EMT Basic Protocol Exam 15 Questions
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Quiz about EMT -Basic Protocols
- 1.The acronym START is used to assist in triage situations and stands for:
- A.
Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
- B.
Simple Treatment and Rapid Transport
- C.
Standard Treatment and Rapid Transport
- D.
Simple Triage and Rapid Transport
- 2.All patients found pulseless and apneic are to be resuscitated except, those patients found in the following condition
- A.
Hypothermic
- B.
Drowning with submersion less than 60 minutes (with hypothermia)
- C.
Pregnant and estimated to be 20 weeks or later gestation
- D.
A valid CPR Directive present with the patient
- 3.An unconscious adult is presumed to consent to treatment for a life threatening injury/illness is an example of:
- A.
Implied consent
- B.
Ordered consent
- C.
Presumed consent
- D.
Involuntary consent
- 4.A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient may give you a false elevated reading?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Heat stroke is a medical emergency and is distinguished by and altered level of consciousness
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.You are responding to a female in active labor and arrive at the scene just in time to assist in the delivery. When suctioning the infant, you should suction the nose before the mouth:
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The S in the SAMPLE pneumonic most correctly stands for:
- A.
Signs and Symptoms
- B.
Sensation
- C.
Severity
- D.
Swelling
- 8.When treating a patient with an amputation all the following are correct except:
- A.
Moisten with a sterile dressing and place in a water tight container
- B.
Do not use dry ice
- C.
Clamp bleeding vessels
- D.
Avoid a tourniquet if at all possible
- 9.Initial assessment of stable patients should be recorded every ________ minutes and ______ for unstable patients:
- A.
10-15
- B.
15-5
- C.
5-10
- D.
5-15
- 10.In the hypothermic patient, shivering does not occur below:
- A.
95 degrees Fahrenheit
- B.
90 degrees Fahrenheit
- C.
85 degrees Fahrenheit
- D.
80 degrees Fahrenheit
- 11.The Heimlich maneuver is now recommended to facilitate gastric emptying for a patient that has suffered a drowning/near drowning event:
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Severe thermal burns greater than ______ of the total body surface a dry dressing should be used, if it is less than that percentage the dressing should be moistened:
- A.
5%
- B.
10%
- C.
15%
- D.
25%
- 13.The appropriate dosage for aspirin when given to a patient that is having an acute coronary syndrome is:
- A.
2 – 81mg tablets (162mgs)
- B.
3 – 81mg tablets (243mgs)
- C.
3 – 80mg tablets (240mgs)
- D.
4 – 81mg tablets (324mgs)
- 14.While treating a patient with Acute Mountain Sickness you would expect signs and symptoms to include all the following except:
- A.
Headache
- B.
Fatigue
- C.
Poor sleeping
- D.
Altered mental status
- 15.In which of the following conditions is the administration of Nitroglycerin contraindicated for the EMT Basic:
- A.
Patient has not had three tablets within four minutes prior to your arrival
- B.
Patient is having cardiac related discomfort
- C.
Patient does not have Nitroglycerin prescribed for him
- D.
Patient’s blood pressure of 110 systolic
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