EMT Basic Practice Exam Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers)

Which patients vital signs are not within normal limits -ANS- newborn: pulse 100; respiration, 30; PB 70-30 A 45 year old male is breathing at a rate of 32 times per minute with shallow respirations. He is altered, and his skin signs are cool cyanotic, and diaphoretic. You should -ANS- provide artificial ventilation with a gas valve mask and high-flow oxygen You should assess skin color by examining an adult patients -ANS- nail beds a 45 year old female is breathing at a rat of 22 times per minute with adequate tidal volume. She is alert, but her skin signs are cool, pale, and diaphoretic. You should -ANS- provide oxygen at 12 L/min using a nonrebreather mask You would locate a patients carotid pulse by first finding the adams apple and then -ANS- sliding two fingers toward one side of the neck Your patients pupils react unequally to light. You should suspect the presence of -ANS- head injury A 70 year old female s complaining of shortness of breath. She has a history of emphysema. You should -ANS- administer oxygen, because in most cases the hypoxic drive will not be a problem Ecchymosis refers to an -ANS- bruising or discoloration In which situations should you determine the patients blood pressure through palpation? -ANS- Your patients pulse is very weak and difficult to hear. The correct way to select the proper size oropharyngeal airway (OPA) is to measure the distance from the -ANS- corner of the mouth to the tip of the earlobe