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An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with
no pulse or respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain
cancer. The family states the last time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior
to EMS being called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS,
EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as
valid? - ANSWER--Written out-of-hospital DNR
Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-
threatening injury or illness and is: - ANSWER--unconscious
The opposite of distal is - ANSWER--Proximal
The chamber of the heart that is most muscular and that pumps the most
blood into the aorta is the - ANSWER--LEFT VENTRICLE
In correct sequence
(VERTEBRAE SECTIONS) - ANSWER--cervical, thoracic, lumbar,
sacral, and coccygeal
**The purpose of the first set of vital signs is to: - ANSWER--establish
a baseline for additional evaluations
When you take the pulse of a patient, you are really - ANSWER--
counting the pressure waves of blood that the heart sends through an
artery
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In people whose skin is darkly pigmeneted, cyanosis is BEST seen by
observing - ANSWER--under the tongue
You are treating an alert 35-year old trauma patient. You palpate a
strong radial pulse of 100. Your partner has taken the patient's blood
pressure and advised you that it is 68/32. You should: - ANSWER--a-
suspect the accuracy of the pressure reading and reevaluate it yourself
**A correct statement about diastolic blood pressure is that it is the
pressure - ANSWER--a-exists when the heart's left ventricle is refilling
(OR heart
Which of the following is an example of a symptom?
-Cyanosis
-Chest pain
-Dilated pupils
-Low BP - ANSWER--CHEST PAIN
For a patient with a suspected lumbar spinal injury, the BEST device for
moving the patient as a single unit over uneven terrain is the:
-wheeled stretcher
-long spine board
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-flexible stretcher
-short spine board - ANSWER--*fleixble stretcher?
Which of the following is the best indicator of the quality of ventilations
-chest expansion
-pupil size
-blood pressure
-skin color - ANSWER--CHEST EXPANSION
Unless additional suctioning time is necessary to clear the airway, an
adult patient should be suctioned for NO LONGER THAN - ANSWER-
-15 seconds
**During single-rescuer CPR, which of the following ventilation devices
would be MOST effective for ventilating a patient
- NRB
- Pocket mask w/ oxygen
- Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
- BVM w/o oxygen - ANSWER--BVM w/o oxygen
**While performing ventilations on an infant or child in respiratory
arrest, you should ventilate every - ANSWER--3-5 seconds
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**The oropharyngeal airway will help keep the tongue away from the -
ANSWER--epiglottis
You are called to the home of a patient who is on physician prescribed
low-concentration oxygen and who is NOT in acute respiratory distress.
Which type of oxygen delivery device should you use during transport?
- NRB
- Flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation device (FROPVD)
- BVM w/ supplemental oxgyen
- Nasal cannula - ANSWER--Non-rebreathing mask
**An EMS provider is treating a patient who has a head injury resulting
from a blow by a baseball bat. What other problem are likely to be
present?
- Hypothermia
- Hypertensive shock due to blood loss
- Spinal injuries
- Lung collapse - ANSWER--Spinal injuries
In a HEALTHY person, respiration is controlled by level
- carbon dioxide
- blood sugar
- oxygen