FISDAP EMT FINAL-JB Learning Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 225 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
19-year-old female is found unconscious by her roommate. Your primary assessment reveals that her breathing is inadequate. As you insert an oropharyngeal airway, she begins to gag violently. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER: remove the airway and be prepared to suction her oropharynx.
a 40 year old ale with 300 mg blood sugar. is semi conscious and breathing slowly and is receiving assisted ventilation from your partner. you should recognize the definitive
treatment as - CORRECT ANSWER: insulin
a bp cuff that is too small for a patients arm will give a - CORRECT ANSWER: falsely high systolic and diastolic reading
A critical incident stress debriefing should be conducted no longer than ________ hours
following the incident. - CORRECT ANSWER: 72
a decrease in bp may indicate - CORRECT ANSWER: loss of vascular tone
a dissecting aortic anerysm occurs when - CORRECT ANSWER: the inner layer of th
aorta become separated
a fractured femur can result in the loss of__or more of blood - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 L
a generalized seizure is characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER: severe twitching of all body muscles
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a patient with an altered mental status - CORRECT ANSWER: is not thinking clearly or is incapable of being aroused
A patient's refusal for EMS treatment and/or transport must be: - CORRECT ANSWER: an informed refusal
a poison that enters the body by__is the most difficult to treat - CORRECT ANSWER: injection
A positive TB skin test indicates that: - CORRECT ANSWER: . you have been exposed to the disease.
a raised swollen well defined area on the skin that is the result of an insect bit or sting -
CORRECT ANSWER: wheal
a stinger from a honey bee should be - CORRECT ANSWER: scraped off
a transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when - CORRECT ANSWER: the normal body
process destroy a clot in a cerebral artery
a young male sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen during an altercation with a rival gang member. as your partner is assessing and managing his airway, you should
control obvious bleeding then - CORRECT ANSWER: assess for an exit wound
abnormalities in metabolism are most likely due to the disfunction of the - CORRECT
ANSWER: pancreas
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, an employer must: - CORRECT ANSWER: offer a workplace environment that reduces the risk for exposure.
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activated charcoal administration is contraindicated in patients who have ingested -
CORRECT ANSWER: acids or alkalies
acute coronary syndrome is a term to describe - CORRECT ANSWER: a group of
symptoms that are cause myocardial ischemia
AED is the most advantageous to an EMT because - CORRECT ANSWER: it delivers
prompt defillbilartion to patients in V-Fib
after applying pressure dressing to a laceration on a patients arm, you notice the blood is beginning to saturate, you should - CORRECT ANSWER: place additional dressings
After delivering your patient to the hospital, you sit down to complete the PCR. When documenting the patient's last blood pressure reading, you inadvertently write 120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this mistake, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER: draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data next to it.
air bags are designed to - CORRECT ANSWER: decrease the severity of deceleration injuries
an absence seizure is also referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER: petit mal seizure
an important aspect in the treatment of a patient with severe abdominal pain is to -
CORRECT ANSWER: provide emotional support to the hospital
An index of suspicion is MOST accurately defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER: your awareness and concern for potentially serious underlying and unseen injuries or illness.
An infectious disease is MOST accurately defined as:
Choose one answer.
- the invasion of the human body by a bacterium that cannot be destroyed by
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antibiotics or other drugs.