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EMT Final Exam Questions and answers, Graded A+ The 3 R's - -Retreat, Radio, Reevaluate What position do you place an unresponsive patient in? - -Recover position: On the side to aid drainage and prevent breathing blockage from vomitus. Positions for patients with no suspected spine injury - -If no suspected spine injuries transport the patient in a position of comfort. Breathing is easier in a semi-sitting position or fowler or semi fowler. Position for shock - -Placed in supine po...

The six components of a scene size-up are: - BSI/PPE Scene safety MOI/NOI Number of patients Additional help Spinal considerations The seven components of a primary assessment are: - General impression AVPU Chief complaint/Life threats Airway/Breathing Circulation Decision to transport EMS update The seven components of a secondary assessment for a medical patient are: - Vitals OPQRST SAMPLE General impression Interventions Reassessment Radio report

You respond to a 26 yeal old male who is unconscious and unresponsive to stimuli, you assess his breathing and determine that he is not breathing. The prefered method of ventilating this patient is, - mouth to mask with supplemental oxygen A construction worker has fallen from a height of 10 feet. When you arrive, he is conscious, but confused about how the fall occurred. He tells you that he is having difficulty breathing and cannot feel his legs. What is the first priority in the initial ...

EMTs should wear high-effficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirators when they are in contact with patient who have which of the following? - tuberculosis (TB) You are called to assist a 60-year old female who complaints of a severe headache. Upon entering the home, you smell a strong odor of natural gas. What is your first action? - Remove the patient from the house to your ambulance. The most common electrical rhythm disturbance that result in sudden cardiac arrest is called - ventricula...

The role of the ems provider is to do all of the following EXCEPT: a. Perform primary assessment b. Provide initial resuscitation c. Provide definitive diagnosis d. Package patients for transportation - C As a part of infection control procedures, it is ESSENTIAL that the EMS provider: a. Dispose of all equipment used after each call b. Wash his/her hands after treating each patient c. Wash his/her clothes after each patient contact d. Avoid casual contact with any patients - B Anothe...

Medical Control - - MD that can give any order on the scope of their practice -May control assist with questions regarding patient care or if there are complex medical conditions -Can help determine the most appropriate receiving facility Cardiac Arrest--Adult - - 30 compressions to 2 breaths via BVM (30:2) -Switch w/ partner every 2 minutes -Minimize interruptions of CPR -Use airway adjuncts as indicated -Apply AED, resume CPR after defibrillating Cardiac Arrest--Pediatric - 30:2 for si...

An EMS Provider responds to a call and finds an 8- yr old female with no pulse or respirations. The patient has a history of terminal brain cancer. The family states the last time she as seen alive was 5 mins prior to EMS being called. They also state patient has a DNR oder. In NYS, EMS personnel may accept which of the following DNR instruments as valid? - Written out-of-hospital DNR Implied Consent exists when a patient is suffering from a life-threatening injury or illness and is: - unco...

When caring for a patient who takes multiple medications it is best to: a. Document the medications on your patient care report, but leave them at home so they do not get misplaced. b. Take all the patients medications with you to the hospital and document them on your patient care report c. Send the patients medications to the hospital with a family member or other persons who will safe guard them d. Let the hospital staff retrieve the patients medical records which should show a list of...

MAST Review - Systolic blood pressure has to be below 50 mm Hg. MAST trousers put pressure on the legs to get more blood to the heart. Another incident is systolic blood pressure below 90 mm Hg and an unstable pelvic fracture. Which type of consent allows you to treat an unconscious patient? - Implied Consent *IMPORTANT* In anatomic terms, an injury midway down the left forearm would be considered: - Distal to the elbow because it is further away from the shoulder (USE YOUR ARM AND ACTUALLY...