EMT FISDAP FINAL Exam 1 ( UPDATED 2023 )
(ACTUAL EXAM ) 150 Questions and Answers (Solved)
1. what do you do for labored, contstriction, or lack of tidal volume:
assist ventilations with BVM
2. What do you do for acid in eyes:
irrigate, if contacts take them out
3. Signs and Symptoms of tension pneumothorax:
progressive shortness of breath increased altered level of consciousness neck vein distention tracheal deviation
4. What organ could be affected by trauma to the upper right quadrant:
Liver
5. flail chest is charcterized and defined by:
paradoxical motion 2 or more ribs broken in two or more places
6. subcutaneous emphysema what is it and how to treat:
A characteristic crackling sensation felt on palpation of the skin, caused by the presence of air in soft tissues. treat by positive pressure ventilations
- Daughter is power of attourney and wants father to recieve care, father is
AxO x4 and does not want care:
Respect patient wishes because he is concious without altered mental status
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8. Open fracture and bleeding PPE:
gloves, mask, goggles
9. What EMS statistic is needed to reduce speed limit in given area:
Fatalities and injuries that have happened on that stretch of road
10. Triage color green:
Ambulatory
11. yellow:
delayed
12. red:
immediate
13. black:
dead/ expectant
- you are treating a 300 pound male who cannot walk what should you
do:
call for assistance
15. triage in the:
cold zone
16. Pedatric/ infant breath rate:
18-30
17. Cardiac arrest in children is caused most likely by:
hypoxia, resp distress or failure
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18. Croup is characterized by:
hoarseness, "barking" cough, inspiratory stridor and varying degrees of respiratory distress resulting from swelling in or obstruction in the region near the larynx.
19. Steps to treating bleeding:
first direct pressure then tourniquet is direct pressure does not stop the bleeding
20. Signs and symptoms of meningitis:
fever, rash, stiff neck, altered mental status
specifcally in infants: Swelling of fontanelles
21. Apgar scale:
appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
22. when treating allergy primary concern is:
AIRWAY
23. when to start chest compression on newborn:
pluse under 60
24. ruptured spleen in child:
bleeding and pain
25. right upper quadrant:
Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
26. left upper quadrant:
liver, spleen, left kidney, stomach, colon, pancreas
27. left lower quadrant:
Part of descending colon Sigmoid colon Left ovary and tube Left ureter
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