Written Test Questions

Question 0

You and your partner are working on an unconscious pulseless 58-year-old male patient fireback up is going to the ambulance to get your AED which of the following best describes the treatment you are performing while waiting for the AED to arrive

Answer 0

30 compressions to ventilations five times in two minutes

Question 1

Giving out information to somebody calls in regards to a patient which of the following our next would you be contravening

Answer 1

The health information act and freedom and privacy act

Question 2

What is scope of practice

Answer 2

Actions that are legally allowed

Question 3

True or faults it is believed that an adult is suffering from a mental disorder and is a threat to themselves or others an EMS practitioner has the authority to apprehend the patient and transport them to the hospital

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The term cyanotic is used to describe the skin color that is

Answer 4

Bluegray

Question 5

What type of medical direction do standing orders and written protocols describe

Answer 5

Off-line

Question 6

As of January 2006 which act will be replacing the health disciplines act

Answer 6

Health professions act

Question 7

Name the responsibilities that would be considered a primary responsibility of the EMS practitioner

Answer 7

Documentation

Question 8

You arrive on scene to an 89-year-old male who is pulseless apneic and unresponsive his wife says there is a DNR but is unable to produce the document what is your best option

Answer 8

Initiate resuscitation

Question 9

Terminating the provider patient relationship without making certain that equal or higher training is available is called

Answer 9

Abandonment

Question 10

What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient

Answer 10

The tongue

Question 11

The EMR must represent the patient and act in the patient’s best interest until that responsibility can be passed on to another provider in the healthcare system in doing so the EMR’s functioning as

Answer 11

Advocate

Question 12

Which section of the health disciplines act outlines the EMR scope of practice

Answer 12

Section 9

Question 13

In order for an EMS practitioner to be found negligent what four elements must be present

Answer 13

Duty to act
Breech of duty
Damages
Cause

Question 14

Pale skin is generally suggest which underlying problems

Answer 14

In adequate circulation

Question 15

Ensuring that the patient understands the risks and dangers of a treatment is necessary for the patient to give what type of consent

Answer 15

Informed consent

Question 16

What class of drivers license do you need as a minimum in order to drive an ambulance in Alberta

Answer 16

Class four

Question 17

You and your partner have just responded to a two-year-old patient the patient’s mother states that the child swallowed a quarter the child is conscious cyanotic and gasping for air what should you do

Answer 17

Give five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts until the airway is clear

Question 18

The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer to the free end of an extremity is called

Answer 18

Distal

Question 19

Consider assisting ventilations when respirations are less than what and greater than what per minute

Answer 19

Less then 10 or greater than 30 breaths per minute

Question 20

And intramuscular injection is

Answer 20

Absorbs more quickly than a subcutaneous injection

Question 21

When you use a stethoscope to listen to normal breath sounds of a patient you should hear

Answer 21

Equal bilateral air movement in each lung

Question 22

Which is a contraindication of the oropharyngeal airway

Answer 22

When the patient has a gag reflex

Question 23

Signs of vaso constriction can include

Answer 23

Cool hands or feet
Delayed capillary refill
Week peripheral pulses

Question 24

What are the four criteria used when evaluating or assessing the patient's orientation

Answer 24

Their name where they are the year and month and what happened person place time and event

Question 25

Which structure is located within the mediastinum

Answer 25

The heart

Question 26

In ideal circumstances suctioning of an adult patient should not exceed how many seconds

Answer 26

15

Question 27

What are the five phases of the grieving process commonly experienced by patients who are close to death

Answer 27

``` Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance ```

Question 28

Supine refers to

Answer 28

Lying face up

Question 29

The term baseline vitals is used to describe

Answer 29

The initial set of vital signs taken

Question 30

An electrical impulse leaves the SA node and travels to the

Answer 30

AV node

Question 31

Pain felt at a location other than its origin is called

Answer 31

Referred pain

Question 32

Reactive sites within cells or on cellular surfaces where drug may bind are called

Answer 32

Receptors

Question 33

You can auscultate a patient's blood pressure by

Answer 33

Deflating a blood pressure cuff while listening with the stethoscope for the return of blood flow through the brachial artery

Question 34

drugs that interacts with the receptor to stimulate a response is known as a

Answer 34

Agonist

Question 35

The chemical released in an anaphylactic reaction that causes rapidly increased vascular permeability and capillary and venule dilation is

Answer 35

Histamine

Question 36

The fastest way to deliver a medication into the bloodstream would be to

Answer 36

Administer intervening asleep not in EMR scope

Question 37

A diabetic patient exhibits exhibits Kussmaul breathing to

Answer 37

Compensate for metabolic acidosis

Question 38

How many half-life's must pass before a drug is essentially eliminated from the human body

Answer 38

5

Question 39

The study of how a body handles the drug overtime is referred to as

Answer 39

Pharmacokinetics

Question 40

Drug conversion to a metabolite is called

Answer 40

Biotransformation

Question 41

The term urticaria means

Answer 41

Hives

Question 42

The signs and symptoms of croup include

Answer 42

A barking cough

Question 43

The dosages for an adult and junior EpiPen are

Answer 43

0.3 mg and 0.15 mg

Question 44

The primary site of drug metabolism are

Answer 44

Liver and kidneys

Question 45

Air entering the plural space that is not related to trauma is known as a

Answer 45

Spontaneous pneumothorax

Question 46

A patient who is been involved in a nontraumatic scuba diving emergency should be transported in what position

Answer 46

A left lateral recumbent with head than feet

Question 47

Two major causes of strokes are

Answer 47

Occlusion and hemorrhagic

Question 48

Cushing's Triad consists of

Answer 48

elevated blood pressure decreased pulse decreased respiratory rate

Question 49

Hyperperfusion is another name for

Answer 49

Shock

Question 50

Which organ is located in the retro peritoneal space

Answer 50

Kidney

Question 51

What stage of shock is a patient in when their blood pressure starts to drop

Answer 51

Decompensated

Question 52

Neurogenic shock usually results from damage to the spinal cord at the

Answer 52

Cervical level

Question 53

