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The umbilical cord is wrapped tightly around the baby's neck and you have tried
unsuccessfully to slip the cord over the head. What should your next course of action
be?
A. Push the baby's head into the vagina until the cord comes loose
B. Clamp the cord in two places and cut it in the middle
C. Support the head and suction the baby's nose and mouth
D. Massage the uterus to stimulate harder contractions to free the baby - Clamp the
cord in two places and cut it in the middle
You arrive on scene with your partner to a restaurant where a man was reported to be
choking. You enter and find an unconscious cyanotic male on the floor. He is supine
with BBQ sauce on his mouth and napkins in his hand. What would you do for this
patient?
A. Verify apnea, give two slow breaths with high flow O2, and administer back
thrusts until the object has been removed
B. Ask the bystanders what happened. Verify no pulse, and attach the AED. Tell
everyone to stand back, and hit analyze following the prompts
C. Administer abdominal thrusts, followed by a finger sweep and then administer
high flow O2. Monitor patient while transporting
D. Head tilt, chin lift, verify apnea and begin compressions. Upon completion of
compressions, give two slow breaths looking for chest rise and fall - Head tilt, chin
lift, verify apnea, and begin compressions. Upon completion of compressions give
two slow breaths looking for the chest to rise and fall
A 73 year old female was in her backyard gardening when she collapsed to the
ground. Her husband told 911 that "she is breathing very fast and will not talk to me."
You arrive to find the woman lying on her side in the grass. She is breathing at 7
breaths per minute and her pulse is irregular and very thready. Her lungs also present
with crackles upon auscultation. As you are taking blood pressure (88/66) the
,husband tell you that the woman has been having jaw pain and some weakness for 3
days. What is the most likely cause of the woman's condition and how would you
treat her?
A. Hypoperfusion, High flow O2, and transportation into Fowler's position
B. Cardiac arrest, treat for shock, and rapid transport
C. Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
D. Septic shock, transport into a position of comfort with high flow O2 via NRB -
Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
One pupil is dilated and the other is constricted would suggest what type of injury?
A. Cervical
B. Cerebral
C. Crovasic
D. Cellular - Cerebral
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) will usually stop after:
A. 30-60 minutes
B. 1-2 days
C. Proper intervention
D. 10-15 minutes - 10-15 minutes
Signs and symptoms of Cushing' phenomenon include all of the following except:
A. Hypertension
B. Tachycardia
C. Biot respirations
, D. Central neurogenic hyperventilation - Tachycardia
Which of the following choices is a normal systolic blood pressure in a child?
A. Less than 80 mm Hg
B. 70 mm Hg
C. Greater than 70 mm Hg
D. Greater than 120 mm Hg - Greater than 70 mm Hg
You are assessing an 84 year old man. Upon auscultation of the lungs you discover
crackles or race sounds. He is complaining of chest pain and congestion. These signs
and symptoms can indicate what?
A. An embolism
B. Collapse of the vena cava
C. Right ventricular failure
D. Left ventricular failure - Left ventricular failure
An EMT may be charged with abandonment if they?
A. Don't rescue a patient in a burning building
B. Do something to a patient that results in injury to the patient
C. Leave a patient without the patient's consent and without equal or higher level care
D. Leave a patient who is triaged green to assist a patient who is triaged red - Leave a
patient without the patient's consent and without equal or higher level care
You have just arrived on scene of a single vehicle accident involving a truck that has
slid off the road and rolled. Your patient was driving about 40 mph when he hit an
icy spot and went off the road rolling the vehicle one time. After completing your
scene size up, which of the following treatment choices would be the most
appropriate?