ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
1.who may not understand the stress put on you as an emt?: friends and family
2.in many states a minor may be considered as an adult for the purpose of
consenting or refusing if the minor is: emancipated : lives by themselves and
self- supported
3.when do we palate a patient's pelvis: MOI suggests it
4.what does the spinal cord pass through at the base of the cranium: forena
magnum
5.what fills the entire posterior / anterior of the right upper quadrant: the liver
6.if you are doing a secondary assessment on a conscious patient with no traumatic
abdominal pain and stable vital signs. what do you focus on: chief complaint
7.who regulates the standards for pre hospital emergency care: the state office of
ems
,8.why do incidents of diabetes increase with age: decreased activity, weight
gain, decreased insulin
9.how would you say a person's body is laying if they're on their back/stom- ach:
supine/prone
10.what happens in neurogenic shock: widespread vasodilation, body
doesn't compensate
11.why can a child's airway be occluded if you over extend or overflow the head:
the occipital is proportionally larger than the trachea and flexible
12.what does hemoglobin attach to: red blood cells which carry oxygen
13.how long do you hold the tip of an Epi auto injector in place: 10 sec
14.you have someone with lower back pain with tearing sensation. what are they
experiencing: aortic aneurysm
15.what are the two functions of the liver: secretion of bile and filters waste
16.What is the atlas?: 1st cervical vertebrae which articulates with the skull
17.what is distnia: difficulty breathing
18.head trauma, stroke, poisoning or brain tumor. which one of these would cause
metabolic seizure: poisoning
19.if you have a change in a patient condition, what do we reassess: ABC
, 20.if you have JVD, that suggests a blood problem returning to the heart, the patient is
at what angle: 35 degree angle
21.how do we suction with orpharanix of a patient: on the way out
22.at our level, why do we assume that a person is having an AMI when
complaining of chest pain: we can't diagnose them in the field
23.the team of health care professionals who are responsible for providing
emergency care and transportation for the suck and injured: the ems system