A detailed physical exam should be done ___________________.
To determine the method of injury
On an unconscious patient before anything else
Only by medical staff in a hospital setting
Only after critical interventions
Question 2
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A man has both legs burned on the front and back, along with the fronts of both arms. Approximately what percentage of his body was burned?
45 percent
36 percent
50 percent
54 percent
Question 3
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A part of the protocols that are to be completed before contacting medical direction are known as?
Standard of practice
Standard of care
Required care
Standing orders
Question 4
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A sphygmomanometer is used to measure?
Depth of laceration
Spaces between Q - R and S waves
Distance of skid marks
Blood pressure
Question 5
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AHA CPR/ AED Guidelines advise doing what after the first shock?
None of the options are correct are appropriate
Resuming CPR for 5 cycles approximately 2 minutes
Checking the pulse and rhythm of the patient
Analyzing again and potentially giving up to 2 more shocks
Question 6
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Before applying a sling to an elbow dislocation you should?
Make sure there are no laceration
Align the elbow so it pops back in place
Do a detailed physical exam
Check the PMS
Question 7
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CPR is in progress on an 35 year old woman who has fallen down an escalator. She has no pulse and chest compressions have been started. Current AHA guidelines specify that this woman should receive approximately how many compressions over a period of 3 minutes?
400 compressions
306 compressions
290 compressions
110 compressions
Question 8
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Fluid that accumulates in the lungs makes the transfer of oxygen more difficult as the alveoli are partitioned by the fluid this is called?
Respiratory emesis
Alveoli failure
Pulmonary edema
Paradoxical flux
Question 9
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Negligence is:
An action that results in pain or injury to the patient
Found when one of four criteria is met
Not providing care to an injured person
Deviating from the standard of care expected from your level of certification
Question 10
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Perfusion is defined as?
The movement of blood through the tissues
How well a person's skin looks during assessment
The death of cells
Movement of waste product through the intestines
Question 11
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Scene safety is compromised by doing what?
Waiting for the fire department to contain a flammable spill
Obeying traffic laws on your way to the scene
Doing a full scene size up
Entering the scene of a shooting before police have it secured
Question 12
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The assessment based approach allows you to rule out life threats and then ________________.
None of the options are correct
Treat the patient's complaints
Repeat your assessment
Diagnose the patient's illness
Question 13
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The bevel of a nasopharyngeal should be inserted ___________.
To the base of the carina
Away from the septum
Toward the septum
Only after lubing with petroleum jelly
Question 14
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The exchange of gases in the lungs is called _________________.
Ventilation
Inhalation
Expiration
Respiration
Question 15
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What letter from the DCAPBTLS mnemonic would you associate with finding that your patient has a pencil jammed into their leg about 2 inches deep?
D
A
C
P
Question 16
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When asking the patient,"Does the pain move anywhere else?" This question refers to what part of the assessment?
Provocation
Pain reference
Radiation
Pertinent medical history
Question 17
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Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?
Respirations
Skin
BP
Pulse
Question 18
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Who is responsible for developing protocols for an EMS system?
State EMS Control
Medical director
Department of Transportation (DOT)
National EMS control
Question 19
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You and your partner Greg are performing CPR on a 22 year old man who was in a motorcycle accident. Your CPR will utilize:
12 to 20 breaths per minute with a tidal volume of 800ml each breath
Compressions one third to one half the depth of the chest with one breath every 3-5 seconds
About 6 breaths per minute with a tidal volume enough to give adequate chest rise
Chest compressions at 30 a minute with one breath every 10 seconds
Question 20
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You arrive on scene of an unknown medical to find a man and a woman unconscious in their kitchen. You are finishing a rapid trauma assessment on the woman when your partner says she smells something odd and is feeling dizzy. Your best course of action would be to:
See if your partner can identify the odor
Remove yourself from the scene and advise dispatch of the situation
Call dispatch and request hazmat assistance while maintaining the patient's airway
Place both patients on high flow O2 and pull them out of the house
Question 21
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You arrive on scene to find a 35 year old man lying prone in the bathroom. He is not alert and you log roll him with c-spine stabilization into a supine position. Your next course of action would be?
