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EMT-Basic Test - Random

1. You have responded to the call of an unknown injury accident at Bob's Beer Emporium. You arrive to find a man who is belligerent and confused with a 6 inch gash in his arm. After several attempts at getting the man to let you treat him you decide the best course of action is...   Restrain the man and take him to the hospital   Call medical direction for advise   To have your partner sign the refusal of transport form and get back into service   Continue asking him over and over again until he lets you treat him

2. What is the central nervous system?   The brain and lungs   The brain and the heart   The brain and the spinal cord   The peripheral autonomic system

3. Considering the potential for injury from a fall - which of these is the least important factor?   Height of fall   What the patient fell onto   Patients height   If they hit anything else during the fall

4. When transmitting a number with two or more digits you should say the whole number first followed by?   Saying it again   Saying each number individually   Saying   Saying it in Spanish

5. When checking the brachial pulse it should be done?   On the little finger side   In the anterior armpit   On the top of the foot   On the thumb side of the wrist

6. The T in OPQRST stands for?   Time   Temperature   Trachea   Topography

7. During anaphylaxis the vessels of the circulatory system __________________ while the passages of the airway _______________   Constrict / dilate   Get smaller / get bigger   Collapse / expand   Dilate /swell

8. The kidneys are part of the_______________ and help_____________   Lymphatic system / regulate hormone levels   Endocrine system / metabolize carbohydrates   Digestive system / digest food   Urinary system / filter waste

9. An avulsion occurs when?   Skin and tissue are pulled back   A laceration is very deep   The abrasion covers more than 10% of the body   None of the above

10. A person having breathing difficulties may show?   Straining of facial muscles   No sign of distress   Signs of adequate breathing   Signs of contentment

11. You and your partner Wendy have just arrived on scene to a report of a woman having a seizure. When you enter the room you witness the patients muscles tensing down and where they remain rigid. This period of the seizure is called?   Postictal   Clonic   Monic   Tonic

12. You are ventilating an adult patient who is apneic How much volume of air should you give them per bag compression?   80ml-100ml   100ml-500ml   800ml-1200ml   500ml-1000ml

13. How many vertebrae are in the thoracic section of the spine?   5   8   10   12

14. You are assessing a possible stroke patient. What scale would you use?   Cincinnati   AVPU   1 through 10   BURP

15. A drop in blood pressure is a?   Late sign of shock   Early sign of shock   Poor indicator of shock   Good sign during shock