VIBE CHECK! EMT-B NR EXAM PRACTICE!

1. EMTs should wear high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they are in contact

with patients who have which of the following?

• a. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) or AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

• b. tuberculosis (TB)

• c. open wounds

• d. hepatitis B

2. You are called to assist a 60-year-old female who complains of a severe headache. Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor of natural gas. What is your first action?

• a. Check the patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation.

• b. Insert a nasopharyngeal airway and assess vital signs.

• c. Remove the patient from the house to your ambulance.

• d. Open all windows and determine the source of the gas leak.

3. The most common electrical rhythm disturbance that results in sudden cardiac arrest is called

• a. pulseless electrical activity.

• b. ventricular fibrillation.

• c. ventricular tachycardia.

• d. asystole.

4. Which of the following is the highest priority patient?

• a. 57-year-old male with chest pain and systolic blood pressure of 80

• b. 40-year-old female with moderate pain from a leg injury

• c. 75-year-old male who appears confused but responds to commands

• d. 25-year-old female in labor with contractions six minutes apart

5. Of the following, which body fluid has the most potential to transmit blood-borne diseases?

• a. nasal discharge

• b. vomitus

• c. amniotic fluid

• d. feces

6. Your patient is an 11-month-old female. How can you determine if she has a decreased mental status and is responsive to verbal stimuli?

• a. She will be upset when you take her from her mother’s arms.

• b. She will be unable to tell you how old she is if you ask her.

• c. She will attempt to locate her parents’ voices when they speak.

• d. She will try to pull away from a painful stimulus on her toe.

7. What is the best method to assess circulation in an infant?

• a. Palpate the carotid pulse.

• b. Palpate the brachial pulse.

• c. Palpate the radial pulse.

• d. Observe capillary refill time.

8. A 45-year-old male is experiencing chest discomfort. After placing him in his position of comfort, your next action should be to

• a. ventilate the patient with a nonrebreather mask at 15 L/min.

• b. ventilate the patient with the bag-valve mask at 15 L/min.

• c. administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 15 L/min.

• d. administer oxygen by the nasal cannula at 6 L/min.

9. Which patient should receive a rapid trauma survey to determine hidden injuries?

• a. alert 2-year-old child in a car seat who was in a medium-speed crash

• b. alert 20-year-old male who fell ten feet and is complaining of leg pain

• c. alert 65-year-old female who fell in the bathtub and is complaining of wrist pain

• d. alert 11-year-old female who tripped while roller-skating and fell down three steps

10. Which of the following is a sign of increased pressure in the circulatory system?

• a. flat neck veins

• b. palpable carotid pulse

• c. distended jugular veins

• d. decreased radial pulse