JBL EMT EXAM 2 2024 Q&A

A 19 year old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As yo-yo insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should? - correct answer--Remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx. A 20- year old male has a large laceration to his wrist. He is holding a blood soaked towel over the wound, but it continuous to bleed rapidly. You should? - correct answer-- Apply a tourniquet PROXIMAL to the wrist. After performing a primary assessment, a rapid exam of the body should be performed to: - correct answer--identify less obvious injuries the require immediate treatment. All of the following conditions should make you suspect shock, EXCEPT? - correct answer--Ischemic stroke All of the following will help minimize the risk of gastric distention when ventilating an apnea patient with a bag mask device, EXCEPT? - correct answer--Increasing the amount of delivered tidal volume. As you assess the head of a patient with a suspected spinal injury, your partner should: - correct answer--Maintain stabilization of the head. Aspirin is beneficial to patients suspected of having a heart attack because it: - correct answer--Prevents the aggregation of platelets. Capillary sphincters are? - correct answer--Circular muscular walls that regulate blood flow through the capillaries. Capnography is used to? - correct answer--Determine how much carbon dioxide is being inhaled. Clinical signs of compensation shock include all of the following, EXCEPT? - correct answer--Absent PERIPHERAL pulses CPR retraining is the MOST effective when it: - correct answer--involves hands-on practice. Gastric distention will MOST likely occur: - correct answer--if you ventilate a patient too quickly. Gathering data about patients begins when? - correct answer--The EMS is given dispatch information