FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EMT FINAL MODULES

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EMT FINAL MODULES

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-Guarantee passing score -158 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process is designed to:

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Identify areas of improvement and provide remedial training if needed Question 2: When documenting a patient's blood pressure reading, you inadvertently write

120/60 instead of 130/70. To correct this:

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Draw a single horizontal line through the error, initial it, and write the correct data next to it

Question 3: A patient lying face up on his back is in what position?

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Supine Question 4: Instructions for medical care that a person leaves for others in advance of a

life-threatening medical situation is a:

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Advanced directive

Question 5: With a good mask-to-face seal and an oxygen flow rate of 15lpm, the

nonrebreathing mask is capable of delivering up to:

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90% oxygen

Question 6: An advanced directive that specifically forbids CPR is called

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A DNR order

Question 7: The nasopharyngeal airway is MOST beneficial because it

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Can maintain a patent airway in a semiconscious patient with a gag reflex Question 8: Assumed agreement by an unconscious person to allow medical care is called

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Implied consent Question 9: Which of the following is a unique function of the emergency medical dispatcher

(EMD)?

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Providing callers with life-saving instructions Question 10: A 37-year-old male has an apparent foreign body airway obstruction. He is conscious and alert and is coughing forcefully

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Encourage him to keep coughing and transport Question 11: The leaf-shaped structure located superior to the larynx is called the:

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epiglottis Question 12: The type of consent where a sound of mind patient understands and wants to

receive care is:

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informed consent

Question 13: Which of the following statements regarding the metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is correct?

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An MDI delivers the same amount of medication every time it is used Question 14: Decisions regarding what facility to transport a patient from the scene of an accident are the responsibility of the

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EMT in charge Question 15: The purpose of the pin-indexing system that has been established for compressed

gas cylinders is to:

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Ensure that the correct regulator is used for the cylinder Question 16: Which of the following is a procedure that evidence-based practice has made obsolete?

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Insertion of bite sticks

Question 17: Which will allow an EMT to terminate care of a patient?

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Patient no longer wants it Question 18: A conscious 60-year-old man complains of chest pain and denies shortness of breath. Which question is most appropriate?

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"Do you have any heart problems or take any medications?" Question 19: You arrive at the scene of a DOA. When evaluating the patient, which of the following is a definitive sign of death?=

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Dependent lividity

Question 20: Which of the following statements regarding oxygen is correct?

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Oxygen supports the combustion process an may cause a fire Question 21: You are performing mouth-to-mask breaths with oxygen connected and set at a flow rate of 15 L/min.What % of O2 is given?

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55% Question 22: A nasopharyngeal airway is inserted:

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With the bevel facing the septum if inserted into the right nare Question 23: After repositioning the mask several times, you are unable to ventilate a critically

injured patient. You should:

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Begin ventilations using the mouth-to-mask technique Question 24: The nasal cannula is MOST appropriately used in the prehospital setting:

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When the patient has mild distress or cannot tolerate a nonrebreathing mask Question 25: A common person who voluntarily stops to help an injured traveler is called a

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Good Samaritan Question 26: The brain connects to the spinal cord through a large opening at the base of the

skull called the:

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Foramen magnum Question 27: All these will help minimize the risk of gastric distention when ventilating an

apneic patient with a BVM except:

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delivering each breath over 1 second