EMT quiz

What is the normal respiratory rate in adult patients?

• 12-20 breaths per minute
• 30-40 breaths per minute
• 5-10 breaths per minute
• 20-30 breaths per minute

A patient does not respond to your questioning but flinches and cries out when you pinch her trapezius muscle. This patient is said to be:

• Alert and oriented x4

• Unresponsive

• Responsive to painful stimuli

• Responsive to verbal stimuli

Which of these is the MOST accurate way to palpate a pulse

• Avoid compressing the artery against a bone or solid structure

• Apply firm pressure with your ring and little fingers

• Use your thumb to increase surface area of your palpation

• Place the tips of your index and middle finger over the pulse point

A pulse with a consistent pattern is considered to be:

• Irregular
• Regular

• Weak

• Strong

When palpating a patient's pulse, you note that there is an unusually short interval between pulsations. This indicates that the pulse is: 

• Slow

• Regular

• Fast

• Irregular

When assessing an unresponsive patient, you note that it has a bluish tint. This is called:

• Cyanosis

• mottling

• Flushing

• Pallor

Normal skin conditions should be:

• Flushed, cool and dry

• Pink, warm and dry

• Pale, cool and moist

• Pink, warm and moist

Patients presenting with hypertension would be be expected to have skin that is:

• Cyanotic and moist

• Mottled and dry

• Pale and moist

• Flushed and red

The Golden Hour begins when an injury occurs and ends when:

• The patient receives definitive care

• You arrive at the ED

• The patient is admitted to the ICU

• You depart the scene en route to the hospital

Which question can be used to determine the patient's chief complaint?

• 
  "Are you having trouble breathing?"

• 
  "When did your chest pain begin?"

• "What seems to be the matter?"

• "Do you have diabetes?"