As an EMT you can be involved with dead patients. Which of the following methods is inappropriate in helping families cope with grief? - ANSWER. Reassuring the families of the outcome of the patient.
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As an EMT you can be involved with dead patients. Which of the following methods is inappropriate in helping families cope with grief? - ANSWER. Reassuring the families of the outcome of the patient.
Which of the following is not a stage in the process of grief? - ANSWER Regret
Which of the following is false about critical stress incident management? - ANSWER Meetings are supervised by a psychologist
you and your partner respond to a call from a woman with anaphylaxis from bee stings you both decide she needs an immediate epinephrine Injection and decided to call medical control through a radio transmitter which of the following is not a principle of reporting the patient's case over the radio? - ANSWER Mention only the patients first name
Which of the following actions is not a component of pre-assignment operations? - ANSWER Using seatbelts when driving
Which of the following is unlikely to increase the risk of your ambulance crashing en route to the incident location - ANSWER Using headlights
You are the driver in an ambulance headed to an incident location at an intersection that traffic light changes from green to yellow which of the following responses is most appropriate? - ANSWER Slow down and stop if the light turns red
In which of the following cases is the use of escorts and multiple ambulances acceptable? - ANSWER Unfamiliar routes
To reduce the risk of crashes of escorts and multiple ambulances which of the following guidelines is unnecessary? - ANSWER Using sirens
Which of the following is false about albuterol? - ANSWER It should be given as oral tablets
You have just given 0.3 MG of IM epinephrine to a patient with anaphylaxis which of the following symptoms in epinephrine is used for - ANSWER Wheezing
You have just administered nitroglycerin to a patient with shortness of breath and crushing chest pain from mild cardial infraction you must monitor the patient for all except which of the following side effects? - ANSWER Blurred vision
An EMT is permitted to administer all except which of the following drugs? - ANSWER HEPARIN
Activated charcoal is useful in treating all except which of the following types of poisoning? - ANSWER Iron
You are attending to a man trapped in the driver seat of a car as firefighters attempt to extricate him from the vehicle you notice that the patient's respiratory rate is 10 CPM pulse rate is 120 BPM fast and thready which the following interventions is most appropriate? - ANSWER Given oxygen through a non rebreather mask
You respond to a 32 year old male with bleeding scalp injury following a physical assault by undefined men what is the least likely feature you will find on examination? - ANSWER Decrease skull pressure
Which of the following is not a common sign of a skull fracture? New one all except which of the following are signs of Cushing reflex? - ANSWER Absent carotid pulse
In the intensive care unit you were briefed about a patient who is said to be unconscious and unresponsive which dilated as metric pupils the quarter tape posturing and Cushing reflex what might be the likely cause? - ANSWER Tachycardia
Spinal cord injury is commonly caused by which of the following? - ANSWER Cerebral herniation
Which of the following is false about the autonomic nervous system? - ANSWER Motor vehicle collision
You have the urge to urinate while driving home from work as you drive you almost hit a toddler who strayed into the road after a sudden swerve away from the child you bring the car to a halt your heart is racing you are sweating and You know longer feel the urge to urinate what is most likely nervous system involved? - ANSWER Sympathetic nervous system
A victim of a motor vehicle collision is rushed to the ER after a thorough assessment is determined that the victim spinal cord was spurred which of the following is not a protective skeletal component for the spinal cord? - ANSWER Pia matter
Following a motorcycle crash a patient was brought in with paralysis of the left lower limb and extricated reflects activities of upper limbs a spinal injury is suspected what is the least likely mechanism of injury? - ANSWER Fall on an outstretched arm
if Conscious the above patient may demonstrate all except which of the following signs and symptoms? - ANSWER Paralysis above the suspected level of injury
After stabilizing the above patient which of the following questions is not necessary for assessing responsiveness - ANSWER Do you have any blurry vision?
The above patient is severely injured your response as a EMT should include all except which of the following steps? - ANSWER Avoiding artificial ventilation with inline stabilization
Another patient who was a passenger in the above motorcycle crash was later brought to the ER he still has a helmet on under what conditions should you remove the helmet - ANSWER You are unable to perform proper spinal immobilization
Which of the following is not a correct way to protect a 7 year old child after suspected spinal injury? - ANSWER Add the shoulders down to the heels to maintain neutral immobilization
A 6 year old male has severe facial lacerations After a hit on collision with a automobile in your primary assessment of this patient all except which of the following features are important to consider before triaging him as a high priority patient? - ANSWER Slow heart rate
Concerning secondary assessment of the above patient which of the following is incorrect? - ANSWER Repeat assessment every 30 minutes for stable patients
You're responding to a four year old male with a form body in his left eye which of the following interventions is inappropriate? - ANSWER Patch the eye reduce irritation
You're responding to a male 36 year old driver who sustained a facial trauma injury in a motor vehicle crash which of the following emergency responses is incorrect? - ANSWER Administer oxygen via positive pressure ventilation in retrospect of respiratory condition
You are responding to a 12 year old male with a bleeding nose following a fall on his face which of the following management protocols is unsuitable for this child? - ANSWER Positioned him supine on the bed
A 65 year old male slipped and fell with his occupant first on a staircase he feels severe neck pain and headache all except which of the following are basic interventions for this patient with a neck injury? - ANSWER Attempting a direct laryngoscopy
You are attending to a 26 year old female with profuse bleeding from a neck knife slit which the following interventions is inappropriate managing a severed neck blood vessel injury? New one which the following is least likely form of eye injury? - ANSWER Quickly apply pressure on the carotid pulse
Concerning allergic reactions which of the following is false? - ANSWER Antigens are proteins that are formed in the body
Pathways through which the body may be exposed to allergens include all except which of the following? - ANSWER Transformation
Which of the following is correct concerning anaphylaxis? - ANSWER The response depends on individual sensit
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