EMT Final

Blood stasis, changes in the vessel wall, and certain medications affect the:

Ability of the blood to effectively clot

When documenting a call involving a female patient who was sexually assaulted, the EMT should

Avoid speculation and document only factual data

Placenta previa is defined as

Development of the placenta over the cervical opening

_____________ rays easily penetrate through the human body and require lead or several inches of concrete to prevent penetration

Gamma

Which of the following conditions n would be the least likely to increase a person's risk of hypothermia

Hyperglycemia

Which of the following statements regarding rebound tenderness is correct

It is often discovered when the patient is jarred or moved suddenly

The venom of a black widow spider is toxic to the:

Nervous system

A man called EMS 12 hours after injuring his chest. Your assessment reveals a flail segment to the right side of the chest. The patient is experiencing respiratory distress and his oxygen saturation is 78%. His breath sounds are equal bilaterally and his jugular veins are normal. You should suspect:

Pulmonary contusion

which of the following statements regarding cervical collars is correct

a cervical collar is used in addition to, not instead of manual immobilization

In addition to severe bleeding, the MOST life-threatening complication associated with an open neck injury is:

an air embolism

All of the following should be addressed during the primary assessment except

capillary bleeding

upon arriving at the scene of a possible hazardous incident involving several patients, you should

carefully assess the situation

While using lights and siren, most state laws permit an ambulance to:

carefully exceed the posted speed limit

It would be MOST appropriate to perform a focused secondary assessment on a patient who:

fainted and fell to the ground from a standing position

The term used when individual units or different organizations make independent, and often inefficient, decisions regarding an incident is called:

freelancing

Covering a patient's _________ will significantly minimize radiation heat loss.

head

Evaluation of the interior of a crashed motor vehicle during extraction will allow the EMT to

identify contact points and predict potential injuries

The most critical treatment for a tension pneumothorax involves

inserting a needle through the ribcage into the pleural space

during your assessment of a patient who experienced blunt force trauma to the abdomen, you notice bruising around the umbilicus. This is a sign of

intra abdominal bleeding

Typically, medevac helicopters fly at speeds between:

130 and 150 mph

The incubation period for Ebola can be up to

21 days

An obese person is ________ over ideal weight.

30% or more

Portable and mounted suction units must be powerful enough to generate a vacuum of at least __________ mm Hg when the tubing is clamped.

300

What is the approximate blood volume of an 80-kg adult male

6.0L

A person's ability to shiver is lost when his or her body temperature falls below:

90 F

Hypovolemic shock occurs when

low fluid volume leads to inadequate perfusion

The lower jawbone is called the:

mandible

In contrast to abruptio placenta, placenta previa:

might present without significant abdominal pain

When a person is lying supine at the end of exhalation the diaphragm

might rise as high as the nipple line

If a person's tidal volume decreases, but his or her respiratory rate remains unchanged:

minute volume will decrease

A rapid, irregular pulse following blunt trauma to the chest is MOST suggestive of a:

myocardial contusion

Once entrance and access to the patient have been provided, you should

perform a primary assessment

To avoid exacerbating a patient's injury, it is especially important to use extreme caution when providing positive-pressure ventilation to patients with a:

pneumothorax

A pregnant trauma patient might lose a significant amount of blood before showing signs of shock because:

pregnant patients have an overall increase in the blood volume

A patient with a core body temperature of 95 will most likely experience

rapid breathing

When enlisting the help of an interpreter who signs, it is important for you to ask the interpreter to:

report exactly what the patient signs and not to add any commentary

Upon arriving at the scene of a law enforcement tactical situation, you should ensure your own safety and then

report to the incident commander for instructions

What types of motor vehicle collisions present the greatest potential for multiple impacts?

rotational and rollover

When the parasympathetic nervous system is activated:

the heart rate decreases and the blood vessels dilate

Which of the following processes occurs immediately after ovulation

the inner lining of the uterus thickens in preparation for implantation

When determining the exact location and position of the patient in a wrecked vehicle, you and your team should routinely consider all of the following except,

the make and model of the vehicle

Patients with full-thickness (third-degree) burns generally do not complain of pain because:

the nerve endings have been destroyed

In general, musculoskeletal injuries should be splinted before moving the patient unless:

the patient is clinically unstable

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

traction

Command functions under the incident command system include all of the following, EXCEPT:

triage officer

You are transporting an immobilized patient with severe facial trauma. As you are preparing to give your radio report to the hospital, the patient begins vomiting large amounts of blood. You should:

turn the backboard onto its side

A female patient with a suspected head injury has slow, shallow breathing. The most appropriate treatment for her includes

ventilation assistance to maintain an ETCO2 of 30 to 35 mm Hg

Pleural fluid is contained between the:

visceral and parietal pleurae.

During your assessment of a patient who experienced a blast injury, you notice he has a depressed area to the front of his skull. This injury most likely occured:

when the patient was hurled against a stationary object

As soon as you leave the hospital and are en route back to your station, you should inform the dispatcher

whether you are back in service