What's Wrong 2023

Which of the following is NOT determined in a scene size up ?

• Mechanism of injury

• need for additional resources

• chief complaint

• potential hazards to the EMS crew

Which of the following may be a hazard at the scene of a vehicle collision ?

• hazardous materials

• electrocution

• other vehicles

• all the above

In which of the following ways can the EMT detect hazards at or near the scene of a call ?

• looking

• listening

• smelling

• all the above

As you are assessing a 57 year old asthmatic woman who has called EMS due to difficulty breathing, her husband enters the home through a back door and shouts, "get your hands off of her, she doesnt need your help. She needs to be taught a lesson about her smart mouth." Which of the following is the best course of action ?

• attempt to remove the patient from the home and continue treatment en route to the hospital

• continue assessment and respond that the patient is sick and needs medical attention

• leave the patient and notify police

• let the husband know that his behavior is inappropriate and if it continues you will beat him up

Which of the following situations will NOT require additional resources at the scene ?

• a call to a manufacturing plant where a worker has his hand caught in a machine

• a patient with emphysema who is on oxygen therapy at home

• a 300 lb man complaining of back pain

• a call for a sick person at home during which an odor of natural gas is detected

Which of the following is the purpose of the initial assessment ?

• to detect dangers to the patient and/or EMS crew

• to find all of the patient's sign and symptoms

• to detect and treat immediate life threating problems

• to discover trends of improvement or deterioration in the patient's condition

You are at the scene where a 19 year old female college student has been drinking large quantities of alcohol throughout the evening. On your, arrival the patient is lying on her back and has vomited she has slow, wet sounding respirations. Which of the following should you do FIRST ?

• determine the respiratory rate

• assist respirations with a bag valve mask device

• check for carotid and radial pulses

• open the patient's airway using a head tilt chin lift then suction

Which of the following describes the chief complaint ?

• the description of the problem provided during dispatching of the EMS unit

• the reason why the patient called EMS

• the events immediately after the call for EMS

• the overall impression of the patient's condition

A patient whose mental status can be described as "VERBAL" is able to ?

• talk spontaneously and respond to the EMT's questions

• respond to the EMT's voice (speaking or shouting) by opening the eyes

• tell you their name, their location, and what day it is

• responds only to stimulus such as the EMT rubbing the patient's sternum with his knuckles

Which of the following is a good indicator of an open airway ?

• the patient is crying loudly

• the patient is speaking clearly

• the patient is alert

• all the above