This is a sample Intermediate EMT OB/Ped/Special Patients Test of 15 questions. This example Intermediate EMT test can't be graded like the EMT exams in our paid member area. These questions are only to show you the type and quality of questions that you will encounter both on the NREMT -I exam as well as in our subscriber area.
Intermediate EMT Test - OB/Ped/Special Patients
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1. A man has called 911 and reported that his wife has just given birth to a baby girl at home. The delivery went normally, except during the delivery of the placenta the woman began to bleed heavily. What would be the best choice of action when you arrive on scene?
  Treat the patient for shock and apply a compression bandage to the vagina
  Massage the patient's uterus
  Gently pull the rest of the placenta out of the vagina and this will stop the bleeding
  High flow Oxygen at 15 LPM and rapid transport
 
2. With regard to the airway and breathing of a child, which of the following statements is most accurate?
  You should role up a towel to 1 inch thick and place it under the child's neck when in need of assisting ventilations
  Airway adjuncts should not be used in children as a child's airway is not shaped as an adults
  Use of a pediatric resuscitation tape can aid in the selection of the correct equipment
  A child who is breathing adequately will use accessory muscles
 
3. A 9 year old girl was riding her bike when she ran into a tree. Which of the following choices of assessment techniques would you use to rapidly form a general impression of this patient?
  PAT
  KID
  BOB
  MIC
 
4. You are called to a local river where a rafting trip has turned bad. A family of 5 was dumped into the river after their raft capsized, only 3 of them made it to shore. As you arrive on scene a woman and a young boy are brought up from a rescue raft. The search and rescue crew say the victims were under water about 15 minutes. The woman does not have a pulse, but the boy does. What will your ventilation rate be for the woman? What about the boy?
  10-12 ventilations per minute for the woman / 12-20 ventilations per minute for the boy
  6 ventilations per minute for the woman / 12-20 ventilations for the boy
  12-20 ventilations per minute for the woman / 15-30 ventilations per minute for the boy
  30 compressions to 2 ventilations per minute
 
5. Cardiac arrest is not very common in children, but when it does occur, it is most often the result of?
  Seizures
  Respiratory arrest
  SID's
  Trauma
 
6. You are dispatched to the scene of a bee sting that has initiated anaphylaxis in a 7 year old boy. While swatting the bees away, the boy's father was stung multiple times and is allergic to bees as well. What dosage of epinephrine should you give the boy in an auto injector? What about the dosage for his father?
  .1/.5
  .5/2.0
  0.15/.3
  .8/1.6
 
7. You are en route to a call of an unconscious child. The reporting party is the patient's aunt. She told dispatch that the girl just collapsed while watching television. She also said family members are performing CPR. Which of the following would you do first upon making patient contact?
  Apply the AED and analyze the rhythm
  Hook the child up to high flow O2 with a non rebreather mask
  Verify that CPR is being done correctly and prepare for transport
  Do 2 minutes of CPR and then hook up the AED to analyze the rhythm
 
8. A placenta that separates from the wall of the uterus prematurely is called?
  Previa
  Abruptio
  Prolapsed
  Premature
 
9. Meconium is _______________.
  A sign of fetal or maternal distress
  Bright red with tinges of blue
  Not a threat to an infant
  All of the above
 
10. Chest compressions on a newborn that is not breathing adequately should be done at what depth?
  1/4 inch
  about 1/3 to 1/2 the depth of the chest
  1 inch
  1.25 inch
 
11. The umbilical cord is attached to the _____________.
  Placenta
  Uterus
  Cervix
  Ovaries
 
12. You are alone with just a driver that has no medical training. Which situation will not require additional resources at the scene?
  A 700 lb woman in need of transportation
  A woman with a hand laceration controlled by pressure
  Two people found unconscious at the scene with a strange odor detected
  A person who has had an episode of syncope due to chest pain
 
13. The vocal cords of a child sit more_________________ and _________________on the cervical spine than those of an adult.
  Superior / anterior
  Inferior / superior
  Inferior / anterior
  Lateral / anterior
 
14. A child between 3-6 would have normal vitals if they were?
  35 breaths a minute, pulse of 75, and Systolic BP of 90
  23 breaths a minute, pulse of 100, and Systolic BP of 90
  16 breaths a minute, pulse of 150, and Systolic BP of 90
  20 breaths a minute, pulse of 100, and Systolic BP of 110
 
15. A child has just had a seizure and is lying still in his parents arms. This state is known as?
  Prenatal
  Postictal
  Prone
  Pariatial
 

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