OB - PEDIATRIC EMT FISDAP 2024 LATEST
EXAM 250+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) AGRADE
A pregnant trauma patient may lose a significant amount of blood before showing signs of shock because: - ANSWER✔✔A. pregnant patients can dramatically increase their heart rate.
- blood is shunted to the uterus and fetus during major trauma.
- pregnancy causes vasodilation and a lower blood pressure.
- pregnant patients have an overall increase in blood volume.
D.By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically at or above the level of the mother's: - ANSWER✔✔A. belly button.
- superior diaphragm.
- pubic bone.
- xiphoid process.
A.Common interventions used to stimulate spontaneous respirations in the newborn include all of the following, EXCEPT: - ANSWER✔✔A. thorough drying with a towel. 1 / 4
- suctioning of the upper airway.
- some form of tactile stimulation.
- positive-pressure ventilations.
D.During your visual inspection of a 25-year-old woman in labor, you see the baby's head crowning at the vaginal opening. What should you do? - ANSWER✔✔A. Apply gentle pressure to the baby's head as it delivers.
- Place your fingers in the vagina to assess for a nuchal cord.
- Tell the mother not to push and transport her immediately.
- Maintain firm pressure to the head until it completely delivers.
A.Following delivery of a full-term baby, you have properly cared for the baby and have clamped and cut the umbilical cord. During transport, you note that the mother is experiencing moderate vaginal bleeding. You should: - ANSWER✔✔A. firmly massage the uterine fundus with a circular motion.
- elevate her legs 6 to 8 inches and cover her with a blanket.
- place her legs together and position her on her left side.
- carefully insert a sterile trauma dressing into her vagina.
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A.From what internal female organ is the fetus expelled during delivery? - ANSWER✔✔A. Cervix
- Perineum
- Uterus
- Vagina
C.If a baby is born at 7:52, the second Apgar score should be calculated at: - ANSWER✔✔A. 7:59.
B. 7:53.
C. 7:57.
D. 8:00.
C.
The amniotic fluid serves to: - ANSWER✔✔A. remove viruses from the fetus.
- transfer oxygen to the fetus.
- assist in fetal development.
- insulate and protect the fetus. 3 / 4
D.The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid indicates: - ANSWER✔✔A. that the fetus is at least 4 weeks premature.
- an expected finding in full-term infants.
- that full newborn resuscitation will be needed.
- that the baby's airway may be obstructed.
D.Three days after delivering her baby, a 30-year-old woman complains of a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Her level of consciousness is decreased and she is tachycardic. The EMT should suspect: - ANSWER✔✔A. acute pulmonary edema.
- pulmonary embolism.
- spontaneous pneumothorax.
- intrauterine bleeding.
B.When determining the frequency of contractions, you should time the contractions from the: - ANSWER✔✔A. start of one to the end of the next.
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