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EMT FISDAP Final ExamQuestions and Answers 2023 – 2024 (Verified Answers)
- A female is unresponsive due to being hit in the head with a board. She hasa large hematoma on her forehead.You should
Assess her airway
Check for a pulse
Obtain consent to treat
Manually stabilize the spine ANS Manually stabilize the spine - Which is the BEST way to assess breathing in an unconscious patient?
Watch for chest rise
Apply a pulse oximeter
Check for capillary refill
Examine the skin color ANS Watch for chest rise - A 10 month old pt has a partial foreign body obstruction due to a piece of
hot dog.She is cyanotic and has minimal air movement.Your treatment shouldinclude
Ventilations by bvm and oxygen
A blind finger sweep
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Highly concentrated oxygen blow-by
Back blows and abdominal thrusts ANS Back blows and abdominal thrusts
- A 54 year old female is complaining of chest pain.The patient would like youto assist her in taking one of her husband’s nitro tablets. Vital signs are BP
140/100, P 96, R 18.What should you do?
Monitor vital signs and transport in position of comfort
Assist the pt in self administering nitroglycerin
Administer oxygen and contact the pt physician
Check the expiration date on the nitroglycerine and comply with the patients
request ANS Monitor vital signs and transport in position of comfort - The most common electrical disturbance the result in cardiac arrest in
adults is
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
Asystole
Pulseless electrical activity ANS Ventricular fibrillation - A 35 year old female claims to have fallen. As you assess her injuries, her
husband enters the room tells you to leave. He is holding a baseball bat.You
should
Remove the pt from the house as quickly as possible
Continue caring for the pt while reasoning with the husband
Leave the scene and request police assistance
Tell the husband to drop the bat ANS Leave the scene and request police
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assistance
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- A 91 year old male was found lying on the floor in his home. He is staring
blankly and is rigid and cool to the touch.Vital signs are BP 100/74,Temp 88Fand SPo2 93%. As you prepare for transport, you should
Handle the pt gently
Apply heat packs and massage extremities
Massage his extremities
Apply heat packs and handle gently ANS Apply heat packs and handle gently - A pt complains of abdominal pain.Which of the following questions shouldyou ask?
“Have you had recent constipation”
“Does the pain change when you take a deep breath”
“Is your pain sharp”
“How would you describe your pain” ANS “How would you describe your pain” - A 90 year old female complains of shortness of breath which has been
ongoing for the past few days. It gets worse at night when she lies down.Vitalsigns BP 180/100. P 106, R24. breath sounds reveal crackles bilaterally. Her
most likely problem is
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Congestive heart failure (CHF) ANS Congestive heart failure (CHF)