallic taste experienced before a seizure.
◍ Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
Answer: Involves jerking and shaking of the whole body.
◍ Paranoid Bipolar Disorder.
Answer: Suspected for patient with delusions and paranoia.
◍ After you assess the ABCs, what should be done for this patient?
, A. Transport
B. Secondary assessment
C. Vital signs
D. Reassessment.
Answer: Vital signs
◍ What standard precautions should be taken with this patient?
A. Gloves only
B. Gloves and mask
C. Gloves, mask, and eye protection
D. Mask only.
Answer: Gloves only
◍ Appendicitis.
Answer: Suspected for patient with pain in lower right abdomen.
◍ Meningitis.
Answer: Causes altered mental status, red blotches, and stiff neck.
◍ Which of the following best describes a communicable disease?
A. The growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the body
B. A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
C. A disease that cannot be transmitted from one person to another
D. Presence of infectious organisms on or in objects.
Answer: A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
◍ Stroke.
Answer: Causes unequal pupils and unreactive to light.
◍ Hyperglycemia.
Answer: High blood glucose.
◍ Cincinnati Scale.
Answer: Used to assess a patient for facial droop.
◍ If this patient recently traveled outside of the country, what questions would
you ask him?.
