WorksheetsLCCFRS Cardiovascular Emergencies_Part 1
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You're dispatched to a local park for an 8-year-old boy experiencing palpitations during his little league baseball game. Upon arrival, the patient appears anxious and pale. He states that all of a sudden his heart started beating very fast and he began feeling dizzy. His pulse is too rapid to count (250s on the RAD-57). From whom should you obtain a history?
a)
The patient
b)
A family member
c)
A family member or caregiver
d)
A caregiver
2.
Cardiac muscles have a special characteristic that allows it to contract without a stimulus from a nerve source. What is this called?
a)
Smooth muscle
b)
striated muscle
c)
automaticity
d)
automatic
3.
This is another word for “heart muscle”.
a)
Myocardium
b)
Cardiac muscle
c)
striated muscle
d)
smooth muscle
4.
This is the volume of blood ejected with each ventricular contraction.
a)
Ejection Fraction
b)
Ejection Volume
c)
Ejected Blood
d)
Stroke Volume
5.
From where does the myocardium get its blood supply?
a)
Aorta
b)
Vena Cava
c)
Coronary Arteries
d)
Sinoatrial Nodal Artery
6.
This coronary artery supplies blood to the right atrium, right ventricle and in most people, the inferior wall of the left ventricle.
a)
Right Coronary Artery
b)
Left Coronary Artery
c)
Sinoatrial Nodal Artery
d)
Right Marginal Artery
7.
In the normal heart, increased oxygen demand of the myocardium itself is supplied by dilation of what blood vessels?
a)
Sinoatrial Nodal Artery
b)
Coronary Arteries
c)
Brachial Artery
d)
Aorta
8.
You are palpating your patient’s pulse on the inside of their ankle. What is the name of this pulse?
a)
Posterior Tibial Pulse
b)
Femoral Pulse
c)
Carotid Pulse
d)
Brachial Pulse
9.
What is the constant flow of oxygenated blood to the tissues called?
a)
Oxgyenation
b)
Preload
c)
Perfusion
d)
Hyperoxia
10.
This is related to the venous return to the right atrium. What is it?
a)
Afterload
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Load
d)
Preload
11.
The proper compression to ventilation ratio for an adult patient in cardiac arrest with one rescuer is…
a)
15:2
b)
30:2
c)
5:1
d)
30:1
12.
The proper compression to ventilation ratio for a child in cardiac arrest with one rescuer is…
a)
30:2
b)
15:2
c)
30:1
d)
15:1
13.
You are treating a patient in cardiac arrest and you notice a nitro patch on the patient's left chest. Would should you do before apply the AED pads?
a)
Place the AED pad below the patch
b)
Place the AED pad above the patch
c)
Place the AED pad on the patch
d)
Wearing your gloves, remove the patch and quickly wipe the area.
14.
You are performing supraumbilical abdominal thrusts on a 37 year old male patient who is choking on a piece of food. He becomes unresponsive. You should:
a)
Lay him down , straddle your patient and continue performing abdominal thrusts
b)
Start CPR with compressions followed by ventilations
c)
Lay him down and start CPR, check his airway for the food before ventilating
d)
Get the AED and start CPR
15.
What does the S in SAMPLE represent?
a)
Signs
b)
Signs and Symptoms
c)
Symptoms
d)
Severity
16.
What does the S in OPQRST represent
a)
Severity
b)
Signs
c)
Symptoms
d)
Signs and Symptoms
17.
This is a disorder in which the heart loses part of its ability to effectively pump blood; usually as a result of damage to the myocardium and usually results in the backup of fluid into the lungs
a)
Congestive Heart Failure
b)
AMI
c)
Acute Coronary Syndrome
d)
Hypertension
18.
You've responded an MCI where multiple patients have been struck by lightning. The first patient you triage is pulseless and apneic. What do you do?
a)
Apply a black triage ribbon and move to the next patient.
b)
Apply a red triage ribbon and move onto the next patient
c)
Initiate CPR
d)
Move onto the next patient. There is nothing you can do.
19.
True or False: Dependent edema is a possible sign of congestive heart failure
a)
true
b)
false
20.
You’re dispatched to a local residence for a 67 year old male complaining of chest pains. You’ve completed your scene size-up, primary and secondary assessments. In addition to BP, pulse, SP02, lung sounds, pupils, and skin. What other assessment should you do?
a)
Body weight so you can administer aspirin
b)
Complete an interview
c)
You've done it all. Prepare for transport
d)
Obtain a 12-Lead
21.
Which two rhythms is the AED is programmed to shock?
a)
A-Fib and V-Fib
b)
Asytole and V-Fib
c)
Pulseless V-Tach and V-Fib
d)
Pulseless V-Tach and Asytole
22.
Your patient states that his chest pain lasted about 8 minutes and dissipated when he stopped mowing the lawn. What do you suspect?
a)
Angina Pectoris
b)
Congestive Heart Failure
c)
Hypertension
d)
AMI
23.
You’re dispatched to a local residence for a 70 year old male in cardiac arrest. When you assess your patient, you find dependent lividity. What is your next action?
a)
Call the Police
b)
Start CPR
c)
Contact Medical Conrol
d)
Call for ALS
24.
True or False: It is safe to defibrillate a cardiac arrest patient in the back of the ambulance while driving to the hospital.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
You arrive on scene to find a 69 year old male, lying in bed complaining of chest pain and trouble breathing. What is your first action?
a)
Assess Airway
b)
Assess Breathing
c)
Make sure the scene is safe
d)
Sit him up
26.
Your patient has a heart rate of 110 beats/minute. When you talk to the arriving ALS provider, you tell her that your patient is?
a)
Tachypnea
b)
Tachycardic
c)
Bradycardic
d)
Eupnea
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