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YYC EMR Finals Review #4 of 4
YYC EMR Finals Review #4 of 4
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1
The first treatment to do for a
heat stroke
patient is give them cool fluids to drink
False
True
2
The
maximum
compression depth for a child under age of 8 is:
One half of one half of a quarter-inch
2 inches
1 inch
1.5 inches
3
When ventilating a non-breathing trauma patient, it is best to open the airway using the?
Jaw Thrust
Head-tilt Chin-lift
Both
Neither
4
If you give Narcan and notice the patient starts to breath on their own, you would likely switch the BVM to a :
Nothing. He's breathing spontaneously now.
Simple face mask @ 5L/min
Cannula @ 1L/min
Nonrebreather @10-15L/min
5
You begin treatment of an unresponsive patient because you believe the patient would want care. This is called?
Informed Consent
Expressed Consent
Implied Consent
Presumed Consent
6
When do you consider attempting to realign a factured/angulated limb?
In order to restore absent distal circulation
To make it easier on the ER docs
Every time
It will greatly assist in the packaging/loading
7
70 y/o tripoding, with SOB, breathing with pursed lips, and enlarged/swollen ankles. Whats causing the swelling?
Edema
Overconstriction
Diaphoresis
Trauma
8
Pain in the abdomen in the ULQ is of concern because the ______ could be injured and cause considerable internal bleed?
Gallbladder
Spleen
Liver
Stomach
9
When performing the jaw thrust maneuver you should position yourself?
At the patients left side
Staddling the patients abdomen
At the top of the patients head
At the patients right side
10
How would you transport someone experiencing pedal edema with SOB?
Left Lateral Recumbent
Supine
Full-Fowlers
Trendelenburg
11
You have recieved an order over the phone from medical director to admin oxygen to the patient this is called:
Hospital Direction
On-line medical direction
Off - line medical direction
EMS coordinator director
12
Which of the following patients is most at risk for multi-system trauma?
44-year-old male whose foot was crushed by a forklift
27-year-old struck in the head by a baseball bat
16-year-old who fell four feet from a ladder
66-year-old female ejected from a vehicle rollover
13
A patient experiencing
heat stroke
has lost the ability to sweat.
False
True
14
According to your textbook that you were issued, you as an EMR have an ethical responsibility to:
All of these things
Read professional publications
Be ready to perform at all times
Maintain your skills and knowledge base
15
Children conpenstate for shock differently then adults. Which of the following signs may indicate shock?
Vomiting
Hypertension
Bradycardia
Tachycardia
16
Which organ secretes
Insulin?
Islet of Langerhans
Spleen
Pancreas
Liver
17
A 22 yr old has been stabbed in the chest. Which of the following is an immediate concern?
cardiac output
Electrical Heart failure
Parasympathetic reaction
Mechanical heart failure
18
How far do you advance an endotracheal tube into the airway?
You advance until you meet resistance, and then just back off a few cm
It should say roughly 21cm at the teeth
You should stop as soon as you see the balloon pass the vocal cords
You should advance 2cm past the vocal cords
19
How many mls of air does the average
adult
BVM contain?
1901-2499
1500-1900
1000-1499
500-999
20
When dealing with an amputation, make sure to do the following with the amputated part?
Toss it in a bag of 7-11 ice
Clean it and place it in a bag
Place the part on moist dressings and place in a bag
Wrap dressings on it, put in a bag, and place that bag in 2nd bag of ice
21
Spurting bleeding would be:
Arterial
Capillary
Venous
Mixed
22
When applying the straps on a spinal motion restriction device, in what order do you look to apply and tighten them?
Head, chest, pelvis, legs
Chest, pelvis, legs, head
Pelvis, legs, head, chest
Chest, legs, pelvis, head
23
What nervous systyem includes the brain and the spinal cord
Sympathetic
Central
Peripheral
Autonomic
24
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by:
The Retroperitoneal Pleura
The Omentum
The Diaphragm
The Peritoneum
25
Enhanced 911
is an advanced 911 system that automatically provides caller location via cell towers and VOIP technology.
False
True
26
What is the biggest concern when it comes to facial injuries in your patients?
Swelling
Bleeding
Airway compromise
Loss of eyesight
27
Body substance isolation (BSI) precautions include:
Wearing Personal pertective equiptment
Special plastic tents for infectious patients
CDC warnings by radio and television
Hepatitis A and B vaccinations
28
The tearing off of a large flap of skin describes which of the following type of wound?
Amputation
Laceration
Avulsion
Amputation
29
What organ is most responsible for creating lower extremity edema?
Liver
Lungs
Heart
Kidneys
30
What is the most common form of obstruction of the lower airway?
Loss of muscle control of the pharynx
Bronchoconstriction
Allergic reactions
Foreign bodies
31
one of the surprising rules of effective communication is that you must:
Avoid body language
Accept the reality of miscommmunication
Remain passive nd respectful
Speak Quickly
32
Lightheaded, dizzy, weakness/fatigue, and tremors with diaphoresis are all signs you could expect from:
Heat coma
Heat exhaustion
Heat cramps
Heat stroke
33
What are the categories of shock?
Cardiogenic, asthmatic, hypovolemic, distributive
Obstructive, hypovolemic, anaphylaxis, hypervolemic shock
Distributive, anaphylaxis, obstructive, hypovolemic
Cardiogenic, distributive, obstructive shock, hypovolemic shock
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What is the first treatment for
ANY
heat-related emergency?
Have them sip Gatorade
Cover them in a wet sheet and aggressively fan them
Remove them from the environment that is causing the problem
Ice packs to groin, axillae, and back of neck