Medical Tests EMT-TEST Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Medical Tests EMT-TEST Online Questions & Answers

• Question 161:

  What type of injury should be suspected when the patient presents with “raccoon eyes”?

  A. mandibular fracture
  B. rupture of tympanic membranes
  C. epistaxis
  D. skull injury or fracture
  D. skull injury or fracture

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• Question 162:

  What is among the greatest causes of crashes in a modern ambulance?

  A. distracted driving
  B. increased vehicle traffic
  C. high speed driving
  D. other vehicles
  A. distracted driving

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• Question 163:

  Which could be a reason that acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) was not administered to a patient in a cardiovascular emergency?

  A. stomach ulcer
  B. all of these
  C. documented allergy
  D. bleeding condition
  C. documented allergy

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• Question 164:

  You’re responding to a call for a 44-year-old woman who is complaining of feeling anxious and states, “I can't breathe.” You should do the following:

  A. Perform an abdominal thrust; she may be choking.
  B. Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs.
  C. Place a non-rebreather mask and turn the flow to 6 LPM.
  D. Immediately start manually ventilating since she said she can't breathe.
  B. Assess her respiratory rate and rhythm, check her oxygen saturation and listen to her lungs.

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• Question 165:

  You’re called to the home of a 65-year-old man. When you arrive, your primary survey should include a rapid assessment to determine if the patient's condition is life-threatening. You should look for visual clues, including ____.

  A. severe bleeding
  B. unconsciousness
  C. trouble breathing
  D. all of these
  D. all of these

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• Question 166:

  What is triage?

  A. A method of bandaging a wound.
  B. A method to determine how fast to transport a patient.
  C. A method of sorting patients based on their severity of injury.
  D. A method to determine how many personnel to care for a patient.
  C. A method of sorting patients based on their severity of injury.

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• Question 167:

  During completion of your patient care report, you write the following statement:

  «The patient was obviously intoxicated and intentionally uncooperative».

  Subjective statements such as this can open the paramedic up to which of the following legal charges?

  A. Res ipsa loquitur
  B. Libel
  C. Malfeasance
  D. Slander
  B. Libel

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• Question 168:

  While assessing the carotid and radial pulse in your unresponsive patient, you determine that the carotid pulse is weak and rapid, and the peripheral pulses are absent. What other clinical assessment finding would you expect to be present?

  A. An irregular rhythm of the pulse
  B. A decrease in the respiratory rate
  C. Cool and pale skin
  D. An increase in arterial pressure
  C. Cool and pale skin

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• Question 169:

  When dealing with a medical call, your primary assessment should focus on ____.

  A. a thorough head to toe exam
  B. patient's mechanism of injury
  C. complete medical history
  D. the nature of the illness, chief complaint, and symptoms
  D. the nature of the illness, chief complaint, and symptoms

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• Question 170:

  What is the best step for a responsive cardiac emergency patient with palpable pulses?

  A. Attach and apply the AED immediately.
  B. Begin CPR, starting with respirations.
  C. Do not use the AED.
  D. Check vitals and apply AED if heart rate is bradycardic.
  C. Do not use the AED.

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