Prehospital Emergency Care, Chapter #40Actual Exam 6 (2025) comprehensive
questions and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) Which description best fits an oxygen concentrator that may be part of a
patient's home medical equipment?
A) Oxygen device that extracts oxygen from the air
B) Nasal cannula connected to a small cylinder of oxygen
C) Small portable device that administers high-concentration oxygen
D) Small oxygen tank that holds concentrated liquid oxygen
A) Oxygen device that extracts oxygen from the air
2) You have been called to a residence for a 63-year-old female with a history
of COPD who is short of breath. The patient is moderately dyspneic with the
following vital signs: pulse, 124 beats/min; respirations, 20 breaths/min; blood
pressure, 162/56 mmHg; and SpO2, 86%. She is using an oxygen concentrator
set at 4 lpm. What is your best course of action?
A) Attach a nonrebreather mask to the oxygen concentrator and increase the
flow to 12 lpm
B) Continue oxygen administration with the concentrator and transport the
patient
C) Remove the oxygen concentrator and administer high-concentration
oxygen to the patient
D) Administer medical oxygen from your cylinder at the same rate as the
concentrator
C) Remove the oxygen concentrator and administer high-concentration oxygen to
the patient
3) Which statement about abuse is true?
A) It is typically found in those individuals who have lower incomes
B) It tends to occur more often to individuals with mental health problems
C) It most often occurs to those individuals who are unable to report it
D) It is found in all socioeconomic levels
D) It is found in all socioeconomic levels
, 4) A 49-year-old male has summoned EMS because of a problem with his
tracheostomy tube. At the patient's side, you note the tracheostomy tube to be
protruding abnormally from the stoma in his neck. Your first action in caring
for this patient would be to:
A) Gently attempt to reinsert the tracheostomy tube
B) Quickly establish a baseline SpO2 level
C) Establish how the tracheostomy tube became dislodged
D) Evaluate the adequacy of the patient's airway and breathing
D) Evaluate the adequacy of the patient's airway and breathing
5) When assessing a 32-year-old male with a history of developmental
challenges, you note the protrusion of a clamped tube from his back in the
area of his right kidney. The best method of determining what the tube is and
why it is in place would be to:
A) Contact medical direction
B) Ask family members
C) Contact the home health nursing agency
D) Ask the patient
B) Ask family members
6) You are by the side of a 2-month-old baby who was born prematurely and is
on an apnea monitor. While the patient is in your care, the apnea alarm emits a
loud alarm. Quick assessment of the baby reveals no respiratory activity. What
would your immediate action be?
A) Place the baby on the cot and transport
B) Start positive pressure ventilation
C) Initiate high-concentration oxygen and summon ALS
D) Allow the apnea monitor to perform a "self-diagnostic" test
B) Start positive pressure ventilation
7) A family has called you after the apnea alarm for their 1-month-old baby
sounded. They state that the settings seem too sensitive and the alarm goes
off frequently. They would like the EMS squad to readjust the settings, so that
this scenario can be avoided in the future. They do not want the patient
transported to the hospital and are prepared to sign a refusal-of-care form.
Assessment reveals no life threats to the patient's airway, breathing, or
circulation. Given the situation, you would:
questions and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) 2025-2026 TEST
1) Which description best fits an oxygen concentrator that may be part of a
patient's home medical equipment?
A) Oxygen device that extracts oxygen from the air
B) Nasal cannula connected to a small cylinder of oxygen
C) Small portable device that administers high-concentration oxygen
D) Small oxygen tank that holds concentrated liquid oxygen
A) Oxygen device that extracts oxygen from the air
2) You have been called to a residence for a 63-year-old female with a history
of COPD who is short of breath. The patient is moderately dyspneic with the
following vital signs: pulse, 124 beats/min; respirations, 20 breaths/min; blood
pressure, 162/56 mmHg; and SpO2, 86%. She is using an oxygen concentrator
set at 4 lpm. What is your best course of action?
A) Attach a nonrebreather mask to the oxygen concentrator and increase the
flow to 12 lpm
B) Continue oxygen administration with the concentrator and transport the
patient
C) Remove the oxygen concentrator and administer high-concentration
oxygen to the patient
D) Administer medical oxygen from your cylinder at the same rate as the
concentrator
C) Remove the oxygen concentrator and administer high-concentration oxygen to
the patient
3) Which statement about abuse is true?
A) It is typically found in those individuals who have lower incomes
B) It tends to occur more often to individuals with mental health problems
C) It most often occurs to those individuals who are unable to report it
D) It is found in all socioeconomic levels
D) It is found in all socioeconomic levels
, 4) A 49-year-old male has summoned EMS because of a problem with his
tracheostomy tube. At the patient's side, you note the tracheostomy tube to be
protruding abnormally from the stoma in his neck. Your first action in caring
for this patient would be to:
A) Gently attempt to reinsert the tracheostomy tube
B) Quickly establish a baseline SpO2 level
C) Establish how the tracheostomy tube became dislodged
D) Evaluate the adequacy of the patient's airway and breathing
D) Evaluate the adequacy of the patient's airway and breathing
5) When assessing a 32-year-old male with a history of developmental
challenges, you note the protrusion of a clamped tube from his back in the
area of his right kidney. The best method of determining what the tube is and
why it is in place would be to:
A) Contact medical direction
B) Ask family members
C) Contact the home health nursing agency
D) Ask the patient
B) Ask family members
6) You are by the side of a 2-month-old baby who was born prematurely and is
on an apnea monitor. While the patient is in your care, the apnea alarm emits a
loud alarm. Quick assessment of the baby reveals no respiratory activity. What
would your immediate action be?
A) Place the baby on the cot and transport
B) Start positive pressure ventilation
C) Initiate high-concentration oxygen and summon ALS
D) Allow the apnea monitor to perform a "self-diagnostic" test
B) Start positive pressure ventilation
7) A family has called you after the apnea alarm for their 1-month-old baby
sounded. They state that the settings seem too sensitive and the alarm goes
off frequently. They would like the EMS squad to readjust the settings, so that
this scenario can be avoided in the future. They do not want the patient
transported to the hospital and are prepared to sign a refusal-of-care form.
Assessment reveals no life threats to the patient's airway, breathing, or
circulation. Given the situation, you would:
