EMT

You should apply the AED pads to your patient when heA . Complains of trouble breathing.B . Appears confused and “out of it”.C . Is pulseless and apneic.D . Is unconscious and vomiting.View AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: An AED should only be applied when the patient does not have a pulse...

A danger of using a rigid suction catheter with infants and young children is that stimulating the back of the throat can:A . Cause changes in the heart rhythm.B . Be ineffective in suctioning.C . Lead to immediate vomiting.D . Cause the tongue to fall into the airway.View AnswerAnswer: A...

A spontaneous pneumothorax is?A . More common is women than menB . Caused by an impact to the chest that penetrates the lungC . A sudden accumulation of air in the pleural spaceD . Only seen in people with COPDView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: Spontaneous pneumothorax is commonly seen in COPD...

A high pitched sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway. It may be inspiratory, expiratory or present on both inspiration and expiration. Is called?A . Respiratory ArrestB . WheezingC . StridorD . AsthmaView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: Stridor is indicative of a severe upper airway obstruction.

What is the difference between angina pectoris and a myocardial infarction?A . As an EMT-B you cannot determine the differenceB . The pain from angina pectoris will gradually get worseC . A myocardial infarction will go away with restD . Angina pectoris is caused by physical or emotional stressView AnswerAnswer:...

"You are dispatched to a 65-year old male who is complaining of severe chest pain, and has a history of cardiac problems. What is the primary role of medical direction in this scenario? "A . Medical direction serves no purposeB . Give authorization for interventionsC . Talk to and calm...

The endotracheal tube is primarily intended to:A . Be placed into the esophagusB . Provide a medication routeC . Be inserted into the tracheaD . Be used as a means of suctioning the hypopharynxView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: By inserting the endotracheal tube in to the trachea you isolate the trachea...

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood out to the body tissues?A . Right atriumB . Right ventricleC . Left atriumD . *Left ventricleView AnswerAnswer: D Explanation: Oxygen-rich blood reaches the left atrium from the lungs via the pulmonary veins; then, the left ventricle pumps it out to the...

Where does blood travel when it leaves the right ventricle of the heart?A . To the pulmonary veins, then to the lungsB . To the aorta, then out to the bodyC . To the vena cava then to the left atriumD . To the pulmonary arteries then to the lungsView...

The two-flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the:A . BivalveB . Aortic valveC . Bicuspid valveD . Pulmonary ValveView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: The two-flap valve is called the mitral valve, also known as the bicuspid valve. The three-flap valve is the tricuspid valve.