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QUESTION
Inn whichn of nthenfollowingn circumstancesn would nexternaln bleedingn benthen LEASTndifficult n ton control
?
A) Lacerated n brachialn artery;n BPn of n 140/90n mmn Hg
B) Lacerated n jugularn vein;n BPn of n 100/60n mmn Hg
C) Lacerated n carotid n artery;n BPn of n 90/50n mmn Hg
D) Lacerated n femoraln vein;n BPn of n 70/40n mmn Hg
Answer:
D
QUESTION
An 29-year-old n mann withn abdominaln painn tellsn thenEMTn that nhenhasn hemophilian A.nThisn meansn that:
A) hisn red n blood n cellsn breakn downn rapidly.
B) hen willn losen blood n at n an muchn fastern rate.
C) hisn riskn forn an pulmonaryn embolismn isn high.
D) hen willn bleed n forn an longern period n of n time.
Answer:
D
QUESTION
Then chest n painn associated n withn ann acuten coronaryn syndromen isn oftenn described n as:
A) sharp.
B) stabbing.
C) pressure.
D) cramping.
Answer:
,C
QUESTION
An youngn womann reportsn significant n weight nlossn overn thenlast n month,npersistent n fever,n andnnight n swe
ats.n Whenn youn assessn her,n youn notenthenpresencen ofndarkn purplen lesionsn coveringn hern trunknand n uppe
rn extremities.n Youn should n suspect:
A) HIV n infection.
B) tuberculosis.
C) rheumaticn fever.
D) end-stagen cancer.
Answer:
A
QUESTION
An 7-year-
old n child n hasn ann alterednmentaln status,n highn fever,n and n an generalized n rash.n Youn performn yourn assess
ment n and n administern supplementaln oxygen.n Enn routentonthen hospital,n younshould nben MOSTn alert n for
:
A) hypotension.
B) convulsions.
C) combativeness.
D) respiratoryn distress.
Answer:
B
QUESTION
Whichn of n then followingn statementsn regardingn then high-
efficiencyn particulaten airn (HEPA)n respiratorn isn correct?
A) HEPA n respiratorn should n ben placed n onn anyn patient n withn tuberculosis.
B) Longn sideburnsn orn an beard n willn prevent n then propern fit n of n an HEPA n respirator.
C) A n surgicaln maskn providesn bettern protectionn against n tuberculosisn thann an HEPA n respirator.
D) A n HEPA n respiratorn isn necessaryn onlyn if n then patient n withn suspected n tuberculosisn isn coughing.
Answer:
B
,QUESTION
Ton ensuren youn delivern then highest nconcentrationn ofnoxygennwithnannonrebreathingn mask,n youn should
:
A) set n then flow n raten ton at n least n 10n ton 12n L/min.
B) securelyn fastenn then maskn ton then patient'sn face.
C) maken suren that n then reservoirn bagn isn preinflated.
D) covern then one-wayn valvesn onn then oxygenn mask.
Answer:
C
QUESTION
An 30-year-old n mann sustained n partial-
thicknessn burnsn ton then anteriorn chest n andnbothnanteriorn arms.n Based nonn thenRulen ofn Nines,n what n perc
entagen of n hisn bodyn surfacen arean hasn beenn burned?
A) 9%
B) 18%
C) 27%
D) 36%
Answer:
B
QUESTION
An 44-year-
old n malen complainsn of n dizzinessn and nlightheadedness.n Hisn BPnisn 88/62nmmn Hg;nhisn heart n ratenisn 190n
beats/minn and n weak;n and n hisn skinn isn cool,n clammy,n and npale.n Whichn of nthen followingn would n BESTn
explainn whyn hisn BPn isn low?
A) Widespread n systemicn vasoconstriction
B) Decreased n ventricularn fillingn time
C) Increased n ventricularn stroken volume
D) Decreased n myocardialn oxygenn demand
Answer:
B
, QUESTION
Whichn of n then followingn signsn orn symptomsn would nyounMOSTn likelyn encountern inn anpatient n withnan
n inflamed n gallbladder?
A) Vomitingn darkn red n blood
B) Painn inn then right n shoulder
C) Bruisingn around n then umbilicus
D) Painn ton then right n lowern quadrant
Answer:
B
QUESTION
Assessment n of n an 40-year-
old n patient n revealsn respiratoryn distress,n tachycardia,n audiblen expiratoryn wheezing,n andnann oxygennsa
turationn of n 88%.n Then EMTn should n suspect:
A) fluid n inn then lowern airways.
B) diffusen bronchoconstriction.
C) swellingn inn then laryngealn area.
D) infectionn of n then lowern airway.
Answer:
B
QUESTION
Then biten of n an brownn reclusen spidern isn characterized n by:
A) immediaten pain,n swellingn at n then site,n and n painfuln musclen spasms.
B) delayed n onset n of n pain,n swelling,n and n blistern formationn at n then site.
C) twon smalln puncturen marks,n swelling,n and n delayed n onset n of n pain.
D) rapid n swellingn withinn 30n minutesn and n an declinen inn mentaln status.
Answer:
B
QUESTION
Withn regard n ton then ECG,n what n isn artifact?
A) significant n abnormalityn discovered n byn then paramedic