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WEST COAST EMT BLOCK 3 EXAM WITH
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+
An allergen is defined as Correct Answer a foreign substance
What is the slowest and fastest allergen reaction? Correct Answer Ingestion is the slowest allergen reaction; injection is the fastest allergen reaction
An antibody is defined as Correct Answer an immune response
signs and symptoms of a sting consists of Correct Answer pain, localized heat and wheal
A bee stinger in the skin can inject venom for how long? Correct Answer 20 minutes
Epinephrine does what Correct Answer increases heart rate and restricts blood vessels and dilates the bronchioles
When do we give epinephrine for allergies? Correct Answer Anaphylaxis, we see wheezing, stridor, shock, and hypotension
When administering an epipen Correct Answer administer it for 3 seconds and rub it for 10
what are the side effects of epinephrine Correct Answer dizziness tachycardia headache anxiety
After injecting the epi-pen, what should you do? Correct Answer Dispose of the syringe 1 / 4
How many times can you give epinephrine? Correct Answer Only after you call medical control can you give the second dose of epinephrine
When administering activated charcoal Correct Answer make sure to consider the status of the airway because it can cause someone to vomit
what is the function of the liver Correct Answer Removing waste created by digestion produce bile
where is the liver located Correct Answer right upper quadrant
what is the function of the pancreas Correct Answer Secretes inslin and glucagon hormones and makes pancreatic juices
where is the pancreas located Correct Answer posterior to the stomach
what is the function of the spleen Correct Answer filter blood and help fight infections
where is the spleen located Correct Answer LUQ
what is the function of the gallbladder Correct Answer stores and concentrates bile
Where is the gallbladder located? Correct Answer under the liver, RUQ
what are the three motor vehicle collisions Correct Answer 1. car against another car
- passenger against interior of car 2 / 4
- passenger's organs against solid structures of body
what are arteries Correct Answer Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
what are arterioles Correct Answer Arterioles are the smallest arteries
what are capillaries Correct Answer Capillaries are the exchange vessels. They are microscopic and have only one wall—tunica intima—allowing substances to pass through quickly.
what are venules Correct Answer smallest veins
bones of the face Correct Answer mandible maxillae nasal bone palatine bone and nasal conchae vomer zygomatic bone lacrimal bone hyoid bone
Where is CSF produced? Correct Answer choroid plexus
what is the function of CSF? Correct Answer protects and nourishes the brain and spinal cord
what is the phrenic nerve? Correct Answer major motor and sensory nerve of the diaphragm
C3-C5
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what is flail chest Correct Answer A fracture of two or more sites on two or more adjacent ribs, or when rib fractures produce a free-floating sternum.
Flail segments may not be clinically evident in the first several hours after injury b/c of muscle spasms that cause splinting. After positive pressure initiated, paradoxical chest wall movement ceases.
What is cardiac tamponade? Correct Answer compression of the heart by an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac
S/S of a Cardiac tamponade Correct Answer - Chest pain
- Dsypnea
- Beck's Triad (Decreased BP, Muffled heart sounds, JVD)
- Kussmaul sign
what is a sprain? Correct Answer stretching or tearing of ligaments
what is a strain? Correct Answer stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon
what is a dislocation? Correct Answer total loss of congruity -- between the articular surfaces of the joint
What is Biot's respiration? Correct Answer Biot's respirations are rapid, deep breathing with abrupt pauses between each breath and an equal depth to each breath.
What is epistaxis and what causes it? Correct Answer loss of blood through the nose (nosebleed); usually caused by injury either external or internal - such as blow to nose, nose picking or foreign body insertion
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