WorksheetsFinal Review #4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
45 year old male patient with shortness of breath (SOB) and sharp chest pain. His oxygen saturation is at 80%. he is Cyanotic and has dried blood on his mouth.
Acute pulmonary edema
Spontateous pneumothorax
Acute pulmonary embolism
Right sided heart failure
A pediatric patient is experiencing nasal flaring and retractions. What do you suspect?
Head trauma
Shock
Seizure
Respiratory distress
What should an EMT immediately assess on an unresponsive patient?
Pupils
Circulation
Airway
Breathing
60 year old female patient that is overweight and is having severe respiratory distress. This lady is located on the 2nd floor of her apartment building. She can not walk. How do you get her into the ambulance.
Convince her to walk
Use a long spine board
Use a wheeled stretcher
Use a stairchair
What is the first phase of an ambulance call?
Arrival on scene
Enroute to the hospital
Preparation
Post-op
Pediatric patient experiencing a mild fever and a loud "seal bark" cough . How do you treat?
Administer 0.15mg epinephrine and 2.5 mg albuteral.
Loosen constricted clothing and insert OPA
Place pt in position of comfort and administer humidified oxygen
Assist with ventilations with a BVM and contact ALS
What is vessel #1 and its function?
Carotid- Supplies oxygenated blood to the heart, brain, and major organs
Aorta- Supplies head and neck with de-oxygenated blood
Carotid- Supplies oxygenated blood to head and neck
Aorta- Supplies oxygenated blood to heart, brain, and major organs
21 year old male unresponsive patient found in the supine position. His BP is 106/75, pulse 110, and respirations are 6/Shallow. He has a patent airway.
Compressions at a rate of 100-120 per minute
Bag valve mask ventilations
Epinephrine auto injector
Spinal immobilization
Your patient is an elderly female who is lethargic. Her BP is 86/64, pulse is 48 and respirations are 10/shallow. She is cold to touch. What is her estimated core temperature?
less than 75 degrees
91-96 degrees
89-92 degrees
84-90 degrees
When does the transfer of care officially take place at the hospital?
When radio report is given to the hospital staff
When the patient is transferred from the cot to the emergency bed
When the verbal patient care report is given to the hospital staff
When the ambulance pulls up to the hospital
Which of the following is looking at your patient for abnormalities during a detailed physical exam?
Observation
Auscultation
Audit
Inspection
You are treating a medical patient who is unresponsive and has snoring respirations. How do you maintain his airway?
Blind insertion of an airway device
Endotracheal tube
Jaw thrust
Oralpharyngeal airway
What type of burn involves only the epidermis? Signs and symptoms are red skin, tenderness, and there are no visible blisters.
Superficial
Partial thickness
Circumferential
Full thickness
Which question would you ask a patient to obtain the "M" in a SAMPLE history?
Have you had any major surgeries in the last 3 years?
When was your last meal?
Did you have any aspirin today?
When was your last menstruation?
An EMT Basics first role at an extrication is to ensure the safety of whom?
Victims
Other EMS providers
Bystanders
Themselves
Which scenario is considered to be a critical burn?
Full thickness 9%
Circumferential partial thickness burns to the chest
Partial thickness to 18%
Superficial burns to 45%
What percentage of blood loss results in hypovolemic shock developing?
50%
40%
30%
20%
Factors that can cause a patient with diabetes to experience a rapid onset of altered mental status?
Not taking insulin and skipping a meal
Taking insulin and skipping a meal
Taking insulin and eating a meal
not taking insulin and eating a meal
A 63 year old man suffering from a acute myocardial infarction . What vessel is blocked?
Carotid
Coronary
Brachial
Pulmonary
Which piece of equipment is BEST used to clear vomit from a patients airway?
Magill forceps
Oralpharyngeal airway
On-board suction
Bag Valve Mask (BVM)
