EMT FINAL-JB Learning 2024 Questions and Answers

19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - correct answer--remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx. a 40 year old ale with 300 mg blood sugar. is semi conscious and breathing slowly and is receiving assisted ventilation from your partner. you should recognize the definitive treatment as - correct answer--insulin a bp cuff that is too small for a patients arm will give a - correct answer--falsely high systolic and diastolic reading A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer than ________ hours following the incident. - correct answer--72 a decrease in bp may indicate - correct answer--loss of vascular tone a dissecting aortic anerysm occurs when - correct answer--the inner layer of th aorta become separated a fractured femur can result in the loss of__or more of blood - correct answer--1 L a generalized seizure is characterized by - correct answer--severe twitching of all body muscles a patient with an altered mental status - correct answer--is not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused A patient's refusal for EMS treatment and/or transport must be: - correct answer--an informed refusal a poison that enters the body by__is the most difficult to treat - correct answer--injection A positive TB skin test indicates that: - correct answer--. you have been exposed to the disease. a raised swollen well defined area on the skin that is the result of an insect bit or sting - correct answer--wheal a stinger from a honey bee should be - correct answer--scraped off a transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when - correct answer--the normal body process destroy a clot in a cerebral artery a young male sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen during an altercation with a rival gang member. as your partner is assessing and managing his airway, you should control obvious bleeding then - correct answer--assess for an exit wound abnormalities in metabolism are most likely due to the disfunction of the - correct answer--pancreas According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, an employer must: - correct answer--offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk for exposure. activated charcoal administration is contraindicated in patients who have ingested - correct answer--acids or alkalies acute coronary syndrome is a term to describe - correct answer--a group of symptoms that are cause myocardial ischemia AED is the most advantageous to an EMT because - correct answer--it delivers prompt defillbilartion to patients in V-Fib after applying pressure dressing to a laceration on a patients arm, you notice the blood is beginning to saturate, you should - correct answer--place additional dressings After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should: - correct answer--draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data next to it. air bags are designed to - correct answer--decrease the severity of deceleration injuries an absence seizure is also referred to as - correct answer--petit mal seizure an important aspect in the treatment of a patient with severe abdominal pain is to - correct answer--provide emotional support to the hospital An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - correct answer--your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness. An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as: Choose one answer. A. the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by antibiotics or other drugs.