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-Guarantee passing score -487 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: You are delivering oxygen to a patient with a nasal cannula at 4 L/min when he

begins to complain of a burning sensation in his nose. You should:

Answer:

Administering "dry" oxygen through a nasal cannula-especially over a prolonged period of time-can result in drying of the nasal membranes, in which case the patient might complain of a burning sensation in the nose. The oxygen should be humidified

Question 2: A collapsed lung and severe hypoxia

Answer:

This will produce an absence or decrease of breath sounds and unilateral chest wall expansion.Question 3: A 56-year-old man has an acute myocardial infarction. Which of the following blood vessels became blocked and led to his condition?

Answer:

The coronary arteries, supply the myocardium (heart muscle) with oxygen-rich blood. Occlusion of one or more of these arteries results in a cessation of oxygenated blood beyond the area of occlusion and results in acute myocardial infarction.

Question 4: Mastoid process

Answer:

This is the prominent bony mass at the base of the skull.Question 5: A 70-year-old man recently had a heart attack and now complains of severe difficulty breathing, especially when lying flat. He is coughing up pink, frothy secretions. This

patient is MOST likely experiencing:

Answer:

The left side of the heart is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. When it fails, blood backs up into the lungs, resulting pulmonary edema include dyspnea, shallow respirations, coughing up of pink, frothy sputum.

Question 6: Hematemesis

Answer:

Vomiting up blood Question 7: While inspecting the interior of a wrecked automobile, you should be MOST suspicious that the driver experienced an abdominal injury if you find

Answer:

If unrestrained, the driver's abdomen may strike the steering wheel, resulting in significant trauma.Suspect this if you lift the airbag and note that the lower part of the steering wheel is deformed

Question 8: the human body is made up of ________ % water

Answer:

60

Question 9: Extremity lift

Answer:

This is a nonurgent move, helpful in narrow spaces.

Question 10: EMT is in doubt with the DRN

Answer:

consult with the patient physician

Question 11: When the chest impacts the steering wheel during a motor vehicle crash with rapid deceleration, the resulting injury that kills almost, usually within seconds, is:

• A hemothorax.
• Aortic shearing.
• A pneumothorax.
• A ruptured myocardium

Answer:

Following rapid forward deceleration, aortic injuries are the cause of death in nearly two thirds of patients. The aorta is the largest artery in the body; when it is sheared from its supporting structures or ruptures, bleeding to death occurs Question 12: The MOST prominent landmark on the anterior surface of the neck is the:

• Mastoid process.
• Cricoid cartilage.
• Thyroid cartilage.
• Cricothyroid membrane.

Answer:

The thyroid cartilage, AKA "Adam's apple," is the most prominent landmark on the anterior (front) surface of the neck. The cricoid cartilage is located directly inferior to (below) the thyroid cartilage; it is a less prominent landmark Question 13: The primary reason for applying a sterile dressing to an open injury is to:

• Prevent contamination.
• Control external bleeding.
• Reduce the risk of infection.
• Minimize any internal bleeding.

Answer:

Although prevention of contamination is an important reason for applying a sterile dressing to an open injury, the primary reason is to control the external bleeding associated with it.

Question 14: Virulence

Answer:

The strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease.Question 15: Signs and symptoms of a chest injury include all of the following, EXCEPT:

• Hemoptysis.
• Hematemesis.
• Asymmetrical chest movement.
• Increased pain with breathing.

Answer:

Hematemesis (vomiting blood) indicates bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract-usually the esophagus or stomach-not the chest cavity.

Question 16: Urinary bladder rupture

Answer:

This will produce abdominal pain and eventually peritonitis due to a leaking into the abdominal cavity. It will also cause a lack of or a reduction of urinary output

Question 17: Trauma emergencies

Answer:

Injuries resulting from physical forces applied to the body

Question 18: Lateral

Answer:

refers to a describe a structure that lies away from midline or towards the side of the body.

Question 19: Hemothorax

Answer:

This comes from bleeding around the rib cage or from a lung or great vessel, rather than from a direct hit