EMT FINAL PRACTICE FISDAP

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EMT FINAL PRACTICE FISDAP

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Question : A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has

pulled out her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should

• Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
• Insert a nasal airway into stoma
• Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma

ventilation

• Cut the skin away from the stoma

Correct answer: Use a soft tip catheter and suction until

clear

Question : To protect yourself from injury when lifting a

stretcher you should

• keep the weight as close to your body as possible
• use two additional ppl for the lift
• lean forward toward the stretcher

Correct answer: keep the weight as close to your body as

possible

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Question : An unresponsive 10 year old male was hit by a

car and is bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture.After securing his airway and manually stabilizing c-

spine, you should:

• place the patient in Tredelenburg position
• perform a rapid trauma assessment
• control bleeding from the leg wound
• immobilize the extremity using a ladder splint

Correct answer: control bleeding from the leg wound *

Question : The strongest portion of the heart that is

responsible for circulating blood to the entire body is the

• Left atrium
• Right atrium
• Left ventricle
• Right ventricle

Correct answer: Left ventricle

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Question : A 46 y/o female was involved in a bar fight

and has an obvious open neck wound. You should dress this wound with a/ an

• Occlusive dressing
• Sterile gauze dressing
• Pressure dressing
• Moist gauze dressing

Correct answer: Occlusive dressing *

Question : When assessing a pulse, you are feeling the:

• relaxation of the atria
• contraction of the left ventricle
• contraction of the left atrium
• relaxation of both ventricles

Correct answer: contraction of the left ventricle*

Question : A 60 y/o female has chest pain. She has not

taken her prescribed nitro you should

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• Determine what type of cardiac problem the pt has,

and assist her with taking the nitro

• Immediately attached the AED and begin transport to

hospital

• Administer aspirin only and withhold the nitro
• Consult medical direction with regard to assisting the

pt in taking the nitro

Correct answer: Determine what type of cardiac problem

the pt has, and assist her with taking the nitro

Question : Which of the following is the best definition of

hypoperfusion?

• Less blood reaching capillary beds
• Inadequate oxygen delivery to cells
• Lowered heart rate and BP
• Blood vessel dilation causing distal pooling

Correct answer: Inadequate oxygen delivery to cells