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WorksheetsEMT general knowledge
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 18mins
According to the current AHA guidelines how many milliliters of tidal volume should you deliver via BVM to an adult patient who is apneic?
80mL-100mL
100mL-500mL
500-1000mL
Just enough enough to give adequate chest rise
When assessing the patient's pupils with a penlight, which of the following is NOT assessed?
Reflectivity
Size
Equality
Reactivity
The pediatric assessment triangle is composed of what three components?
Level of consciousness, quality of respirations, general appearance
muscle tone, respiratory depth and rate, perfusion
Circulation, appearance, work of breathing
blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate
You are called to the scene of a structure fire. Upon arrival you notice several people staggering down the block away from the fire with soot marks around their mouths. You should?
Tell them to stay where they are and wait until you come back
Call for additional ambulances and continue to assess the scene
Treat them immediately and find out if there are others in the building
Get ready for the building to explode because it could be a meth lab
Which of the following patients has adequate respiration?
55 y/o woman with paradoxical chest expansion at 22 bpm
31 y/o man breathing at 20 bpm and slightly irregular
6 month old child who is breathing at 22 bpm.
A 10 y/o who is breathing with accessory muscles at 30 per minute
You have just arrived on scene to a call of man down. A man is lying prone on the sidewalk outside of a bar and there are several bystanders who say they witnessed him just fall over forward. As you check his pulse and respirations you find that he is breathing shallow at about 8 per minute and his pulse is 112. What would be the proper choice of action?
Shake him to see if he wake up, take his blood pressure, and put a c-collar on him
While maintaining c-spine precautions log roll him to a supine position and open his airway
Do a rapid trauma assessment and then take his blood pressure
Ask the bystanders if he had been drinking and then log roll him onto a back-borad
Use of an SpO2 monitor on a person suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning will be inaccurate because
The oxygen has stronger bonding properties than the CO2 molecule
CO2 is odorless and tasteless so the monitor cannot detect it
Carbon monoxide has a weaker bond with the hemoglobin
The carbon monoxide molecule displaces the oxygen molecule inhibiting oxygen delivery
A man has both legs burned on the front and back, along with the fronts of both arms from elbow down to wrist. Approximately what percentage of his body was burned?
36% BSA
45% BSA
50% BSA
54% BSA
Your patient is a 41 year old female who was found lying prone in the kitchen. She does not appear to be conscious and there is a pool of saliva next to her head. You and your partner log roll her into a supine position while maintaining c-spine stabilization. Just as you get the woman rolled over her husband tells you that she has a previous history of heart attacks. What would be the most appropriate course of action to take next?
Have your partner get the AED, attach it to the patient, and analyze
Verify a palpable pulse, attach the AED, and prepare to analyze
Do a jaw thrust to open her airway
Give her a sternal rub to verify consciousness
You arrive on scene to find a 34-year-old male lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Bright, red blood is spurting from a large cut in his shirt sleeve and he is clutching a knife between his teeth. What should you do first?
Have your partner distract the patient, while you take the knife from him
Inform the patient you will not hurt him and treat the injury
Call for police to backup and then treat the wound
Leave the scene until police arrive to make the scene safe
You arrive on scene with your partner to transport a patient that has been throwing up blood that looked like coffee grounds. This sign would lead you to believe that this patient has?
Esophageal varices
GI bleed
Pancytopenia
Appendicitis
A 73 year old female was in her backyard gardening when she collapsed to the ground. Her husband told 911 that "she is breathing very fast and will not talk to me." You arrive to find the woman lying on her side in the grass. She is breathing at 7 breaths per minute and her pulse is irregular and thready. Her lungs also present with crackles upon auscultation As you are taking a blood pressure (88/66) the husband tells you that the woman has been having jaw pain and some weakness for approximately 3 days. What is the most likely cause of this woman's condition and how would you treat her?
Hypoperfusion, High flow O2, and transport in Fowler's position
Cardiac arrest, treat for shock, and rapid transport
Cardiogenic shock, assist ventilations, and transport
Septic shock, transport in a position of comfort with high flow O2 via NRB
EMT responds to a call at a local residence, for an 85-year male with a complaint of AMS. On scene the EMT noted a blood pressure of 100/70, resp. rate of 8, with deep labored breathing. The patient is also cool, diaphoretic, and pale, with bluish tinge to the oral mucosal. The family stated that the patient has no history of overdosing, no psych history, and is normally good at taking his medications. However, family reported patient has started to easily forget things and was found in a confuse state on their arrival. What is the next action the EMT should perform. If scene assessment reveals patient has 13 prescribed medications, and Narcan has reverse the affects, how can the EMT explain this to the family?
Suction patient airway and place on NRB at 15 lpm. Inform the family patient shows signs of an addict
Obtain a refusal and inform family patient needs to be admitted for rehabilitation services due to intentional overdosing
Provide PPV with high flow O2, and educate the family about drug toxicity and how it relates to elderly patients
Do nothing and wait for ALS to respond.
Microorganisms that can spread disease by contact with blood, inhalation of airborne droplets or contaminated objects are generally referred to as
Pathogens
Viruses
Bacteria
Contaminants
What structures that are thin and flexible and extend from the uterus to the ovaries.
Ureters
Ovaries
Fallopian tubes
Prolapse uterus
Dispatched to a call for a 38-year-old female with complaints of vaginal bleeding. On scene, you gather the following information: 34 weeks pregnant, with excessive bleeding that started after intercourse, the patient denies any sensation of contraction or abdominal pain, further assessment shows patients is at risk of shock. With the following information, what is the EMT’S field impression and treatment?
Spontaneous abortion - Have patient continue pushing until placenta is delivered
Braxton-Hicks- package the vagina with bathroom towels and transport
abruptio placentae - treat patient for the shock and provide emotional support for patient and family
Placenta previa - treat patient for shock, initiate rapid transport
Which component of the blood is responsible for defending against infection?
Platelets
White Blood Cells
Red blood cells
Erythrocytes
EMT assess strong activity, blue extremities, with pink trunk, strong facial grimaces, with a HR of 140, and a resp. rate of 60. What is the APGAR score, and when is the APGAR assessment performed?
Which of the following is the most important initial step when treating a patient with suspected inhalation injury from a house fire?
Apply a cervical collar
Remove the patient from the hazardous environment
Start an IV line immediately
Administer activated charcoal
What is the primary function of platelets in the blood?
Defend against infection
Transport oxygen
Assist in blood clotting
Regulate body temperature
When performing a rapid trauma assessment, which of the following findings would indicate the need for immediate intervention?
Bruising on the thigh
Complaint of mild headache
Irregular pulse and shallow respirations
Minor abrasions on the forearm