Give him a sternal rub to check for consciousness
Check pulse and apply AED
AED - SAMPLE
Manually open the airway
Question 22
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You arrive on scene with your partner Joe to find an 7 year old boy unconscious after being dragged from the water. He is not breathing and has no pulse. CPR in this case should include________________.
15:2 compression to ventilation ratio
30:1 compression to ventilation ratio
30:2 compression to ventilation ratio
5:1 compression to ventilation ratio
Question 23
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You have been called to a home where a 1-year-old girl is in respiratory distress, possible apnea. The caregiver called 911 after finding the girl on the floor in front of the TV. She does not know if the child is breathing or not. Which of the following choices below contains the most accurate facts related to this call?
Children have a large tongue that takes up more
Children have ridged tracheal cartilage and a short epiglottis that can easily block the airway. During CPR the neck should be slightly hyperextended to account for this difference.
Children have smaller airways that are often blocked by toys and rarely occluded with mucus or swelling. If you suspect a foreign body airway obstruction, try to visually locate the object and remove it if possible.
Children may have anterior displacement of the tongue which can cause an airway obstruction. CPR should include delicate compressions to avoid rib fractures.
Question 24
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Your partner Alex is assessing a patient who was a player in a hockey game. Alex thinks the man likely has a fractured zygoma. From this you would gather that the patient has been struck where?
Cheek
Ankle
Right below the sternum
Spine
Question 25
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Your partner Ruben has just asked a patient "Is the pain stationary in that one spot?" What part of the SAMPLE history is he assessing?
Provocation
Onset
Pertinent medical history
None of the options are correct
Question 26
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A wound to the leg that resulted in heavy bleeding of bright red blood could be controlled by what?
Pressure to the knee
Pressure to the femoral artery
Pressure over the brachial vein
Pressure to the femoral artery
Question 27
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You are cleaning the back of your ambulance outside the hospital emergency room when a man walks up to you holding his stomach. He tells you that he is hurting really bad and asks if you can help him. What is the best response in this situation?
Tell him to walk down to the door marked 'Emergency Room' and talk to the lady at the front desk
Assist him into the Emergency Room and help him to the Triage area
Have him sit on your stretcher and begin assessing him for any obvious life threats
Call dispatch and report a walk up medical and give your location
Question 28
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The autonomic nervous system is _____________.
An automatic subdivision of the central nervous system
Responsible for offload of oxygen
Responsible for offload of oxygen
A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system
Question 29
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The cardiovascular system consists of the_____________.
Heart and spinal cord
Heart and vessels
Heart and brain
Lungs and heart
Question 30
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Which of the following would cause a person to become hypovolemic?
Slow GI bleed
Dehydration on a hot day
All of the options are correct
Cut to the hand that is uncontrolled
Question 31
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You arrive on scene to a MCI vehicle accident involving multiple vehicles. Your triaged patient is a 4 year old boy who has multiple fractures and is pulseless. You and your partner begin CPR:
At a rate of 100 compressions per minute with one breath every 5-6 seconds
With chest compressions at a rate of 30:2 with one breath every 3-5 seconds
With 12 to 20 breaths per minute with a tidal volume of 800ml for each breath
At a ratio of 15:2 with a compression depth of one third the diameter of the chest
Question 32
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The majority of cardiac medical emergencies are the result of what?
Reduced blood supply to the myocardium
Embolism and thrombosis
Poor diet
Old age
Question 33
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Which of the following would be a sign that CPR may not be necessary?
Core cyanosis
The patient is unconscious
Stiff neck and jaw
No pulse or respirations
Question 34
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Respirations in a preschool aged child would be considered normal at ___________.
16 breaths per minute
35 breaths per minute
24 breaths per minute
32 breaths per minute
Question 35
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You and your partner find an adult male pulseless and apneic. At what rate should your CPR compressions be delivered?
60-80 compressions per minute
109 compressions per minute
170 compressions per minute
At least 90 compressions per minute
Question 36
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You arrive on scene to find a 64 year old male complaining of shortness of breath. He is using accessory muscles to breath and is in the tripod position. As you kneel down beside him you notice a cylinder of oxygen near his chair. From this scene size up information you might assume that?
He was exercising
He has COPD
He is a welder
He has an upper airway obstruction
Question 37
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A patient who is competent may:
Tell you what to do
Gain power of attorney over EMS providers
Have lost control of their bladder
Refuse treatment
Question 38
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A child is breathing at 32 breaths per minute. This would be considered ______________.
