GEMS PRETEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) Patients over the age of 70:
a) Rarely return home again after trauma
b) Suffer falls as the leading cause of trauma death
c) Have motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of trauma death
d) Experience less pedestrian fatalities than younger patients -- Correct Answer
✔✔ b
2) Signs of increased intracranial pressure from a stroke include:
a) Tachycardia
b) Widening pulse pressure
c) Hypotension
d) Narrowing pulse pressure -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b
3) The four phases of emergency management are:
a) Mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
b) Dispatch, response, scene care, transport
c) Triage, preparation, on-scene care, transport
, d) Planning, incident, response, transport -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a
4) The leading method of completed suicide in older patients is:
a) Firearms
b) Poisoning
c) Hanging
d) Falling -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a
5) The points of the GEMS assessment diamond stand for:
a) Genetics, Emergencies, Medications, Standards
b) Geriatrics, Emergencies, Medications, Social
c) Genetics, Environmental, Medical, Social
d) Geriatric, Environmental, Medical, Social -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d
6) The pre-hospital stroke scale includes:
a) Arm drift, clarity of speech, and facial symmetry
b) Hand Grip equality, Babinski reflex, and equality of pupils
c) Headache, convulsions, and equality of pupils
d) Arm drift, facial symmetry, and equality of pupils -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a
7) The purpose of mobile Integrated healthcare is to:
a) Provide patient centered care
b) Increase physician referrals
SOLUTIONS
1) Patients over the age of 70:
a) Rarely return home again after trauma
b) Suffer falls as the leading cause of trauma death
c) Have motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of trauma death
d) Experience less pedestrian fatalities than younger patients -- Correct Answer
✔✔ b
2) Signs of increased intracranial pressure from a stroke include:
a) Tachycardia
b) Widening pulse pressure
c) Hypotension
d) Narrowing pulse pressure -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b
3) The four phases of emergency management are:
a) Mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery
b) Dispatch, response, scene care, transport
c) Triage, preparation, on-scene care, transport
, d) Planning, incident, response, transport -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a
4) The leading method of completed suicide in older patients is:
a) Firearms
b) Poisoning
c) Hanging
d) Falling -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a
5) The points of the GEMS assessment diamond stand for:
a) Genetics, Emergencies, Medications, Standards
b) Geriatrics, Emergencies, Medications, Social
c) Genetics, Environmental, Medical, Social
d) Geriatric, Environmental, Medical, Social -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d
6) The pre-hospital stroke scale includes:
a) Arm drift, clarity of speech, and facial symmetry
b) Hand Grip equality, Babinski reflex, and equality of pupils
c) Headache, convulsions, and equality of pupils
d) Arm drift, facial symmetry, and equality of pupils -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a
7) The purpose of mobile Integrated healthcare is to:
a) Provide patient centered care
b) Increase physician referrals
