EMR FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) Once you have started CPR, when should you recheck to determine whether the
patient has signs of circulation (pulse)?
A) After 2 minutes (approximately 5 cycles) and every few minutes
thereafter
B) After the first minute and every minute thereafter
C) After each 2 minutes (5 cycles) of continuous CPR
D) Any of the above is acceptable -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
2) A woman has full-thickness burns covering the front of her chest and abdomen, and
her back. Using the Rule of Nines, what percentage of her body is burned?
A) 9%
B) 18%
C) 27%
D) 36% -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
3) Which type of bandage or dressing does not allow air to pass through it?
A) Occlusive dressing
B) Universal dressing
C) Elastic bandage
D) Bandage compress -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
4) In which situation would you remove an impaled object from a wound?
, A) When direct pressure around an object in the forearm fails to stop the
bleeding
B) When the object is impaled in the lower leg, making it impossible to
apply a rigid splint to a fractured tibia
C) When an object impaled in a patient's cheek obstructs breathing
D) All of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
5) You have cooled a thermal burn. What should you do next?
A) Remove any clothing that is sticking to the skin
B) Apply a commercial burn ointment, if available
C) Cover the burn with a sterile non-stick dressing, and bandage loosely
D) Place an occlusive dressing over the burn, and apply a bandage --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C
6) How would you determine if an injured arm is deformed at the injury site?
A) Visually compare the injured arm with the patient's uninjured arm
B) Apply gentle pressure to see if the arm will move to a straighter position
C) Lift the arm away from the patient's side, and feel for swelling, bumps, or
depressions on both sides of the arm
D) Squeeze the arm to determine if there are noticeable bumps or
depressions -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
7) A young man has fallen to the ground from the balcony of a two-storey apartment.
What is your first responsibility in caring for this patient?
A) Monitor vital signs
B) Perform head-tilt/chin-lift
C) Minimize movement of the head and spine
D) Control the bleeding from his forehead -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
8) Which is often the first and most important sign or symptom of a serious head
injury?
A) Severe pain or pressure in the head
, B) Altered level of consciousness
C) Blood or fluid in the ears
D) Seizures or convulsions -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
9) In what order should a patient's body be secured to a backboard?
A) Head, chest, thighs, legs
B) Thighs, legs, chest, head
C) Legs, thighs, chest, head
D) Chest, thighs, legs, head -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
10) Appropriate care for a simple rib fracture would be to:
A) have the patient lie on the back, and place pillows or a rolled-up blanket
to support the injured area b) let the patient assume a comfortable
position, and tightly bind the chest to restrict movement
B) ask the patient to exhale forcefully, and apply a bandage tightly around
the chest at the end of the exhalation
C) let the patient assume a comfortable position, and administer oxygen --
Correct Answer ✔✔ A
11) Which sign or symptom indicates possible serious abdominal injury?
A) Tingling and numbness in the arms and legs
B) Respiratory distress
C) Impaired vision
D) Vomiting blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
12) What structures must you immobilize to effectively treat a suspected fracture of the
upper arm?
A) Humerus and elbow
B) Humerus, elbow, and forearm
C) Shoulder, humerus, and elbow
D) Shoulder, humerus, elbow, and forearm -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
SOLUTIONS
1) Once you have started CPR, when should you recheck to determine whether the
patient has signs of circulation (pulse)?
A) After 2 minutes (approximately 5 cycles) and every few minutes
thereafter
B) After the first minute and every minute thereafter
C) After each 2 minutes (5 cycles) of continuous CPR
D) Any of the above is acceptable -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
2) A woman has full-thickness burns covering the front of her chest and abdomen, and
her back. Using the Rule of Nines, what percentage of her body is burned?
A) 9%
B) 18%
C) 27%
D) 36% -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
3) Which type of bandage or dressing does not allow air to pass through it?
A) Occlusive dressing
B) Universal dressing
C) Elastic bandage
D) Bandage compress -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
4) In which situation would you remove an impaled object from a wound?
, A) When direct pressure around an object in the forearm fails to stop the
bleeding
B) When the object is impaled in the lower leg, making it impossible to
apply a rigid splint to a fractured tibia
C) When an object impaled in a patient's cheek obstructs breathing
D) All of the above -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
5) You have cooled a thermal burn. What should you do next?
A) Remove any clothing that is sticking to the skin
B) Apply a commercial burn ointment, if available
C) Cover the burn with a sterile non-stick dressing, and bandage loosely
D) Place an occlusive dressing over the burn, and apply a bandage --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C
6) How would you determine if an injured arm is deformed at the injury site?
A) Visually compare the injured arm with the patient's uninjured arm
B) Apply gentle pressure to see if the arm will move to a straighter position
C) Lift the arm away from the patient's side, and feel for swelling, bumps, or
depressions on both sides of the arm
D) Squeeze the arm to determine if there are noticeable bumps or
depressions -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A
7) A young man has fallen to the ground from the balcony of a two-storey apartment.
What is your first responsibility in caring for this patient?
A) Monitor vital signs
B) Perform head-tilt/chin-lift
C) Minimize movement of the head and spine
D) Control the bleeding from his forehead -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
8) Which is often the first and most important sign or symptom of a serious head
injury?
A) Severe pain or pressure in the head
, B) Altered level of consciousness
C) Blood or fluid in the ears
D) Seizures or convulsions -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B
9) In what order should a patient's body be secured to a backboard?
A) Head, chest, thighs, legs
B) Thighs, legs, chest, head
C) Legs, thighs, chest, head
D) Chest, thighs, legs, head -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
10) Appropriate care for a simple rib fracture would be to:
A) have the patient lie on the back, and place pillows or a rolled-up blanket
to support the injured area b) let the patient assume a comfortable
position, and tightly bind the chest to restrict movement
B) ask the patient to exhale forcefully, and apply a bandage tightly around
the chest at the end of the exhalation
C) let the patient assume a comfortable position, and administer oxygen --
Correct Answer ✔✔ A
11) Which sign or symptom indicates possible serious abdominal injury?
A) Tingling and numbness in the arms and legs
B) Respiratory distress
C) Impaired vision
D) Vomiting blood -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D
12) What structures must you immobilize to effectively treat a suspected fracture of the
upper arm?
A) Humerus and elbow
B) Humerus, elbow, and forearm
C) Shoulder, humerus, and elbow
D) Shoulder, humerus, elbow, and forearm -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C