Below range
Bradypneic
In range
Above range
Question 39
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You and your partner Shelly are called to the scene of a single car MVA with two patients. The reporting party told dispatch that one of the patients is unconscious in the car and the other is out of the car and conscious, but bleeding badly from his face. You arrive to find that the man in the car is actually dead and the other man is standing up against a bystander's car. According to the NREMT Patient Assessment/Management - Trauma Skill Sheet what would be the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
Determine chief complaint, do a secondary assessment, Treat ABC's, and then make a transport decision based on the vitals
Consider stabilization of the spine, Perform a primary survey and make a transport decision, then do a secondary assessment
BSI, Treat any life threats, Do a detailed focused exam, Check vital signs and make a transport decision
Verbalize general impression of the patient, Determine chief complaint/apparent life threats, Make a transport decision, and get a set of baseline vitals
Question 40
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All of the following are functions of the Patient Care Report except:
Education
Diagnosis
Administrative information
Essential research record
Question 41
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Without any further information, what condition would you say the following patient is in? A 1-year-old male with a pulse rate of 110, breathing at 30 breaths per minute, with a systolic BP of 90.
Moderate
Poor
Good
Bad
Question 42
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Which of the following would be an advised method of asserting your authority with a patient who appears aggressive?
Keep your eye level above that of the patient's
Tell them you are on the EMS boxing team
Tell them you will call the police if they don't mellow out
Tell them you will sedate them if they don't mellow out
Question 43
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What should be palpated in an infant when checking the pulse?
Radial artery
Brachial artery
Carotid artery
Femoral artery
Question 44
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You and your partner Bob are called to the scene of a man down. The report said the man has no pulse and that family members are doing CPR. Upon arriving at the scene what 3 things are you going to do first?
Attach the AED, tell everyone to stand back, and hit the analyze button
Open their airway, tell the bystander to stop CPR, and put your gloves on
Question the bystanders, direct them to stop CPR, and check for pulse
Hook up the AED, open their airway, and insert an adjunct
Question 45
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You arrive on scene with your partner Emilio to find a woman who is having problems breathing. She is speaking in 1 or 2 word bursts and is on oxygen at 3 liters per minute. There is an ashtray next to her bed loaded with cigarette butts. She says her care taker called the ambulance and she does not want you there. She says she will allow you to take her vitals but then you have to leave. Her BP is 100/60 her pulse is 48 and her respirations are 18. She says she is 89 years old and has a pacemaker and is on high blood pressure medication. "I just want to be old, please leave", she says. What should you do?
Respect her wishes and leave, asking her to please call if she needs medical attention
Prepare to bag her and transport when she eventually passes out
Transport her to the ER. Her vitals dictate that you must
Tell the care giver to quit calling and giving false alarms
Question 46
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When transporting a patient who is in cardiac arrest, the use of sirens and lights is?
Recommended for comfort
For moving quickly and safely through traffic
Advised by the DOT
A necessity
Question 47
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You are called to a local river where a rafting trip has turned bad. A family of 5 was dumped into the river after their raft capsized, only 3 of them made it to shore. As you arrive on scene, a woman and a young boy are brought up from a rescue raft. The search and rescue crew say the victims were under water about 15 minutes. The woman does not have a pulse, but the boy does. What will your ventilation rate be for the woman? What about the boy?
10-12 ventilations per minute for the woman / 12-20 ventilations per minute for the boy
30 compressions to 2 ventilations per minute
6 ventilations per minute for the woman / 12-20 ventilations for the boy
12-20 ventilations per minute for the woman / 15-30 ventilations per minute for the boy
Question 48
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What is Hyperthermia?
The body having too much blood
The body getting too hot
None of the options are correct
The body getting too cold
Question 49
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What is the best way to assess a patient's temperature?
Looking at their skin
Your lips
The back of your hand
The index and middle finger
Question 50
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It's 8 a.m., you and your partner Raymond are called to a multiple car collision on a busy side street. You arrive on scene and can see at least 6 patients. The cars are a twisted mess and are covering one whole lane of traffic with multiple fluids pooling around the cars. You can hear people crying and traffic is already starting to move around and by the wreck. You should...?
