EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023

1. who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?: friends and family 2. in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of consenting or refusing if the minor is: emancipated : lives by themselves and self- supported 3. when do we palate a patient's pelvis: MOI suggests it 4. what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium: forena magnum 5. what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant: the liver 6. 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 7. who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care: the state office of ems 8. why do incidents of diabetes increase with age: decreased activity, weight gain, decreased insulin 9. how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stomach: supine/prone 10. what happens in neurogenic shock: widespread vasodilation, body doesn't compensate 11. why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the head: the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible 12. what does hemoglobin attach to: red blood cells which carry oxygen 13. how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place: 10 sec 14. you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they experiencing: aortic aneurysm 15. what are the two functions of the liver: secretion of bile and filters waste 16. What is the atlas?: 1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull 17. what is distnia: difficulty breathing 18. head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would cause metabolic seizure: poisoning 19. if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess: ABC