HLTH 210 FINAL REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The following are guideline for you to follow when arriving at an emergency scene. Which of the
following should you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Take time to evaluate the scene.
Any body part that is toward the midline of the body is called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medial
You expect to use the jaw-thrust (without head extension) maneuver to open the airway for which
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A patient who has fallen onto his or her back from greater than a
standing height
While performing your primary assessment, you determine that more advanced medical personnel need
to be summoned. Which finding is least likely to indicate the need for such action? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Blood oozing from a wound
You arrive on the scene of an emergency in which a middle-aged woman has fallen down the steps while
trying to escape a fire in the building. She is lying at the base of the steps and is unresponsive. You
notice a small laceration on her forehead and a visible deformity of her left leg. The area is beginning to
fill with smoke. Which technique is most appropriate for you to use to move this patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅clothes drag
Your assessment reveals that the patient is able to acknowledge your presence and answer your
questions. Using the AVPU mnemonic, you should describe his LOC as which of following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A-Alert
When assessing a patient's rate and quality of breathing, which of the following is the least appropriate
action? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Inform the patient that you will be counting her breaths
Which of the following is considered battery? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Checking the pulse of a patient
who has just told you that he or she does not want treatment
Good Samaritan laws generally protect people from legal liability when providing care in an emergency
if they do which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B)
Act in good faith within the scope of their training
,Which of the following breathing rates should you identify as abnormal for an adult? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅8 breaths per minute
You are providing emergency care to a patient based on standing orders. You recognize this as which
type of medical control? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅indirect
You are using the DOTS mnemonic while assessing a patient who has been stabbed. You note distention
in the patient's upper right quadrant. You identify this as belonging to which component? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅S-Swelling
as an emergency medical responder (EMR), you are expected to provide care based on specific criteria.
This is call - - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅standard of care
You should attempt to resuscitate a patient who has no pulse and is not breathing in which situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D)
The patient's advance directive is unavailable
Which of the following patients should you identify as having experienced a significant mechanism of
injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A patient who has been stuck by a motor vehicle
Which of the following is an example of a mechanism of injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Explosion
As an EMR, you should be able to - - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provide basic emergency care
When arriving at an emergency scene, you should first ensure the safety of - - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅yourself
Which GCS score leads you to suspect that a patient has a severe brain injury? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅6
, You are performing a primary assessment. After obtaining a general impression of the patient, which of
the following should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assess the patient's level of consciousness
(LOC)
You are checking the pulse rate of a child who is alert and responsive. Which artery should you most
likely use to assess the pulse? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅radial
The following are elements critical to the charge of negligence. Which of the following needs to be met
first for a charge of negligence to be proven? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅duty to act
You are providing emergency care to a patient when he suddenly tells you to stop and leave him alone.
Which of the following should you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅)
Acknowledge the patient's statement, stopping care immediately.
You and another responder need to move a patient who cannot walk, but is conscious from a secured
accident scene to an ambulance. Which technique is most appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Two-
personal seat carry
You are obtaining a SAMPLE history from a patient who tells you "The last time I ate shrimp, I had a
terrible reaction. I broke out in hives all over my body." You record this statement in which portion of
the SAMPLE history? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allergies
The point of contact between the public and emergency medical responders (EMRs) is - - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Dispatch
Innate immunity results from which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅birth
You are preparing to obtain a patient's blood pressure by auscultation. Which piece of equipment if
most important to have readily available? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stethescope
Which situation is least likely to warrant moving a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A patient who was
painting a house and has fallen off a ladder onto the grass
The following are guideline for you to follow when arriving at an emergency scene. Which of the
following should you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Take time to evaluate the scene.
Any body part that is toward the midline of the body is called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medial
You expect to use the jaw-thrust (without head extension) maneuver to open the airway for which
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A patient who has fallen onto his or her back from greater than a
standing height
While performing your primary assessment, you determine that more advanced medical personnel need
to be summoned. Which finding is least likely to indicate the need for such action? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Blood oozing from a wound
You arrive on the scene of an emergency in which a middle-aged woman has fallen down the steps while
trying to escape a fire in the building. She is lying at the base of the steps and is unresponsive. You
notice a small laceration on her forehead and a visible deformity of her left leg. The area is beginning to
fill with smoke. Which technique is most appropriate for you to use to move this patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅clothes drag
Your assessment reveals that the patient is able to acknowledge your presence and answer your
questions. Using the AVPU mnemonic, you should describe his LOC as which of following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A-Alert
When assessing a patient's rate and quality of breathing, which of the following is the least appropriate
action? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Inform the patient that you will be counting her breaths
Which of the following is considered battery? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Checking the pulse of a patient
who has just told you that he or she does not want treatment
Good Samaritan laws generally protect people from legal liability when providing care in an emergency
if they do which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B)
Act in good faith within the scope of their training
,Which of the following breathing rates should you identify as abnormal for an adult? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅8 breaths per minute
You are providing emergency care to a patient based on standing orders. You recognize this as which
type of medical control? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅indirect
You are using the DOTS mnemonic while assessing a patient who has been stabbed. You note distention
in the patient's upper right quadrant. You identify this as belonging to which component? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅S-Swelling
as an emergency medical responder (EMR), you are expected to provide care based on specific criteria.
This is call - - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅standard of care
You should attempt to resuscitate a patient who has no pulse and is not breathing in which situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D)
The patient's advance directive is unavailable
Which of the following patients should you identify as having experienced a significant mechanism of
injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A patient who has been stuck by a motor vehicle
Which of the following is an example of a mechanism of injury? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Explosion
As an EMR, you should be able to - - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provide basic emergency care
When arriving at an emergency scene, you should first ensure the safety of - - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅yourself
Which GCS score leads you to suspect that a patient has a severe brain injury? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅6
, You are performing a primary assessment. After obtaining a general impression of the patient, which of
the following should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assess the patient's level of consciousness
(LOC)
You are checking the pulse rate of a child who is alert and responsive. Which artery should you most
likely use to assess the pulse? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅radial
The following are elements critical to the charge of negligence. Which of the following needs to be met
first for a charge of negligence to be proven? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅duty to act
You are providing emergency care to a patient when he suddenly tells you to stop and leave him alone.
Which of the following should you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅)
Acknowledge the patient's statement, stopping care immediately.
You and another responder need to move a patient who cannot walk, but is conscious from a secured
accident scene to an ambulance. Which technique is most appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Two-
personal seat carry
You are obtaining a SAMPLE history from a patient who tells you "The last time I ate shrimp, I had a
terrible reaction. I broke out in hives all over my body." You record this statement in which portion of
the SAMPLE history? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allergies
The point of contact between the public and emergency medical responders (EMRs) is - - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Dispatch
Innate immunity results from which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅birth
You are preparing to obtain a patient's blood pressure by auscultation. Which piece of equipment if
most important to have readily available? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stethescope
Which situation is least likely to warrant moving a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A patient who was
painting a house and has fallen off a ladder onto the grass
