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EMT Basic Practice Exam 21. Which patient’s vital signs are not within normal limits?: newborn:Pulse,100;respiration,30;B.P.;70/30 (normal:P:120-160, R:40-60, B/P:80/40)
- A 45- year old male is breathing at a rate of 32 times per minutes with
shallow respirations. He is altered, his skin signs are cool, cyanotic, and
diaphoretic.You should: provide artificial ventilation with a gas mask valve and
high-flow oxygen. - You should assess skin color by examining an adult patient’s: nailbeds
- A 45-year-old female is breathing at a rate of 22 times per minute with
adequate tidal volume. She is alert, but her skin signs are cool, pale, and
diaphoretic.You should: provide oxygen at 12L/min using a non-rebreather mask5. You would locate a patient’s carotid pulse by first finding the adams apple
and then: Sliding two fingers toward one side of the neck.
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- Your patient’s pupil react unequally to light.You should suspect the presence of: Head injury
- A 70-year-old female is complaining of shortness of breath. She has a
history of emphysema. you should: administer oxygen, because in most cases,
the hypoxic drive will not be a problem. - Ecchymosis refers to: bruising or discoloration.
- In which situation should you determine the patient’s blood pressure
through papaltion?: Your patient’s pulse is very week and difficult to hear. - The correct way to select the proper size oropharyngeal airway (OPA) is tomeasure the distance from the: corner of the mouth the tip of the earlobe.
- Which patient should receive only a focused physical exam and SAMPLE
history?: 5 year-old female responsive and in pain after falling from a standing
position - Your patient is a 19-year-old male who has been in a motorcycle accidentand shows deformity and bleeding to the left leg. You would not perform a
detailed physical exam if the patient: Began to spurt blood from an open wound.
3 / 8 - Continuous monitoring of a patient mental status is best accomplished
by: continuous monitoring the patient’s vital signs. - You should assess the brachial pulse in patient who: are younger than 1
year-old. - Which patient is showing early sign shock (decrease tissue perfusion)?: -23-year-old female: pulse:104, respiration:25/min:BP:118/78,cool calm skin
- Which of the following is the most important sign of a diabetic emergency?: altered mental status
- Of the following decease, which poses the most risk to EMS?: hepatitis C