Final Exam

After _____ minutes without a pulse, irreversible damage occurs to the patient’s brain.

• 1 to 2

• 2 to 3

• 4 to 6

• 8 to 10

To determine pulselessness in an unresponsive adult patient, palpate the _____ pulse. In an infant, palpate the _____ pulse.

• carotid, brachial

• tibial, cartotid

• pedal, carotid

• brachial, tibial

Your patient is a 58-year-old male. He is unresponsive, breathless, and pulseless. You should perform CPR at the rate of _____ compressions per minute.

• 60 to 80

• 80 to 100

• 100 to 120

• 120 to 140

A patient is receiving CPR and has had an endotracheal tube inserted by an advanced provider. Which of the following is correct?

• The compression rate is 80 per minute.

• Pause compressions to perform ventilations.

• Defibrillations can no longer be performed.

• The ventilation rate is one breath every 6 seconds (12 per minute).

If a patient is unresponsive and can’t maintain his own airway and you suspect trauma, open the patient’s airway by using a _____ maneuver.

• TMJ

• Jaw Thrust

• Mandible Lift

• Head-tilt, Chin-lift

Which of the following terms describes occasional and gasping respirations?

• Apnea

• Bradyapnea

• Tachyapnea

• Agonal

In CPR, the rate of compressions for adult, child, and infant is how many per minute?

• 60 to 80

• 80 to 100

• 100 to 120

• 120 to 140

The highest level of EMS provider is:

• Advanced EMT

• Emergency Transport Technician

• Emergency Medical Technician

• Paramedic

Emergency Medical Responder care is usually authorized by:

• National Registry

• The Patient's Physician

• State Laws

• Department Bylaws

As an Emergency Medical Responder, which of the following should you set as your top priority at the scene of an emergency?

• CPR

• Patient Care

• Safety

• Traffic Control