EMT Fisdap Final Exam Test Prep (Answered)
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Who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?
Friends and Family
In many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of
consenting or refusing if the minor is
Emancipated or Lives by themselves and self-supported
When do we palate a patient's pelvis?
MOI suggests it
What does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium?
Forenamagnum
What fills the entire posterior/anterior of the right upper quadrant?
The Liver
If you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no
traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. What do you focus on?
Chief Complaint
Who regulates the standards for pre-hospital emergency care?
The state office of EMS
Why do incidents of diabetus increase with age?
Decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin
How would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach?
Supine/Prone
What happens in neurogenic shock?
Widespread Vasodilation, Body doesn't compensate
Why can a child's airway be occluded if you are over extended or overflow the
head?
The occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
What does hemoglobin attach to?
Red blood cells which carry oxygen
How long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place?
10 Seconds
You have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. What are they
experiencing?
Aortic Aneurysm
What are the two functions of the liver?
Secretion of bile and filters waste
What is the atlas?
1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
What is Dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
Head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. Which one of these would cause
metabolic seizure?
Poisoning
, If you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient
is at what angle?
35 Degree angle
How do we suction with oropharynx of a patient?
On the way out
If you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess?
ABC's
At our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when complaining
of chest pain?
We can't diagnose them in the field
The team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation for the sick and injured
The EMS system
The stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. Which one would most likely bleed
profusely?
The Liver
What is the back portion of the body considered?
Posterior
Weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose levels.
Which sign or symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient with a new
onset of type 1 diabetes?
Weight loss and Polyuria
What are the finger bones called?
Phalanges
Chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. You give ghigh flow 02 and he
has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. What do you
do?
With a gloved hand, take the nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. Raise the feet to
treat the BP.
Where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the
heart?
Legs, Kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain
33yo unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. How do we treat that?
Positive pressure ventilations
If you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is the best to do with those
med during transport?
Take them with you
What is bradycardia and tachycardia?
Heart rate less than 60 and more than 100 bpm
How do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung disease?
Start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see improvement
What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndrome?
Tachitnia and extremities will become numb and tingly
What is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcher?
Push with the head and guide with the feet
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Who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?
Friends and Family
In many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of
consenting or refusing if the minor is
Emancipated or Lives by themselves and self-supported
When do we palate a patient's pelvis?
MOI suggests it
What does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium?
Forenamagnum
What fills the entire posterior/anterior of the right upper quadrant?
The Liver
If you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no
traumatic abdominal pain and stable vital signs. What do you focus on?
Chief Complaint
Who regulates the standards for pre-hospital emergency care?
The state office of EMS
Why do incidents of diabetus increase with age?
Decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin
How would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach?
Supine/Prone
What happens in neurogenic shock?
Widespread Vasodilation, Body doesn't compensate
Why can a child's airway be occluded if you are over extended or overflow the
head?
The occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
What does hemoglobin attach to?
Red blood cells which carry oxygen
How long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place?
10 Seconds
You have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. What are they
experiencing?
Aortic Aneurysm
What are the two functions of the liver?
Secretion of bile and filters waste
What is the atlas?
1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
What is Dyspnea?
Difficulty breathing
Head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. Which one of these would cause
metabolic seizure?
Poisoning
, If you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient
is at what angle?
35 Degree angle
How do we suction with oropharynx of a patient?
On the way out
If you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess?
ABC's
At our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when complaining
of chest pain?
We can't diagnose them in the field
The team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation for the sick and injured
The EMS system
The stomach, gallbladder, liver, or appendix. Which one would most likely bleed
profusely?
The Liver
What is the back portion of the body considered?
Posterior
Weight gain, lack of appetite, weight loss, polyuria, low blood glucose levels.
Which sign or symptom would you most likely encounter in a patient with a new
onset of type 1 diabetes?
Weight loss and Polyuria
What are the finger bones called?
Phalanges
Chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. You give ghigh flow 02 and he
has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. What do you
do?
With a gloved hand, take the nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. Raise the feet to
treat the BP.
Where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the
heart?
Legs, Kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain
33yo unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. How do we treat that?
Positive pressure ventilations
If you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is the best to do with those
med during transport?
Take them with you
What is bradycardia and tachycardia?
Heart rate less than 60 and more than 100 bpm
How do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung disease?
Start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see improvement
What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndrome?
Tachitnia and extremities will become numb and tingly
What is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcher?
Push with the head and guide with the feet
