EMT FISDAP FINAL EXAM LATEST 2024 REAL
EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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chest pain patient with a history of hypertension. you give high flow O2 and he has a Nitro patch on the right upper chest. His pressure is 78/50. what do you do - ANSWER✔✔with a gloved hand, take the Nitro patch off and wipe the chest off. raise the feet to treat the BP where does the blood in the inferior vena cava come from to get back to the heart - ANSWER✔✔legs, kidneys, abdomen, but not the brain 33yr old unresponsive patient with rapid shallow respirations. how do we treat that - ANSWER✔✔positive pressure ventilations if you have a patient that takes numerous meds, what is it best to do with those meds during transport - ANSWER✔✔take them with you what is bradycardia and tachycardia - ANSWER✔✔heart rate less than 60 and heart rate greater than 100 how do we administer oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung disease - ANSWER✔✔start at a lower flow and gradually build up until you see improvement 1 / 3
What's a sign and symptom of acute hyperventilation syndrome - ANSWER✔✔tachitnia and extremities will become numb and tingly what is the best way to move a patient with a wheeled ambulance stretcher - ANSWER✔✔push with the head and guide with the feet if you move a patient from a bed to an ambulance stretcher, what kind of carry is that - ANSWER✔✔direct carry you've got an unresponsive patient that we cannot get IV access on. what's the most appropriate access to administer medications by - ANSWER✔✔IO what are risk factors of an MI - ANSWER✔✔the male sex, family history, diet, stress, diabetes why do we give aspirin to patients that are having an MI - ANSWER✔✔makes the platelets less sticky and the blood not able to clot how do the kidneys help regulate blood pressure - ANSWER✔✔sodium and water what is the substance responsible for causing an allergic reaction called - ANSWER✔✔an allergen What's the final stage of death and dying - ANSWER✔✔acceptance What's the 1st thing we do when we arrive on scene - ANSWER✔✔check scene safety you have an individual who is unconscious with rapid , shallow breathing and copious amounts of bloody secretions in his mouth. how do we take care of that - ANSWER✔✔suction on the way out for no more than 15 secs and alternate with 2 mins of oxygenation if you're going to push a wheelchair, stretcher, etc, how do you need your arms to be - ANSWER✔✔not extended compressions to ventilation 2 rescuer for a child - ANSWER✔✔15 to 2 you have an individual who has some respiratory distress. you place him in a comfortable position, but you don't give him oxygen. what are you - ANSWER✔✔negligent 2 / 3
what are crackling air bubbles under the skin called - ANSWER✔✔subutaneous emphasema you go to an elder couple's residence and find them unconscious in the bed. no evidence of trauma. you begin your assessment and began to smell natural gas. how do you get them out - ANSWER✔✔clothes drag or blanket who is responsible for authorizing you to perform on an emt level - ANSWER✔✔the medical director What's low blood sugar called - ANSWER✔✔hypoglycemia What's the most rapidly fatal cause of anaphylaxis - ANSWER✔✔upper airway obstruction restlessness and anxiety. rapid shallow breathing with cool, clam my skin and absent peripheral pulses.what is not a sign of compensated shock - ANSWER✔✔absent peripheral pulses what is unique about the diaphragm - ANSWER✔✔it's a voluntary and involuntary muscle Describe septic shock - ANSWER✔✔it causes widespread vessel deterioration which also causes blood to leak out and vasodilation the pressure that is exerted by a liquid that occurs when blood moves through an artery at relatively high pressure - ANSWER✔✔hydrostatic pressure you're taking care of an individual that has a small amount of vomit draining from the side of their mouth. after you protect her from further injury how do you take care of the airway - ANSWER✔✔manually position the head, suction, npa, and high flow oxygen the patient is on cpap and is in severe respiratory distress. his heart rate has increased by 20 beats per min. he is conscious but no longer following verbal commands. what do you do - ANSWER✔✔remove the CPAP and bag them with a BVM if a honey bee stinger remains in the world following staying what is important - ANSWER✔✔to remove the Stinger because if it remains than the Stinger will continue to pump Venom into the body for up to 20 minutes
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