Qtr 3

Question 1

Prehospital care decisions should be based on

Answer 1

EMS research

Question 2

Gloves, a mask, eye pro and face shield should be worn

Answer 2

When controlling severe bleeding

Question 3

The ______ of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles

Answer 3

Apex

Question 4

A patient has a large accumulation of blood in the sac surrounding the heart. Which type of shock would this condition cause?

Answer 4

Obstructive

Question 5

What is true of the lymphatic system?

Answer 5

Its vessels closely parallel the major arteries in the body

Question 6

A normal systolic BP for a 30 year old is?

Answer 6

Between 90 and 140 mm Hg

Question 7

Atherosclerosis

Answer 7

Blockage of the coronary artery

Question 8

The average pulse of a person between 19 and 60 years of age is

Answer 8

70 BPM

Question 9

A palpable pulse is created by?

Answer 9

Pressure waves through the arteries caused by cardiac contraction

Question 10

What is wheezing when listening to lung sounds of a person in respitory distress?

Answer 10

A lower airway obstruction

Question 11

Medication encased in gelatin shells are called

Answer 11

Capsules

Question 12

What is a rules based error?

Answer 12

EMT administers a drug that is not approved by the medical director

Question 13

A patient should be placed in the recovery position when?

Answer 13

They are unresponsive, uninjured and breathing adequately

Question 14

What are capillary sphincters?

Answer 14

Circular muscular walls that regulate blood flow through the capillaries

Question 15

Distributive shock occurs when

Answer 15

Widespread dilation of the blood vessels causes blood to pool in the vascular beds

Question 16

Neurogenic shock is caused by

Answer 16

Failure of the nervous system causing widespread vasodilation

Question 17

Hepatitis B is more virulent than Hepatitis C, which means

Answer 17

It has a greater ability to produce disease

Question 18

At the onset of an acute asthma attack, patients commonly experience difficulty breathing and

Answer 18

Audible stridor

Question 19

The electrical impulse generated by the heart originates in the

Answer 19

Coronary Sinus

Question 20

A patient with altered mental status is not thinking clearly or is

Answer 20

Incapable of being aroused

Question 21

Patients with thrombophilia are at increased risk for

Answer 21

Acute arterial rupture

Question 22

When assessing an unresponsive diabetic patient, the primary visible difference between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia is

Answer 22

Rate and depth of breathing

Question 23

While auscultating breath sounds of a patient who was stung multiple times by a yellow jacket, you hear bilateral wheezing over all lung fields

Answer 23

This indicates a narrowing of the bronchioles in the lungs

Question 24

If a patient presents with hyperthermia and ringing in the ears

Answer 24

Suspect an aspirin overdose

Question 25

Organic brain syndrome

Answer 25

is a dysfunction of the brain caused by physical or physiological function

Question 25

Behavioral Crisis

Answer 25

Situation in which a patient of any age exhibits agitated, violent or uncooperative behavior

Question 26

This will make excited delirium worse

Answer 26

Alcohol withdrawal

Question 27

Breath holding syncope

Answer 27

Happens when a swimmer breathes shallowly before entering the water

Question 28

Functional Behavioral Disorder

Answer 28

Schizophrenia