EMT Chapter 9 Quiz

A 39-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the groin during an altercation at a bar. As you approach the patient, you note that he is conscious, is screaming in pain, and is attempting to control the bleeding, which is bright red and spurting from his groin area. You should:

apply direct pressure to the wound.

When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient's upper extremity, you should place the diaphragm (head) of the stethoscope over the _________ artery.

brachial

A 50-year-old male is found unconscious in his car. There were no witnesses to the event. When gathering medical history information for this patient, the EMT should:

determine if the patient has a medical alert bracelet or wallet card.

If you cannot palpate a pulse in an unresponsive patient whose collapse was not witnessed, you should:

immediately begin CPR.

With regard to the assessment of a patient's cardiovascular status, capillary refill time is MOST reliable in:

patients who are younger than 6 years of age.

You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you find the driver, a young female, sitting on the curb. She is confused; is in obvious respiratory distress; and has pale, moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes her head, you perform a primary assessment. After performing any immediate life-saving treatment, you should:

perform a detailed head-to-toe exam and prepare for immediate transport.

During your assessment of a 6-month-old male with vomiting and diarrhea, you note that his capillary refill time is approximately 4 seconds. From this information, you should conclude that the infant's:

peripheral circulation is decreased.

A palpable pulse is created by:

pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction.

In responsive patients who are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the ________ artery.

radial

If a patient develops difficulty breathing after your primary assessment, you should immediately:

reevaluate his or her airway status.

Clinical signs of labored breathing include all of the following, EXCEPT:

shallow chest movement.

A crackling sound produced by air bubbles under the skin is called:

subcutaneous emphysema.

When assessing a patient's abdomen, you will evaluate for all of the following, EXCEPT:

subcutaneous emphysema.

When a patient's respirations are shallow:

tidal volume is markedly reduced.

A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover:

two thirds the length from the armpit to the crease at the elbow.

Supplemental oxygen without assisted ventilation would MOST likely be administered to patients:

with difficulty breathing and adequate tidal volume.

The normal respiratory rate for an adult should range from:

12 to 20 breaths per minute.

A 29-year-old male with a head injury opens his eyes when you speak to him, is confused as to the time and date, and is able to move all of his extremities on command. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is:

13

Which of the following statements regarding stridor is correct?

It is a high-pitched, crowing upper airway sound.

Which of the following abnormal breath sounds indicates obstruction of the upper airway?

Stridor