EMS 131 Quiz 5 Latest complete set with
Questions and correct Answers
At what point is the scene size-up complete? - correct answer- ✅At the end of the call
At which of the following points should you begin your scene size-up? - correct answer- ✅As
you approach the scene in the ambulance
At the scene of a vehicle collision in which there are no apparent hazards, which of the following
guidelines should be followed for establishing a danger zone? - correct answer- ✅The danger
zone should be 50 feet in all directions.
As you are assessing a 32-year-old asthmatic woman who has called EMS due to difficulty
breathing, her husband enters the home through a back door and shouts, "Get your hands off
her; she doesn't need your help. She needs to be taught a lesson about her smart mouth."
Which of the following is the best course of action? - correct answer- ✅Leave the scene and
patient, then notify police.
When considering the potential for injury from a fall, which of the following is LEAST important?
- correct answer- ✅Patient's weight
When determining possible injuries suffered from a gunshot wound, which of the following is
true? - correct answer- ✅The EMT must be aware that bullets cause damage in more than one
way
Which of the following BEST describes blunt-force trauma? - correct answer- ✅An object
strikes the body, but it does not penetrate the body tissues.
In EMS, what does mental status refer to? - correct answer- ✅Patient's level of awareness of
his surroundings
Which of the following describes the chief complaint? - correct answer- ✅Reason why the
patient summoned EMS
Your patient is a 72-year-old female who has "twisted her ankle" coming down some steps. She
is alert and complaining of pain in her right ankle, but she jokes about her "clumsiness." Which
of the following should you do next? - correct answer- ✅Ask if the patient has pain anywhere
besides her ankle.
Which of the following is NOT performed during the "Airway" phase of the primary assessment?
- correct answer- ✅Obtaining the respiratory rate
During the primary assessment of a responsive adult patient, where should the pulse be
checked? - correct answer- ✅At the radial artery
Which of the following patients is a high priority for transport? - correct answer- ✅Adult male
with difficulty breathing
When the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries, the pressure created is known as
the: - correct answer- ✅systolic blood pressure.
Questions and correct Answers
At what point is the scene size-up complete? - correct answer- ✅At the end of the call
At which of the following points should you begin your scene size-up? - correct answer- ✅As
you approach the scene in the ambulance
At the scene of a vehicle collision in which there are no apparent hazards, which of the following
guidelines should be followed for establishing a danger zone? - correct answer- ✅The danger
zone should be 50 feet in all directions.
As you are assessing a 32-year-old asthmatic woman who has called EMS due to difficulty
breathing, her husband enters the home through a back door and shouts, "Get your hands off
her; she doesn't need your help. She needs to be taught a lesson about her smart mouth."
Which of the following is the best course of action? - correct answer- ✅Leave the scene and
patient, then notify police.
When considering the potential for injury from a fall, which of the following is LEAST important?
- correct answer- ✅Patient's weight
When determining possible injuries suffered from a gunshot wound, which of the following is
true? - correct answer- ✅The EMT must be aware that bullets cause damage in more than one
way
Which of the following BEST describes blunt-force trauma? - correct answer- ✅An object
strikes the body, but it does not penetrate the body tissues.
In EMS, what does mental status refer to? - correct answer- ✅Patient's level of awareness of
his surroundings
Which of the following describes the chief complaint? - correct answer- ✅Reason why the
patient summoned EMS
Your patient is a 72-year-old female who has "twisted her ankle" coming down some steps. She
is alert and complaining of pain in her right ankle, but she jokes about her "clumsiness." Which
of the following should you do next? - correct answer- ✅Ask if the patient has pain anywhere
besides her ankle.
Which of the following is NOT performed during the "Airway" phase of the primary assessment?
- correct answer- ✅Obtaining the respiratory rate
During the primary assessment of a responsive adult patient, where should the pulse be
checked? - correct answer- ✅At the radial artery
Which of the following patients is a high priority for transport? - correct answer- ✅Adult male
with difficulty breathing
When the heart contracts and forces blood into the arteries, the pressure created is known as
the: - correct answer- ✅systolic blood pressure.
