EMT 31-60

Which of the following is NOT a component of the Apgar score?

Body size

Which of the following statements regarding striated muscle is correct?

It forms the major muscle mass of the body and usually crosses at least one joint.

Which of the following joints allows no motion?

Skull sutures

Which of the following occurs during true labor?

Uterine contractions become more regular.

The EMT should be MOST concerned when a child presents with fever and:

a rash.

During the attempted resuscitation of an infant with suspected SIDS:

allow the family to observe if they wish.

The vagina and the neck of the uterus comprise the:

birth canal

Death caused by shaken baby syndrome is usually the result of:

bleeding in the brain.

Patients with generalized hypothermia are at an increased risk of a local cold injury because:

blood is shunted away from the extremities to the body's core.

Signs of severe dehydration in an infant include all of the following, EXCEPT:

bulging fontanelles.

The onset of labor begins with:

contractions of the uterus.

When inserting an oropharyngeal airway in an infant or child, you should:

depress the tongue with a tongue depressor.

High humidity reduces the body's ability to lose heat through:

evaporation.

In contrast to the brown recluse spider, the black widow spider:

is large and has a red-orange hourglass mark on its abdomen.

After determining that an infant or child has strong central pulses, you should:

not rule out compensated shock.

When assessing an infant's ventilation status, you should:

palpate the abdomen for rise and fall.

A fracture caused by minimal force that is associated with diseases such as cancer and osteoporosis is called a __________ fracture.

pathologic

A 33-year-old woman who is 36 weeks pregnant is experiencing vaginal bleeding. During transport, you note that she suddenly becomes diaphoretic, tachycardic, and hypotensive. You should:

place her in a left lateral recumbent position.

A 77-year-old woman slipped and fell on a throw rug and landed on her left hip. She denies striking her head or losing consciousness. Assessment of her left leg reveals that it is shortened and externally rotated. Distal pulses, sensory, and motor functions are intact. You should:

place her onto a scoop stretcher, pad around her left hip with pillows, and secure her to the scoop with straps.

Before positioning an infant or child's airway, you should:

place him or her on a firm surface.

Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you should:

provide emotional support to the mother.

Early signs of respiratory distress in the child include:

restlessness

You are assessing a man with suspected hypothermia. The patient is conscious and alert, and is actively shivering. His respiratory rate is increased, but his breathing is unlabored, and the pulse oximeter reads 72%. The pulse oximetry reading is MOST likely:

secondary to decreased perfusion in the extremities.

Heat stroke occurs when:

the body's heat-eliminating mechanisms are overwhelmed.

The act of pulling on a body structure in the direction of its normal alignment is called:

traction

Signs of vasoconstriction in the infant or child include:

weak distal pulses.

Which of the following is NOT a known risk factor of SIDS?

Putting a baby to sleep on his or her back

Following direct trauma to the left upper back, a 44-year-old male presents with diaphoresis and restlessness. His blood pressure is 100/50 mm Hg, his pulse rate is 120 beats/min and weak, and his respirations are 24 breaths/min and labored. Your assessment reveals abrasions and contusions over the left scapula. You should:

apply high-flow oxygen, consider spinal precautions, and transport without delay.

An infant or child with respiratory distress will attempt to keep his or her alveoli expanded at the end of inhalation by:

grunting

A 45-year-old female was the unrestrained passenger of a small car that rear-ended another vehicle at a moderate rate of speed. She is conscious and alert, but complains of pain to both of her knees. There is visible damage to the dashboard on the passenger's side of the vehicle. In addition to fractures or dislocations of the knees, you should be MOST suspicious for:

posterior hip dislocation