EMT Module 3 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
As the single EMT managing an apneic patient's airway, the preferred initial
method of providing ventilations is the:
mouth-to-mask technique with a one-way valve
You and your partner are caring for a critically injured patient. Your partner is
controlling severe bleeding from the patient's lower extremities as you attempt
ventilations with a bag-mask device. After respositioning the mask several times,
you are unable to effectively ventilate the patient. You should:
begin ventilations using the mouth-to-mask technique
Irregular respirations characterized by an increasing rate and depth of breathing
followed by periods of apnea are called:
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Which if the following patients would MOST likely require insertion of an
oropharyngeal airway?
a 40-year-old unconscious patient with slow, shallow respirations
After taking diphendydramine (Benadryl) for an allergic reaction, a person begins
experiencing drowsiness and a dry mouth. These findings are an example of a(n):
side effect
Which of the following statements regarding the epinephrine auto-injector is
correct?
The epinephrine auto-injector delivers a preset amount of the drug
Activated charcoal is an example of a(n):
suspension
A 71-year-old male is semiconscious following a sudden, severe headache. There
is vomitus on his face and his respirations are slow and shallow. The EMT must
immediately:
perform oropharyngeal suctioning
While assisting a paramedic in the attempted resuscitation of a 55-year-old male
in cardiac arrest, you should expect the paramedic to:
administer drugs via the IV route to achieve the fastest effect
When assessing an elderly male who complains of nausea and generalized
weakness, you find that he takes simvastatin (Vytorin) and clopidogrel (Plavix).
This medication regimen suggests a history of:
cardiovascular disease
You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and
symptoms of an allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an
epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse and hands it to you. After
administering 100% oxygen, you should:
contact medical control
In which of the following patients would the head tilt-chin life maneuver be the
MOST appropriate method of opening the airway?
a 37-year-old female who is found unconscious in her bed
, You are dispatched to a state park for a young female experiencing an allergic
reaction. Your assessment reveals that her breathing is severely labored and her
blood pressure is very low. You carry epinephrine auto-injectors on your
ambulance and have been trained and approved by your medical director to
administer them. As your partner gives the patient high-flow oxygen, you attempt
to contact medical control but do not have a signal from your cell phone. You
should:
Administer epinephrine to the patient, begin immediate transport, and attempt to contact
medical control en route to the hospital
Despite your attempts to coach a conscious young female's respirations, she
continues to hyperventilate with a marked reduction in tidal volume. You should:
explain to her that you will assist her ventilations
Inhalation occurs when the:
diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and cause a decrease in intrathoracic
pressure.
You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air is escaping from the
mouth and nose. To prevent this, you should:
seal the mouth and nose
The __________ of a medication usually dictates the route by which it will be
administered
form
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:
remove her dentures, resume ventilations, and assess for adequate chest rise
A 62-year-old male presents with crushing chest pain, which he describes as
being the same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has
prescribed nitroglycerin but states that he has not taken any. After administering
100% oxygen and contacting medical control, you should:
assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic blood pressure is less that 100 mm
Hg
Which of the following statements regarding oxygen is correct?
Oxygen supports the combustion process and may cause a fire
A 37-year old male has an apparent foreign body airway obstruction. He is
conscious and alert and is coughing forcefully. His skin is pink, warm, and moist.
The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes:
encouraging him to cough and transporting
Which of the following factors will cause a decreased minute volume in an adult?
shallow breathing
The MOST serious complication associated with using a nasopharyngeal airway
in a patient with trauma to the head or face is:
penetrating the cranium
You are treating a middle-aged man with chest discomfort. He has a history of
three previous heart attacks and takes nitroglycerin as needed for chest pain.
As the single EMT managing an apneic patient's airway, the preferred initial
method of providing ventilations is the:
mouth-to-mask technique with a one-way valve
You and your partner are caring for a critically injured patient. Your partner is
controlling severe bleeding from the patient's lower extremities as you attempt
ventilations with a bag-mask device. After respositioning the mask several times,
you are unable to effectively ventilate the patient. You should:
begin ventilations using the mouth-to-mask technique
Irregular respirations characterized by an increasing rate and depth of breathing
followed by periods of apnea are called:
Cheyne-Stokes respirations
Which if the following patients would MOST likely require insertion of an
oropharyngeal airway?
a 40-year-old unconscious patient with slow, shallow respirations
After taking diphendydramine (Benadryl) for an allergic reaction, a person begins
experiencing drowsiness and a dry mouth. These findings are an example of a(n):
side effect
Which of the following statements regarding the epinephrine auto-injector is
correct?
The epinephrine auto-injector delivers a preset amount of the drug
Activated charcoal is an example of a(n):
suspension
A 71-year-old male is semiconscious following a sudden, severe headache. There
is vomitus on his face and his respirations are slow and shallow. The EMT must
immediately:
perform oropharyngeal suctioning
While assisting a paramedic in the attempted resuscitation of a 55-year-old male
in cardiac arrest, you should expect the paramedic to:
administer drugs via the IV route to achieve the fastest effect
When assessing an elderly male who complains of nausea and generalized
weakness, you find that he takes simvastatin (Vytorin) and clopidogrel (Plavix).
This medication regimen suggests a history of:
cardiovascular disease
You are dispatched to a movie theater for a 39-year-old female with signs and
symptoms of an allergic reaction. As you are assessing her, she pulls an
epinephrine auto-injector out of her purse and hands it to you. After
administering 100% oxygen, you should:
contact medical control
In which of the following patients would the head tilt-chin life maneuver be the
MOST appropriate method of opening the airway?
a 37-year-old female who is found unconscious in her bed
, You are dispatched to a state park for a young female experiencing an allergic
reaction. Your assessment reveals that her breathing is severely labored and her
blood pressure is very low. You carry epinephrine auto-injectors on your
ambulance and have been trained and approved by your medical director to
administer them. As your partner gives the patient high-flow oxygen, you attempt
to contact medical control but do not have a signal from your cell phone. You
should:
Administer epinephrine to the patient, begin immediate transport, and attempt to contact
medical control en route to the hospital
Despite your attempts to coach a conscious young female's respirations, she
continues to hyperventilate with a marked reduction in tidal volume. You should:
explain to her that you will assist her ventilations
Inhalation occurs when the:
diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and cause a decrease in intrathoracic
pressure.
You are ventilating a patient with a stoma; however, air is escaping from the
mouth and nose. To prevent this, you should:
seal the mouth and nose
The __________ of a medication usually dictates the route by which it will be
administered
form
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:
remove her dentures, resume ventilations, and assess for adequate chest rise
A 62-year-old male presents with crushing chest pain, which he describes as
being the same kind of pain that he had with a previous heart attack. He has
prescribed nitroglycerin but states that he has not taken any. After administering
100% oxygen and contacting medical control, you should:
assist him with his nitroglycerin unless his systolic blood pressure is less that 100 mm
Hg
Which of the following statements regarding oxygen is correct?
Oxygen supports the combustion process and may cause a fire
A 37-year old male has an apparent foreign body airway obstruction. He is
conscious and alert and is coughing forcefully. His skin is pink, warm, and moist.
The MOST appropriate treatment for this patient includes:
encouraging him to cough and transporting
Which of the following factors will cause a decreased minute volume in an adult?
shallow breathing
The MOST serious complication associated with using a nasopharyngeal airway
in a patient with trauma to the head or face is:
penetrating the cranium
You are treating a middle-aged man with chest discomfort. He has a history of
three previous heart attacks and takes nitroglycerin as needed for chest pain.
