MCQ questions

Question 1

When preforming a primary survey on an unresponsive patients involved in an RTA. When evaluating the chest you notices unilateral chest rise you should:

Question 2

A sphygmomanometer is used for what

Answer 2

Used for measuring blood pressure

Question 3

What is the term for blood in urine?

Answer 3

Haematoria

Question 4

What is the term for black tarry stool!

Answer 4

Malaena

Question 5

What is the term for blood in the eye?

Answer 5

Hyphemia

Question 6

What is the term for coughing up blood?

Answer 6

Haemotopysis

Question 7

What is the term for blood in stomach (coffee ground)

Answer 7

Haemotemis

Question 8

A conscious patient complaining of chest pain should be put in the _____ position

Answer 8

The semirecumbent position is an upright positioning of the head and torso at an angle of 45°

Question 9

Parkinsons disease is associated with a deficiency in what hormone

Answer 9

dopamine

Question 10

Dysphasia is a difficulty in

Answer 10

speaking

Question 11

The mechanical process of removing waste materials or poisons from the blood is called

Answer 11

Haemodialysis

Question 12

An intestinal obstruction is contraindication for what drug

Answer 12

Nitrous oxide

Question 13

The paediatric dose of paracetamol is

Answer 13

15 mg/Kg

Question 14

The formula used to calculate the weight of a 9 year old is

Answer 14

(Age x 3) + 7

Question 15

What is the correct dose in mg of paracetamol for a 5 year old

Answer 15

270 mg

Question 16

The dosage of methoxyflurane administered is

Answer 16

3mL

Question 17

The dose of Paracetamol administered to a paediatric patient with a temperature > 38.5 oC with signs of distress or pain is

Answer 17

15mg/KG

Question 18

in compensatory shock, the systolic blood pressure

Answer 18

remains steady

Question 19

If treating an adult patient with mild asthma, the EMT should administer

Answer 19

salbutamol

Question 20

The oxygen adjunct of choice for a patient who has been involved in a trauma event and is breathing normally is

Answer 20

Non rebreather facemask

Question 21

When bandaging extremities, the EMT should

Answer 21

Leave the fingers or toes exposed whenever possible

Question 22

The conscious patient with a sucking chest wound should be transported in which of the following positions

Answer 22

Lying on the injured side

Question 23

Treatment for an abdominal evisceration would include which of the following

Answer 23

Flexing the knees and legs to relieve pressure on the abdomen

Question 24

In a condition known as hypoxic drive the patients breathing mechanism is triggered by the low amount of

Answer 24

Oxygen in the blood

Question 25

What are agonal respirations?

Answer 25

occasional gasping breaths, unable to maintain life

Question 26

Which of the following is most likely to produce hypovolemic shock?

Answer 26

ruptured spleen

Question 27

There are three main causes of fainting (syncope), one is postural, second is emotional stress and the third is _______

Answer 27

Cardiac in origin

Question 28

When dealing with a patient with Epistaxis, digital pressure should be applied for?

Answer 28

15 mins

Question 29

Under certain circumstances, an impaled object may be removed if it is located in the

Answer 29

cheek

Question 30

Hyperglycaemia will usually occur

Answer 30

Gradually (hours or days)

Question 31

A 56 year old woman suddenly complains of the worst headache of her life, with nausea and vomiting. The most likely cause of her symptoms from the list below is

Answer 31

Haemorrhagic stroke

Question 32

A patient has had a seizure, is now post seizure and is responsive to pain. You check the patients blood glucose and you find it to be 1.3mmol/L . The EMT should administer

Answer 32

glucagon

Question 33

Low blood glucose levels, an inadequate blood flow to the brain and a lack of oxygen are all possible causes of

Answer 33

ALOC and meningitis

Question 34

A hypoglycaemic event will usually occur

Answer 34

rapidly (within a few hours)

Question 35

Which term describes the phase of a seizure where the patient becomes rigid for a short period of time

Answer 35

tonic

Question 36

Status Epilepticus is

Answer 36

a succession of epileptic fits

Question 37

The largest artery in the body is the

Answer 37

aorta

Question 38

identify the three types of muscular tissue

Answer 38

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

Question 39

A patient who is bleeding within the skull will most likely produce which of the following sets of vital signs:

Answer 39

Rising blood pressure, slowing pulse and slowing respiratory rate

Question 40

Which one of the following factors has the greatest influence on kinetic energy?

Answer 40

increasing velocity

Question 41

A nasal cannula at the proper setting on the flow regulator (1 - 6 litres per minute), can deliver a minimum and maximum oxygen concentration of

Answer 41

24 - 44%

Question 42

You are assessing a patient with ACS when they suddenly collapse to the floor. The patient is unresponsive, not breathing and has no pulse. The first action you carry out is

Answer 42

DEFIB PADS (BUT LIKE I WOULD START COMPRESSIONS BUT MCQ SAID I WAS WRONG SO RIP)

Question 43

When dealing with a patient with Epistaxis, digital pressure should be applied for?

Answer 43

15 MINS

Question 44

In PHECC standards, the paediatric weight estimation of a one to five year old is

Answer 44

(AGE X2) +8

Question 45

For a paediatric patient, what percentage of the body surface area is given to the head

Answer 45

18%

Question 46

A significant difference between paediatric and adult patients is the

Answer 46

HEAD SIZE

Question 47

For a cardiac arrest how many practitioner/responders should be mobilised as a minimum

Answer 47

3-4

Question 48

The cardiovascular system consists of?

Answer 48

The heart Arteries Veins Capillaries Blood

Question 49

What is the largest artery in the body?

Answer 49

The aorta

Question 50

A disorder in which the heart loses part part of it’s ability to effectively pump blood, usually as a result of damage to the heart muscle, and usually resulting in backup of fluid in the Lungs is called what?

Answer 50

Congestive heart failure

Question 51

What is crepitus?

Answer 51

Bone grinding against bone

Question 52

What are the types of muscle?

Answer 52

SKELETAL SMOOTH CARDIAC