EMT FINAL EXAM JBLEARNING ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWER WITH RATIONALES |GRADE A+

EMT FINAL EXAM
JBLEARNING ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER WITH
RATIONALES |GRADE
A+
A 69-year-old man complains of dyspnea that began
two days ago and has gotten worse. Which of the
following assessments would give you the MOST
information regarding the possible cause of his
dyspnea?
A) Lung sounds
B) Mental status
C) Oxygen saturation
D) Pulse rate and quality - ANSWER-A
A 73-year-old male presents with confusion; cool,
pale, clammy skin; absent radial pulses; and a blood
pressure of 70/40 mm Hg. The patient's wife tells
you that he has had abdominal pain for a week and
began vomiting a coffee-ground substance
yesterday. His past medical history includes
hypertension and gastric ulcer disease. Your MOST
immediate concern should be that:
A) his blood glucose level is probably too high.
B) he is bleeding from his gastrointestinal tract.
C) he is in shock and requires prompt transport.
D) his condition requires surgery within 2 hours. -
ANSWER-C
Which of the following is an abnormal finding?
A) Heart rate of 80 beats/min in a 3-month-old
infant
B) Rapid, irregular breathing in a newly born infant
C) Systolic BP of 100 mm Hg in a 10-year-old child
D) Respiratory rate of 26 breaths/min in a 2-yearold child - ANSWER-A
Unresponsiveness, shallow breathing, and
constricted pupils are indicative of which type of
drug overdose?
A) Narcotic
B) Marijuana
C) Barbiturate
D) Amphetamine - ANSWER-A
Which of the following conditions would MOST
likely cause flushed skin?
A) Blood loss
B) Hypothermia
C) Exposure to heat
D) Low blood pressure - ANSWER-C
A 46-year-old man presents with generalized
weakness and shortness of breath after he was
bitten on the leg by a rattlesnake. His blood
pressure is 106/58 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 112
beats/min. Treatment for this patient should
include:
A) elevation of the affected part and ice packs.
B) splinting and lowering of the affected part.
C) ice packs to the wound and splinting.
D) proximal arterial constricting band and splinting.
- ANSWER-B
Which of the following injury mechanisms is
associated with hangings?
A) Distraction
B) Subluxation
C) Axial loading
D) Hyperextension - ANSWER-A
When assessing a conscious patient who overdosed
on a drug, you should FIRST determine:
A) the patient's weight in kg.
B) the type of medication ingested.
C) when the medication was ingested.
D) if there is a history of prior overdose. - ANSWERB
While triaging patients at a mass-casualty incident,
you encounter a 4-year-old child who is breathing at
a rate of 54 breaths/min. What should you do?
A) Apply high-flow oxygen
B) Tag the child as immediate
C) Assess for distal pulses
D) Ventilate with a bag-mask device - ANSWER-B
A prolapsed umbilical cord is dangerous because
the:
A) cord might pull the placenta from the uterine
wall during delivery.
B) mother may die of hypoxia due to compromised
placental blood flow.
C) cord may be wrapped around the baby's neck,
causing strangulation.
D) baby's head may compress the cord, cutting off
its supply of oxygen. - ANSWER-D
Your assessment of the newborn reveals that she
has a patent airway, is breathing adequately, and
has a heart rate of 130 beats/min. Her face and
trunk are pink, but her hands and feet are cyanotic.
You have clamped and cut the umbilical cord, but
the placenta has not yet delivered. You should:
A) massage the lower part of the mother's uterus
until the placenta delivers.
B) give the newborn high-flow oxygen via a
nonrebreathing mask and transport.
C) reassess the newborn every 5 minutes and
transport after the placenta delivers.
D) keep the newborn warm, give oxygen to the
mother if needed, and transport. - ANSWER-D