Triage the most critically injured first and then extricate them in order of severity
Inform the patients that you are not allowed by law to enter the zone until it is made safe by law enforcement
Get the fire department in route, establish a safety zone, and assist in keeping traffic at a safe distance
Begin extrication of the patients while your partner calls for more ambulances
Question 51
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How much blood loss is considered serious in an adult patient?
1000cc
500cc
300cc
100cc
Question 52
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Which question would help you determine the patient's chief complaint?
Who called the ambulance?
What day is it?
When did the emergency start?
What can I do for you?
Question 53
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You are called to the scene of a shooting where the scene has been cleared by law enforcement. Upon approaching the patient you notice a gaping chest wound and hear the sound of air rushing out of the wound. Treatment for this injury would include?
C-spine for possible spinal injury and a nasal cannula at 16 lpm
Direct pressure and elevation of the pelvis
A three sided occlusive dressing and rapid transport
A lot of dressing
Question 54
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S in the SAMPLE history stands for?
Severity
Superficial
Significant
Signs
Question 55
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When assessing a newborn you would use what scale?
AVPU
APGAR
PARAG
LEAN
Question 56
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Dispatch has reported a possible heart attack and bystanders are doing CPR. A 46-year-old woman was out mowing her lawn when neighbors saw her fall straight to the ground. You arrive to find two people doing what appears to be effective CPR. According to the AHA, What should you do after taking BSI precautions?
Briefly question rescuers about arrest events - Turn on AED - Attach AED to patient
Attach AED to patient - Turn on the AED - Analyze rhythm
Assess for pulse - Direct rescuers to stop CPR - Attach AED
The following are signs of potentially life threatening respiratory problems in adults. Which is the most ominous sign?
1 or 2 word dyspnea
Audible stridor
Altered mental status
Diaphoresis
Question 59
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Nasal flaring is a sign of what?
Dehydration
Respiratory distress in children
Clogged nasal passages
Anger in intoxicated patients
Question 60
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In 20 seconds of CPR you should deliver approximately how many chest compressions?
34 compressions
23 compressions
12 compressions
55 compressions
Question 61
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80
The Adam's apple is also known as?
The vallecula
The mastoid cartilage
The cricoid cartilage
The thyroid cartilage
Question 62
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80
A hernia is caused by:
A rupture in the muscle tissue of the calves
Straining the abdominal muscles
Eating foods high in iron
Twisting the elbow toward the midline
Question 63
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You arrive on scene with your partner Jason to a multiple vehicle accident where you are the 2nd ambulance to arrive. Scene size up indicates there are 7 patients in 3 cars all requiring extrication. In the first car is a 27 year old woman who is 32 weeks pregnant, conscious, and crying, a 12 year old girl who is screaming and complaining of back pain, and an 8 year old boy who has a facial laceration and open fracture of the tibia who is also conscious but breathing very shallow. In the second car is an 86 year old man who is slumped against the steering wheel with no pulse and has a piece of metal impaled through his head. In the third car are 3 teenagers 17 years of age. The two in the front seat are complaining of neck pain and appear to have an altered level of consciousness. Neither of them were wearing a seatbelt and both have contusions on their foreheads. In the back seat is the last occupant, a girl who said she was having a seizure and vomiting earlier so her friends were taking her to the hospital. She was wearing her seat belt and has no sign of injury. Who should be receiving treatment first?
The vomiting teenager
The 86 year old man
The 8 year old boy
The pregnant woman
Question 64
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You and your partner Maria have just started CPR on a 23 year old MVA victim. According to AHA CPR guidelines how often should you change compressor roles?
Every 5 minutes
Every 2 minutes
Every 1 minute
Every 10 minutes
Question 65
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When a baby is born breech what will be the presentation?
The head emerging from the vagina first
Butt or feet first
The back of the head presenting first
The placenta emerging first
Question 66
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Anatomically, a child's airway is just like a little adult's, EXCEPT?
