EMT CLASS

You’re dispatched to a park where a 15-year-old male has a severe, life-threatening injury to his leg. His friends called 9-1-1 after they could not reach his parents. What form of consent gives you the ability to begin treating this patient?

• Informed Consent

• Expressed Consent

• Implied Consent

• Revoked Consent

You arrive on scene to a patient who has fallen off of a roof. During your primary assessment you discover the patient needs to be treated for apnea. What is the proper way to open the patient’s airway?

• Place your fingers at the teeth and push the mouth ope

• Head tilt-chin lift maneuver

• Slowly tilt the head so as not to compromise the spine

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  Jaw-thrust maneuver

What causes the fruity or acetone breath often seen in type 1 diabetes?

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  Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome

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  Hypoglycemia

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  Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

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  Lack of sugar

If there is a major open wound to the neck, what kind of dressing should be applied?

• A non-occlusive dressing

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  An all-sided occlusive dressing

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  A 3-sided occlusive dressing

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  Gauze pads, followed by an adhesive bandage

Which of the following is the division point between the upper and lower airway?

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  Pharynx

• Laryngopharynx

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  Nasopharynx

• Oropharynx

There are several dysrhythmias that can occur in the heart. Of the following, which is the most likely to lead to death?

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  Ventricular fibrillation

• PEA

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  Asystole

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  Ventricular tachycardia

A 32-year-old male patient was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a car. He is found conscious, 10 yards from the motorcycle, and has a bleeding laceration on his torso. When you assess his mental status, you find that he is A/O x1. This is a finding consistent with:

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  Respiratory arrest

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  Organ failure

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  Myocardial infarction

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  Brain injury

What is the first step to controlling an arterial bleed caused by a laceration to the hand?

• Apply a tourniquet two inches above the wound

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  Apply direct pressure

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  Apply ice

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  Apply a hemostatic agent

What is coronary blood flow, and why is it important?

• Coronary blood flow is the blood supplied to the brain. Without blood flow to the brain, oxygen does not get there, and brain cells will begin to die.

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  Coronary blood flow is the blood supplied to the coronus meniscus. Without it, the heart will stop functioning.

• Coronary blood flow is the blood supplied to the heart itself. The heart is an organ, and just like any other organ without a blood supply, it will die due to lack of oxygen.

• Coronary blood flow is the blood supplied to the body. It is another term used to describe bodily blood flow.

Which of the following signs would suggest a patient is experiencing anaphylaxis (the most severe allergic reaction)?

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  Tachycardia

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  Stridorous breathing

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  Bradycardia

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    Bilateral wheezing