NSC EMT FINAL EXAM 2025 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following statements regarding crush syndrome is correct?
A) Tissue damage that occurs in crush syndrome is severe, but kidney injury is unlikely because toxins are
quickly eliminated from the body.
B) With crush syndrome, massive blood vessel damage occurs following severe soft-tissue injuries, such
as amputation of an extremity.
C) Provided that a patient with a crush injury is freed from entrapment within 6 hours, the amount of
tissue damaged is generally minimal.
Correct!
D)Compromised arterial blood flow leads to crush syndrome and can occur when an area of the body is
trapped for longer than 4 hours. - ✅✅✅CORRECT -D) Compromised arterial blood flow leads to
crush syndrome and can occur when an area of the body is trapped for longer than 4 hours?
A 56-year-old male has an incomplete avulsion to his right forearm. After controlling any bleeding from
the wound, you should? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -replace the avulsed flap to its original position and cover
it with a sterile dressing.
During your assessment of a patient who was shot in the abdomen, you notice a large entrance wound
with multiple small puncture wounds surrounding it. This wound pattern is MOST consistent with a? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -shotgun.
A 39-year-old male was struck in the head by a baseball during a game. He is confused and has slurred
speech. He has a large hematoma in the center of his forehead and cannot remember the events
preceding the injury. After manually stabilizing his head and assessing his airway, you should? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -administer high-flow oxygen
As you approach a young male who was involved in an industrial accident, you note that his eyes are
closed and that he is not moving. You can see several large contusions to his arms, a laceration to his
forehead with minimal bleeding, and a closed deformity to his right leg. You should? - ✅✅✅CORRECT
-open his airway and assess his breathing status
When performing a full body scan, you should assess for - ✅✅✅CORRECT -DCAP-BTLS
,If your patient swallows blood following facial trauma, there is an increased risk of? - ✅✅✅CORRECT
-vomiting
The MOST significant complication associated with facial injuries is? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -airway
compromise
When caring for a patient with an open facial injury, the EMT's immediate priority should be to? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -wear gloves and facial protection
Significant trauma to the face should increase the EMT's index of suspicion for a(n)? - ✅✅✅CORRECT
-spinal column injury
You are assessing a 59-year-old male and note that his pupils are unequal. He is conscious and alert.
When obtaining his medical history, it is MOST pertinent to ask him if he? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -has a
history of eye surgeries
When transporting a patient with a facial injury, it is MOST important to be as descriptive as possible
with the hospital regarding the patient's injuries because? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -they may need to call a
specialist to see the patient
Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries to the face is MOST effectively controlled with? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -
direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings
Glasgow Coma Scale (Eyes) - ✅✅✅CORRECT -E 4 V 5 M 6
Eyes
4- spontaneous
3- response to voice
2- Response to pain
1- unresponsive
Glasgow Coma Scale (Verbal) - ✅✅✅CORRECT -E 4 V 5 M 6
,Verbal
5- Oriented, converses normally
4- Confused, disoriented
3- Utters incoherent words
2- Incomprehensible sounds
1- unresponsive
Glasgow Coma Scale (Motor) - ✅✅✅CORRECT -E 4 V 5 M 6
Motor
6- Obeys commands
5- Localizes to painful stimuli
4- Flexion / Withdrawal to painful stimuli
3- Abnormal flexion to painful stimuli (decorticate response)
2- Extension to painful stimuli (decerebrate response)
1- unresponsive
Decorticate response - ✅✅✅CORRECT -with elbows, wrists and fingers flexed, and legs extended
and rotated inward
Decerebrate response - ✅✅✅CORRECT -the head is arched back, the arms are extended by the
sides, and the legs are extended
A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which type of shock would
this condition cause? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Obstructive
Your patient is involved in a MVA. MVA stands for? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Motor Vehicle Accident
, You are caring for a very sick patient who is complaining of chest pain. You have him in your cardiac
monitor showing AF. Suddenly the patient goes into VF, so you attach your AED and shock him. What is
AF, VF, and AED - ✅✅✅CORRECT -AF - Atrial fibrillation
VF - Ventricle fibrillation
AED - Automated External Defibrilator
When carrying a patient up or down stairs, you should avoid? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Using a wheeled
stretcher whenever possible
The minimum number of rescuers to lift a patient who weighs 250 lbs or more? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -4
To avoid injury when pushing a patient or object, you should? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Avoid pushing with
your elbows fully extended.
You and your partner enter the residence of an elderly couple, both of whom are found unconscious in
their bed with no evidence of trauma. As you begin your assessment, you and your partner notice the
smell of natural gas. What should you do? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Rapidly remove the patients from the
residence using a blanket or sheets
Situation in which you should use the rapid extrication technique include all of the following EXCEPT?
A) PT who can be properly assessed while still in the vehicle
B) PT who blocks the access to another seriously injured pt
C) PT who needs immediate care that requires a supine position
D) PT whose condition requires immediate trnasport - ✅✅✅CORRECT -A) PT who can be properly
assessed while still in the vehicle
When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a pt from the vehicle, you should? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -Apply a cervical collar and remove the pt on a long backboard
In which of the situation would a ground lift be the MOST appropriate method of moving a pt?
A) A conscious pt complaining of abdominal pain
B) PT who complains of hip pain following a fall
Which of the following statements regarding crush syndrome is correct?
