emt final study :P

the human body is made up of ________ % water. 60 7.5 75 17.5

60%

Your patient is a 24-year-old woman with asthma who is struggling to breathe and is very agitated. She has cyanosis of her lips and nail beds, and is cool and clammy to the touch. When you attempt to assist her ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device, she becomes combative and repeatedly pushes the mask away from her face. Which of the following is the BEST option? Wait for the patient's level of consciousness to decrease so that she can no longer resist your attempts to ventilate. Have your partner restrain the patient's hands so you can ventilate her. Use a nasal cannula to administer supplemental oxygen. Begin transport immediately and contact medical control for advice.

Begin transport immediately and contact medical control for advice.

Which intervention is proven to be the most effective is obtaining a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in a cardiac arrest patient? Early defibrillation High-concentration oxygen by bag-valve mask Combitube Early CPR

Early defibrillation

You are on-scene with a 48-year-old unresponsive male patient. Bystanders state he complained of chest pain and then suddenly collapsed. Vital signs are blood pressure 68/42, pulse 36, and respiratory rate 3. He is unresponsive to painful stimuli. After performing the primary assessment and treating all life threats, what is your next intervention? Insert an oral airway. Administer high-concentration oxygen at 15 lpm by bag-valve mask. Apply the AED. Package the patient for rapid transport.

Package the patient for rapid transport.

With START triage, when you arrive on the scene you ask all the patients who can walk to move to one area. These patients are categorized as: Priority 3 walking wounded. yellow tagged. Priority 4 walking wounded. red tagged.

Priority 3 walking wounded. (4 means dead lol)

Which of the following is NOT a sign of a hypoglycemic diabetic emergency? Anxiety Combativeness Slow heart rate Cold, clammy skin

Slow heart rate

In which of the following situations should the mother be transported immediately? Delivery is imminent and the mother has the urge to move her bowels. The mother experiences cramping every 30 to 60 seconds. The infant's arm is the presenting part. The baby presents with a nuchal cord.

The baby presents with a nuchal cord.

Which of the following should be kept in mind when assessing and managing the airway of a pediatric patient? Gastric distention is unlikely. Due to their short necks, pediatric patients require a greater degree of hyperextension to open the airway than do adults. The trachea is easily obstructed by swelling. The tongue is not as likely to obstruct the airway as in an adult.

The trachea is easily obstructed by swelling.

You are standing in line waiting to get a prescription filled for your mother. A woman walks in with a young boy in her arms. As she places him in a nearby chair, he begins to seize. Which of the following is true regarding childhood seizures? Most are due to head injuries. They usually last from 1 to 2 minutes. They are due to a rapid rise in temperature. They usually accompany a high fever.

They are due to a rapid rise in temperature.

Which of the following is true concerning lacerations? They always require suturing. They seldom require cleaning. They may be caused by blunt trauma. They are prone to infection.

They may be caused by blunt trauma.

You are ventilating a cardiac arrest patient when he begins to vomit copious amounts of large pieces of undigested food. Which of the following would be most effective in clearing the airway? Using a rigid pharyngeal suction tip Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached Irrigating the mouth with sterile water to dilute the material before suctioning Using a 14 French suction catheter

Using large bore suction tubing without a tip or catheter attached (tip makes it smaller ig)

An infection of the brain is called: meningitis. encephalitis. multiple sclerosis. rhinitis.

encephalitis

The movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide across the cell membranes from the capillaries is called: internal respiration. oxygenation. dehydration. external respiration.

internal respiration.

Which of the following is NOT a typical indication of congestive heart failure (CHF)? Productive cough Low blood pressure Increased heart rate Wet sounding breath sounds

low blood pressure

Your patient is breathing 4 shallow breaths per minute due to overdosing on his pain medication but he has a palpable radial pulse. He vomited prior to your arrival and is choking. You should: move the patient to the ambulance and suction. insert an oropharyngeal airway and ventilate. perform chest thrusts to clear the lungs. roll him over onto his side to clear the airway.

roll him over onto his side to clear the airway.

What is the sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating impedance or partial obstruction to the flow of air? Stridor Snoring Hoarseness Gurgling

snoring :P

When several agencies work independently but cooperatively, rather than one agency exercising control over the others, this is called: unified command. ICS. single incident command. NIMS.

unified command