EMS 131 Exam 3 (Section 4) Complete set
with Questions and correct Answers
The symptoms or circumstances for which a medication is given are called:
contraindications.
indications.
side effects.
untoward effects. - correct answer- ✅indications.
Which of the following best describes a contraindication to a medication?
An unintended action of the drug
The way in which a drug causes its effects
A reason why you should not give a medication to a patient
A reason why you should give a medication to a patient - correct answer- ✅A reason why you
should not give a medication to a patient
Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient?
Aspirin reduces the heart's ability to beat fast and works to prevent a rapid heart rate.
Aspirin reduces the pain level in patients who are in pain.
Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation in patients
suffering chest pain.
It is given to calm the patient by reducing the pain because stress is the real killer. - correct
answer- ✅Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation
in patients suffering chest pain.
Which of the following statements concerning oxygen is true?
Never give oxygen to a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Always document the need for oxygen by pulse oximetry before giving it to the patient.
Only withhold oxygen from anyone who is allergic to it.
Never withhold oxygen from any patient who needs it. - correct answer- ✅Never withhold
oxygen from any patient who needs it.
Nitroglycerin is indicated for which of the following chief complaints?
Decreased level of consciousness
Chest pain
Headache
Difficulty breathing - correct answer- ✅Chest pain
,Which of the following is a desired action of epinephrine delivered by auto-injector?
Constriction of blood vessels
Decreased perfusion of tissues
Dilation of coronary arteries
Decrease in blood pressure - correct answer- ✅Constriction of blood vessels
You respond to a medical call for a 59-year-old female complaining of tightness in her chest.
You place her on a high concentration of oxygen and prepare for a short 5-minute transport to
the hospital. The patient tells you she is on nitroglycerin, which she has not taken. Your partner
tells you that you can give aspirin per protocol. Should you delay the patient transport to give
the medication, and why?
No, any delay will cause the patient more heart damage, each delay weakens the myocardium.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore some blood flow, and
the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the heart to beat stronger and restore some blood flow, and the
aspirin will ease the pain.
No, any delay will cause the patient more stress, she needs to be in a definitive care facility. -
correct answer- ✅Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore some
blood flow, and the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
You are on the scene of a 68-year-old patient with a history of COPD who is breathing 44 times
per minute and has a diminished level of consciousness. His wife states he has an albuterol
inhaler and nitroglycerin tablets for angina. What is the most important drug you can administer
to the patient?
Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Albuterol
Nitroglycerin - correct answer- ✅Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Albuterol and epinephrine both have bronchodilation properties that improve the amount of
oxygen that a person can inhale and absorb. However, albuterol is administered only for
asthma, whereas epinephrine is administered for both asthma and anaphylaxis. Why is
epinephrine, and not Albuterol, the first choice for anaphylaxis?
Albuterol makes the heart rate increase too much.
Albuterol slows down the heart rate too much.
Albuterol drops the blood pressure too low.
Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor. - correct answer- ✅Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor.
Which of the following is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?
Decreased blood pressure
, Sudden increase in heart rate
Difficulty breathing
All of these - correct answer- ✅Decreased blood pressure
Which of the following respiratory rates is considered an abnormal respiratory rate for an adult?
20 breaths/min
12 breaths/min
16 breaths/min
8 breaths/min - correct answer- ✅8 breaths/min
A patient who has shallow, slow, irregular, gasping breaths is said to have ________
respirations.
confused
agonal
hypoxic
cyanotic - correct answer- ✅agonal
Which of the following may be seen just prior to respiratory arrest?
Breathing through the nose, not the mouth
Very deep, rapid respirations
Agonal respirations
Accessory muscle use - correct answer- ✅Agonal respirations
Which of the following signs of inadequate breathing is more prominent in children than in
adults?
Seesawing of the chest and abdomen
Grunting respirations
Nasal flaring
All of these - correct answer- ✅All of these
Which of the following is a sign of adequate artificial ventilations in a pediatric patient?
The breath is delivered easily.
Pulse rate slows down.
Pulse rate increases.
You notice cyanosis developing around the mouth. - correct answer- ✅Pulse rate increases.
Your patient is a 24-year-old woman with asthma who is struggling to breathe and is very
agitated. She has cyanosis of her lips and nail beds, and is cool and clammy to the touch. When
with Questions and correct Answers
The symptoms or circumstances for which a medication is given are called:
contraindications.
indications.
side effects.
untoward effects. - correct answer- ✅indications.