A) Tissue damage that occurs in crush syndrome is severe, but kidney injury is unlikely because toxins are
quickly eliminated from the body.
B) With crush syndrome, massive blood vessel damage occurs following severe soft-tissue injuries, such
as amputation of an extremity.
C) Provided that a patient with a crush injury is freed from entrapment within 6 hours, the amount of
tissue damaged is generally minimal.
Correct!
D)Compromised arterial blood flow leads to crush syndrome and can occur when an area of the body is
trapped for longer than 4 hours. - ✅✅✅CORRECT -D) Compromised arterial blood flow leads to
crush syndrome and can occur when an area of the body is trapped for longer than 4 hours?
A 56-year-old male has an incomplete avulsion to his right forearm. After controlling any bleeding from
the wound, you should? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -replace the avulsed flap to its original position and cover
it with a sterile dressing.
During your assessment of a patient who was shot in the abdomen, you notice a large entrance wound
with multiple small puncture wounds surrounding it. This wound pattern is MOST consistent with a? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -shotgun.
A 39-year-old male was struck in the head by a baseball during a game. He is confused and has slurred
speech. He has a large hematoma in the center of his forehead and cannot remember the events
preceding the injury. After manually stabilizing his head and assessing his airway, you should? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -administer high-flow oxygen
As you approach a young male who was involved in an industrial accident, you note that his eyes are
closed and that he is not moving. You can see several large contusions to his arms, a laceration to his
forehead with minimal bleeding, and a closed deformity to his right leg. You should? - ✅✅✅CORRECT
-open his airway and assess his breathing status
When performing a full body scan, you should assess for - ✅✅✅CORRECT -DCAP-BTLS
,If your patient swallows blood following facial trauma, there is an increased risk of? - ✅✅✅CORRECT
-vomiting
The MOST significant complication associated with facial injuries is? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -airway
compromise
When caring for a patient with an open facial injury, the EMT's immediate priority should be to? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -wear gloves and facial protection
Significant trauma to the face should increase the EMT's index of suspicion for a(n)? - ✅✅✅CORRECT
-spinal column injury
You are assessing a 59-year-old male and note that his pupils are unequal. He is conscious and alert.
When obtaining his medical history, it is MOST pertinent to ask him if he? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -has a
history of eye surgeries
When transporting a patient with a facial injury, it is MOST important to be as descriptive as possible
with the hospital regarding the patient's injuries because? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -they may need to call a
specialist to see the patient
Bleeding from soft-tissue injuries to the face is MOST effectively controlled with? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -
direct pressure using dry, sterile dressings
Glasgow Coma Scale (Eyes) - ✅✅✅CORRECT -E 4 V 5 M 6
Eyes
4- spontaneous
3- response to voice
2- Response to pain
1- unresponsive
Glasgow Coma Scale (Verbal) - ✅✅✅CORRECT -E 4 V 5 M 6
,Verbal
5- Oriented, converses normally
4- Confused, disoriented
3- Utters incoherent words
2- Incomprehensible sounds
1- unresponsive
Glasgow Coma Scale (Motor) - ✅✅✅CORRECT -E 4 V 5 M 6
Motor
6- Obeys commands
5- Localizes to painful stimuli
4- Flexion / Withdrawal to painful stimuli
3- Abnormal flexion to painful stimuli (decorticate response)
2- Extension to painful stimuli (decerebrate response)
1- unresponsive
Decorticate response - ✅✅✅CORRECT -with elbows, wrists and fingers flexed, and legs extended
and rotated inward
Decerebrate response - ✅✅✅CORRECT -the head is arched back, the arms are extended by the
sides, and the legs are extended
A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which type of shock would
this condition cause? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Obstructive
Your patient is involved in a MVA. MVA stands for? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Motor Vehicle Accident
, You are caring for a very sick patient who is complaining of chest pain. You have him in your cardiac
monitor showing AF. Suddenly the patient goes into VF, so you attach your AED and shock him. What is
AF, VF, and AED - ✅✅✅CORRECT -AF - Atrial fibrillation
VF - Ventricle fibrillation
AED - Automated External Defibrilator
When carrying a patient up or down stairs, you should avoid? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Using a wheeled
stretcher whenever possible
The minimum number of rescuers to lift a patient who weighs 250 lbs or more? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -4
To avoid injury when pushing a patient or object, you should? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Avoid pushing with
your elbows fully extended.
You and your partner enter the residence of an elderly couple, both of whom are found unconscious in
their bed with no evidence of trauma. As you begin your assessment, you and your partner notice the
smell of natural gas. What should you do? - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Rapidly remove the patients from the
residence using a blanket or sheets
Situation in which you should use the rapid extrication technique include all of the following EXCEPT?
A) PT who can be properly assessed while still in the vehicle
B) PT who blocks the access to another seriously injured pt
C) PT who needs immediate care that requires a supine position
D) PT whose condition requires immediate trnasport - ✅✅✅CORRECT -A) PT who can be properly
assessed while still in the vehicle
When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a pt from the vehicle, you should? -
✅✅✅CORRECT -Apply a cervical collar and remove the pt on a long backboard
In which of the situation would a ground lift be the MOST appropriate method of moving a pt?
A) A conscious pt complaining of abdominal pain
B) PT who complains of hip pain following a fall