The tongue is larger in proportion to their body and their uvula is not developed yet
The tongue is smaller and the adenoids are not present
The vallecula is not developed yet
The tongue is larger in proportion to their body and the cricoid cartilage is smaller
Question 67
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You are transporting a 27-year-old female who was the driver in a single car MVA on a remote logging road. She is on oxygen at 12LPM and had an actively bleeding laceration on her scalp that has been controlled with pressure. Her pulse is 100 with respirations of 12 a minute and her blood pressure is 110/70. You are still 30 to 40 minutes from the hospital. According to the NREMT trauma management skill sheet, which of the following answer choices contains the best treatment for this patient given the circumstances.
Reassess and treat any conditions that present
Perform a secondary assessment of the laceration to make sure bleeding has stopped
Assess airway, breathing, and circulation every 5 minutes until arrival at the hospital
Put a C-collar on her and re-assess vitals every 15 minutes en route
Question 68
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The heart muscle has the ability to contract without neural stimulation. This is called?
Contractility
Automaticity
Autonetronic
Diastole
Question 69
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The rule of 9's helps?
Distinguish electrical - from thermal and chemical burns
Give the hospital enough time to set up the necessary equipment
Identify the extensiveness of a burn
Tell how much pain a person is feeling
Question 70
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Why would inserting a suction catheter into the mouth with the suction active be incorrect?
It depletes the patient's oxygen supply
Big chunks are often at the top and will clog the suction before you get deep enough
You were not taught to do it that way
You may cause the patient to aspirate the contents of the mouth
Question 71
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Which set contains parts of the lower airway only?
Mouth, epiglottis, trachea, and bronchi
Trachea, alveoli, bronchi, and bronchioles
Pharynx, larynx, lungs, and diaphragm
Nose, alveoli, bronchi, and diaphragm
Question 72
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Your patient is the victim of a moderate speed MVA. The patient is unconscious and not breathing. You attempt to open their airway with a jaw thrust maneuver and are unsuccessful. What should you do next?
Use the head tilt chin lift maneuver
Use the jaw thrust maneuver again
Put in an OPA and prepare to suction
Move the patient to a supine position and again attempt to open their airway with the jaw thrust maneuver
Question 73
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In a conscious patient you will likely stimulate a ____________ if you touch the soft palate.
All of the options are correct
Gag reflex
Higher pulse rate
More patent airway
Question 74
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You are dispatched to an elementary school for a fall. As you approach the scene, you note that a child is lying beneath the swing set. He appears apneic, unconscious, and is not moving. You should:
Place him in the recovery position to protect his airway.
Take manual cervical stabilization and attempt to open his airway.
Assess his respiratory function.
Immediately begin rescue breathing.
Question 75
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You arrive on scene to find another EMS crew doing CPR on a 60 year old woman. What is the best indicator that ventilations are being performed correctly.
The patient's skin color is pink
There is adequate chest rise and fall
The BVM is fully compressed
You can feel a pulse in the carotid artery
Question 76
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As a lone rescuer you are preparing to perform ventilations, why would you choose a mouth to mask device rather than a bag mask?
You are able to achieve a better seal
You are proving a smaller volume of air
It provides a higher concentration of oxygen
Because it is more sanitary
Question 77
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A 27 year old man and his 4 year old nephew have been pulled from a river after being submerged for approximately 12 minutes. Rescue breathing for the man should include breaths at what rate? Rescue breathing for the child should include breaths at what rate?
1 breath every 5-6 seconds for the man / 1 breath every 3-5 seconds for the child
10-12 breaths per minute for the man / 20-30 breaths per minute for all children
1 breath every 3-5 seconds for the man / 1 breath every 5-6 seconds for the child
12-20 breaths per minute for the man / 10-12 breaths per minute for the child
Question 78
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Apnea is defined as?
Slow breathing
Poor breathing
The absence of breathing
Fast breathing
Question 79
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80
Which of the following patients is bradypnic? Patient 1 is a 19- year-old male with a respiratory rate of 9 breaths per minute, patient 2 is a 6 month old boy with a rate of 40, patient 3 is an 11-year-old girl with a respiratory rate of 20, and patient 4 is a 51-year-old female with a respiratory rate of 20.
Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Patient 4
Question 80
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With regard to maintaining a child's airway which of the following would be true?
Use an OPA measured from the corner of the nose to the ear lobe
A towel under the shoulders will help put the airway in alignment
Never use a towel under the shoulders
It takes up less of the mouth in proportion to an adult