``` The term blue bloater is used to describe which condition pneumonia chronic bronchitis asthma COPD or emphysema ```

Answer 53

Chronic bronchitis

Question 54

The term pink puffer generally refers to which pulmonary disease emphysema pneumonia chronic bronchitis asthma

Answer 54

Emphysema

Question 55

``` The branch of the nervous system that is responsible for the fight or flight response is the Autonomic nervous system Sympathetic nervous system Somatic nervous system Parasympathetic nervous system ```

Answer 55

Sympathetic nervous system

Question 56

Painless vaginal bleeding during pregnancy is most likely to

Answer 56

Placenta previa

Question 57

The nervous system is divided into two anatomical systems these are

Answer 57

The central and peripheral nervous system's

Question 58

Where the trachea divides into the left and right mainstream bronchi is known as the

Answer 58

Carina

Question 59

The exchange of carbon dioxide waste products and oxygen into the long occurs between the_________ and the pulmonary capillaries

Answer 59

Alveoli

Question 60

Black tarry stools are called

Answer 60

Marlena

Question 61

``` Cushing's triad is associated with Massive hemothorax Cardiac tamponade Tension pneumothorax Increased intracranial pressure ```

Answer 61

Increased intracranial pressure

Question 62

``` __________ is a type of fracture most commonly occurring in children Pathological fracture Commuted fracture Epiphyte all fracture Green stick fracture ```

Answer 62

Green stick

Question 63

Air entering the thoracic cavity via and external wound is known as a

Answer 63

Opened pneumothorax

Question 64

Emergency care for blunt trauma to the scrotum should include

Answer 64

Cold or ice pack to the area

Question 65

Treatment for an abdominal evisceration includes

Answer 65

Applying moist occlusive dressing | Flexing the knees and legs to relieve pressure on the abdomen

Question 66

What are the vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium

Answer 66

Superior and inferior vena cava

Question 67

True or false a drug can have many generic names but only one tradename

Answer 67

False

Question 68

The term urticaria means

Answer 68

Blood in the urine

Question 69

Ms contin the ms stands for morphine sulfate | True or false

Answer 69

True

Question 70

In which layer of the skin will you find papillary's hair follicles and sweat glands Subcutaneous Epidermis Dermis

Answer 70

Dermis

Question 71

What is the name of the obsterical emergency where the cord passes prior to the fetus

Answer 71

Prolapsed cord

Question 72

What are the five definitive signs of death

Answer 72

``` Decapitated Rigor Morris Incinerated Eviscerated Decomposing ```

Question 73

What part of the body senses the level of carbon dioxide in the blood to stimulate breathing

Answer 73

The brain stem

Question 74

Hypoxia means

Answer 74

Lack of oxygen

Question 75

What are the six parts that make up the upper airway

Answer 75

``` Nasopharynx Nasal air passage Pharynx Mouth Oropharnyx Epiglottis ```

Question 76

What five parts make up the lower airway

Answer 76

``` Larynx Trachea Alveoli small bronchi main bronchi ```

Question 77

What nine conditions result in hypoxia

Answer 77

``` Myocardial infarction Pulmonary edema Acute narcotic overdose Smoke inhalation Stroke Chest injury Shock Lung disease Asthma ```

Question 78

Superior means

Answer 78

Towards the head

Question 79

Inferior means

Answer 79

Towards the feet

Question 80

Lateral means

Answer 80

Towards the outside of the body

Question 81

Medial means

Answer 81

Towards the middle of the body

Question 82

Proximal means

Answer 82

Closer to the trunk

Question 83

Distal means

Answer 83

towards the ends of the extremities

Question 84

The upper right quadrant of the abdomen contains

Answer 84

Bile duct liver gallbladder part of the stomach

Question 85

Upper left quadrant of the abdomen contains

Answer 85

Stomach spleen some of the large intestine

Question 86

Lower right quadrant of the abdomen contains

Answer 86

small intestine and appendix

Question 87

Lower left quadrant contains

Answer 87

Large intestine

Question 88

What are the three different parts of the musculoskeletal system

Answer 88

Skeletal - voluntary moves arms etc Smooth - involuntary digestive lungs Cardiac - heart

Question 89

The nervous system is protected by the meninges what three parts make up the meninges

Answer 89

Dura mater Arachnoid layer Pia mater ( this goes from outer skull in)

Question 90

Definition of negligence

Answer 90

Deviating from the accepted standard of care through carelessness inattention disregard

Question 91

Drugs could be made up of what five sources

Answer 91

``` Plants Atropine Animals insulin Minerals potassium Synthetic fentanyl Micro organism. Penicillin ```