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EMT FISDAP Cardiology Exam Questions and Answers
2023 – 2024 (Verified Answers)
- The AED gives “no shock” message to a patient who is in cardiac arrest.Youshould? ANS resume chest compressions
- Which interventions would have the MOST positive impact on a cardiac
arrest patient’s outcome? ANS Early CPR and defibrillation - What is the max amount of time that should be spent checking for spontaneous breathing in an unresponsive child? ANS 10 seconds
- When performing CPR on an adult, you should compress the chest to a
depth of at a rate of ? ANS 2.0-2.4 in, 100-120 BPM - A 54 year old complains of chest tightness after raking leaves for an hour.
The pain subsided after rest and two nitro. He has had very similiar episodesin the past. He is most likely experiencing? ANS Angina Pectoris
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- At what rate should single rescuer CPR be performed for a 17 year old
female? ANS 120 per min - A 40 year old patient with a history of coronary artery disease recent
mastectomy is complaining of chest discomfort.Vitals are P 120, R 22 and BP80/54. you should suspect? ANS Cardiogenic shock - Nitroglycerin is a medication that is typically administered?1 ANS
sublingually - A patient was struck by lighting, you should suspect? ANS an irregular
heartbeat - DUring CPR which of the following is most importnat? ANS minimal
interruptionsduring compressions - A buildup of calcium and cholestrol lform plaque inside a blood vessel
which would most likely be the cause? ANS ACS acute coronary syndrome - During the Primary Assessment a 57 year old female says she has chest
pain and points to her epigastric area?What should you do? ANS Obtain vital
signs