HOSA EMT REAL EXAM .LATEST PRESENT UPDATE 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

An 8-month old infant is unresponsive . The pt is apneic, with a rapid brachial pulse. There is no trauma. The best way to open the airway is to... - ANSWER- place a pad under the shoulders to achieve a neutral position. Which of the following wounds is the result of capillary bleeding within the dermis? - ANSWER- Contusion Caring for an amputated hand includes? - ANSWER- flushing the hand with sterile saline to clean it. Your pt presents with decorticate posturing after being hit in the head with a bat. your physical exam reveals a fixed and dilated right pupil. His heart rate is 52 beats per minute , his respiratory rate is 6 breaths per minute with erratic tidal volume, and his blood pressure is 188/92 mm Hg. Your first step is to... - ANSWER- Ventilate the patient 20 times per minute with a bag-valve mask. A pt presents with a stab wound to the neck. It is not bleeding. You should... - ANSWER- Apply a four-sided occlusive dressing. Your pt presents supine on the ground and unconscious after being struck by a car. You note that he has a flail segment on his left lateral chest and has a rapid respirations with a shallow tidal volume. He is diabetic, You should immediately administer... - ANSWER- oxygen via a bag-valve mask. A pt is in respiratory failure after being shot in the right anterior chest. An occlusive dressing has been placed over the wound. While ventilating the patient with a bag-valve mask, you note that ventilating the pt is becoming increasingly difficult. You also notice that the pt is developing jugular venous distention, increasing tachycardia, and worsening hypotension. You should immediately... - ANSWER- lift the occlusive dressing. The pt presents with pain and tenderness over his lower right anterior rib cage after being kicked repeatedly during an assault. His lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally. His blood pressure is 92/40 mm Hg, his heart rate is 102 beats per minute, his respiratory rate is 18 breaths per minute with good tidal volume, and his SPO2 is 93% on room air. He has most likely suffered an injury to his... - ANSWER- liver. The pt has fractures to her right femur and tibia/fibula on her right leg after falling off a second-story building. the pt's heart rate is 94, BP is 128/78 mm Hg, respirations rate is 14 breaths per minute with good tidal volume, and SPO2 is 97% on room air. You should... - ANSWER- transport immediately. The pt has an angulated fracture of her lower leg, there is no pedal pulse and her foot is cold. You should immediately... - ANSWER- attempt to realign the leg. Your pt is conscious and alert with difficulty breathing secondary to an exacerbation of COPD. Respiration rate is 22, with a prolonged expiratory phase and pursed-lip breathing, SPO2 is 84%, you should... - ANSWER- initiate CPAP. Administering excessive tidal volume with a bag-valve mask device can result in - ANSWER- decreased preload What is an indicator that a pt is in respiratory failure - ANSWER- shallow tidal volume pt presents labored respirations, peripheral cyanosis, and altered mental status. You should immediately... - ANSWER- assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask Pt is unconscious with slow, shallow, and snoring respirations and an intact gag reflex. You should immediately... - ANSWER- insert a nasopharyngeal airway. pt is injured after dousing a Bbq with lighter fluid. pt is conscious, alert, and has burns to her face and chest. You hear audible stridor when she breathes, you should first... - ANSWER- Administer oxygen via nonrebreather mask. A pt's abdomen is becoming distended while administering bag-valve mask respirations. You should... - ANSWER- decrease ventilation pressure