EMT and Medical Knowledge Quiz

The first step an EMT should take when encountering a patient with severe bleeding is to

• apply pressure to the wound.

• use appropriate Standard Precautions.

• check the patient’s blood pressure.

• apply a tourniquet.

Open wounds in which flaps of skin and tissue are torn loose with only a small part of the tissue still attached to the body are termed

• avulsions.

• lacerations.

• amputations.

• punctures.

An average adult weighing 154 pounds will have approximately how many liters of total blood volume?

• 8–10 liters

• 4‒5 liters

• 6‒8 liters

• 12–14 liters

The type of shock most commonly caused by profound blood or fluid loss is

• hypovolemic shock.

• cardiogenic shock.

• vasogenic shock.

• irreversible shock.

What percentage of blood volume can the average adult patient who weighs 154 pounds lose before the loss will lead to obvious signs of shock?

• 5 percent

• 15 percent

• 1 percent

• 7.5 percent

The next step in bleeding control of a lower extremity, if direct pressure is not effective, is

• a tourniquet.

• elevation.

• splinting.

• rapid transport.

Epistaxis is another way of saying the patient has

• high blood pressure.

• increased plaque in his arteries.

• a nosebleed.

• abdominal bleeding.

All of the following medications will affect clotting except

• Coumadin.

• aspirin.

• Lasix.

• ibuprofen.

Which sign of cardiogenic shock would occur the latest?

• Increased respiratory rate

• Increased pulse rate

• Decreased blood pressure

• Thready pulse

An injury caused by scraping, rubbing, or shearing away of the skin is a(n)

• abrasion.

• contusion.

• laceration.

• avulsion.