Which of the following best describes a contraindication to a medication?
An unintended action of the drug
The way in which a drug causes its effects
A reason why you should not give a medication to a patient
A reason why you should give a medication to a patient - correct answer- ✅A reason why you
should not give a medication to a patient
Why would an EMT give aspirin to a patient?
Aspirin reduces the heart's ability to beat fast and works to prevent a rapid heart rate.
Aspirin reduces the pain level in patients who are in pain.
Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation in patients
suffering chest pain.
It is given to calm the patient by reducing the pain because stress is the real killer. - correct
answer- ✅Aspirin reduces the blood's ability to clot and works to prevent further clot formation
in patients suffering chest pain.
Which of the following statements concerning oxygen is true?
Never give oxygen to a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Always document the need for oxygen by pulse oximetry before giving it to the patient.
Only withhold oxygen from anyone who is allergic to it.
Never withhold oxygen from any patient who needs it. - correct answer- ✅Never withhold
oxygen from any patient who needs it.
Nitroglycerin is indicated for which of the following chief complaints?
Decreased level of consciousness
Chest pain
Headache
Difficulty breathing - correct answer- ✅Chest pain
,Which of the following is a desired action of epinephrine delivered by auto-injector?
Constriction of blood vessels
Decreased perfusion of tissues
Dilation of coronary arteries
Decrease in blood pressure - correct answer- ✅Constriction of blood vessels
You respond to a medical call for a 59-year-old female complaining of tightness in her chest.
You place her on a high concentration of oxygen and prepare for a short 5-minute transport to
the hospital. The patient tells you she is on nitroglycerin, which she has not taken. Your partner
tells you that you can give aspirin per protocol. Should you delay the patient transport to give
the medication, and why?
No, any delay will cause the patient more heart damage, each delay weakens the myocardium.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore some blood flow, and
the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the heart to beat stronger and restore some blood flow, and the
aspirin will ease the pain.
No, any delay will cause the patient more stress, she needs to be in a definitive care facility. -
correct answer- ✅Yes, the nitroglycerin will cause the blood vessels to dilate and restore some
blood flow, and the aspirin will slow the clotting process.
You are on the scene of a 68-year-old patient with a history of COPD who is breathing 44 times
per minute and has a diminished level of consciousness. His wife states he has an albuterol
inhaler and nitroglycerin tablets for angina. What is the most important drug you can administer
to the patient?
Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Oxygen by nonrebreather mask
Albuterol
Nitroglycerin - correct answer- ✅Oxygen by bag-valve mask
Albuterol and epinephrine both have bronchodilation properties that improve the amount of
oxygen that a person can inhale and absorb. However, albuterol is administered only for
asthma, whereas epinephrine is administered for both asthma and anaphylaxis. Why is
epinephrine, and not Albuterol, the first choice for anaphylaxis?
Albuterol makes the heart rate increase too much.
Albuterol slows down the heart rate too much.
Albuterol drops the blood pressure too low.
Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor. - correct answer- ✅Albuterol is not a vasoconstrictor.
Which of the following is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?
Decreased blood pressure
, Sudden increase in heart rate
Difficulty breathing
All of these - correct answer- ✅Decreased blood pressure
Which of the following respiratory rates is considered an abnormal respiratory rate for an adult?
20 breaths/min
12 breaths/min
16 breaths/min
8 breaths/min - correct answer- ✅8 breaths/min
A patient who has shallow, slow, irregular, gasping breaths is said to have ________
respirations.
confused
agonal
hypoxic
cyanotic - correct answer- ✅agonal
Which of the following may be seen just prior to respiratory arrest?
Breathing through the nose, not the mouth
Very deep, rapid respirations
Agonal respirations
Accessory muscle use - correct answer- ✅Agonal respirations
Which of the following signs of inadequate breathing is more prominent in children than in
adults?
Seesawing of the chest and abdomen
Grunting respirations
Nasal flaring
All of these - correct answer- ✅All of these
Which of the following is a sign of adequate artificial ventilations in a pediatric patient?
The breath is delivered easily.
Pulse rate slows down.
Pulse rate increases.
You notice cyanosis developing around the mouth. - correct answer- ✅Pulse rate increases.
Your patient is a 24-year-old woman with asthma who is struggling to breathe and is very
agitated. She has cyanosis of her lips and nail beds, and is cool and clammy to the touch. When
