Section 3 EMT quiz – Flashcards

When performing a full-body scan on a trauma patient, you note the presence of Battle’s sign. This is defined as:

When you inspect a patient’s pupils with a penlight, the pupils should normally react to the light by:

A 29-year-old male with a head injury opens his eyes when you speak to him, is confused as to the time and date, and is able to move all of his extremities on command. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is:

If you cannot palpate a pulse in an unresponsive patient, you should:

An injured patient is assigned a total score of 9 on the GCS. He is assigned a score of 2 for eye opening, a score of 3 for verbal response, and a score of 4 for motor response. Which of the following clinical findings is consistent with his GCS score?

A blood pressure cuff that is too small for a patient’s arm will give a:

An adult patient who is NOT experiencing difficulty breathing will:

When assessing a patient’s abdomen, you will typically evaluate for all of the following, EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.
A. subcutaneous emphysema.
B. rigidity and obvious bleeding.
C. gross bleeding and tenderness.
D. open wounds or eviscerations.

While en route to the scene of a shooting, the dispatcher advises you that the caller states that the perpetrator has fled the scene. You should:

The pulse oximeter is an assessment tool used to evaluate the:

You respond to a call for a female pedestrian who has been struck by a car. As your partner maintains manual stabilization of her head, you perform a primary assessment. She is unconscious, has ineffective breathing, and has bloody secretions in her mouth. You should:

End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) is defined as the:

Palpating the carotid pulse is not recommended in infants because:

Which of the following is the MOST effective method of assessing the quality of air movement in the lungs?

A patient with high blood pressure would be expected to have skin that is:

Which of the following factors would MOST likely cause a patient’s pulse rate to be slower than normal?

Which of the following signs of respiratory distress is seen MOST commonly in pediatric patients?

In responsive patients that are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the ________ artery.

Which of the following questions would you ask a patient to ascertain the “M” in the SAMPLE history?

An unstable patient should be reassessed at least every:

The goal of the full-body scan that is performed during the secondary assessment is to:

Treatment and transport priorities at the scene of a mass-casualty incident should be determined after:

When using the pulse oximeter as part of your assessment of a patient, it is important to remember that:

After performing a primary assessment, a rapid scan of the body should be performed in order to:

Cyanosis of the skin is caused by:

Upon arriving at a potentially unsafe scene, you should:

When you shine a light into one pupil, the normal reaction of the other pupil should be to:

When is it MOST appropriate to consider requesting additional ambulances at an accident scene?

You respond to the residence of a 62-year-old male who is unresponsive. Your primary assessment reveals that he is pulseless and apneic. You should:

In patients with deeply pigmented skin, changes in color may be apparent only in certain areas, such as the:

The pressure exerted against the walls of the artery when the left ventricle contracts is called the:

Which of the following patient responses would establish the “E” in the SAMPLE history?

You should gently palpate a patient’s pelvis only if:

The MOST effective way to determine whether your patient’s problem is medical or traumatic in origin is to:

Which of the following statements regarding the secondary assessment is correct?

If a patient develops difficulty breathing after your primary assessment, you should immediately:

What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional information about the patient’s chief complaint and any medical problems he or she may have?

Which of the following scenarios does NOT involve the presence of any symptoms?

As you assess the head of a patient with a suspected spinal injury, your partner should:

A low ETCO2 reading, as measured by capnography, would MOST likely be observed if:

When auscultating the blood pressure in a patient’s upper extremity, you should place the diaphragm (head) of the stethoscope over the _________ artery.

Supplemental oxygen via nonrebreathing mask should be administered to patients:

For an adult, the normal resting pulse should be between:

Which of the following medical history questions would be of LEAST pertinence in an acute situation?
A. “Are there medications that you cannot take?”
B. “Has this ever happened to you before?”
C. “Does the pain stay in your chest?”
D. “Does your mother have diabetes?”

When performing a full-body scan on a supine patient, what part of the body is typically assessed last?

A pulse with a consistent pattern is considered to be:

Which of the following is an example of a symptom?

Which of the following would the EMT most likely not perform on a responsive patient with a headache and no apparent life-threatening conditions?

The normal respiratory rate for an adult should range from:

When assessing the skin of an unconscious patient, you note that it has a bluish tint to it. This finding is called:

During a 30-minute transport of a stable patient, you should reassess him or her at least ________ times.

The goal of the primary assessment is to:

Which of the following statements regarding stridor is MOST correct?

Which of the following findings indicates that your patient has a patent airway?

Which of the following statements regarding the blood pressure is correct?

A patient with profuse sweating is referred to as being:

A crackling sound produced by air bubbles under the skin is called:

Typical methods of assessing a patient’s breathing include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. feeling for air movement at the nose and mouth.
B. observing for nasal flaring during inhalation.
C. listening to breath sounds with a stethoscope.
D. observing the chest for adequate rise and fall.

When palpating the carotid pulse of a responsive older patient, you should:

External bleeding from an extremity can usually be controlled by a combination of:

Observations made when forming a general impression of a patient would include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. race and gender.
B. level of distress.
C. pulse strength.
D. appearance.

When you shine a light into one pupil, the normal reaction of the other pupil should be to:

During your assessment of a 6-month-old male with vomiting and diarrhea, you note that his capillary refill time is approximately 4 seconds. From this information, you should conclude that his:

Which of the following MOST accurately describes paradoxical movement of the chest wall?

When you assess capillary refill time (CRT) in an infant, normal color to the tested area should return within:

After the first 60 minutes of experiencing a significant injury:

A 40-year-old male presents with pain to the right upper quadrant of his abdomen. He is conscious and alert with stable vital signs. During your assessment, you note that his skin and sclera are jaundiced. You should suspect:

The diastolic pressure represents the:

Clinical signs of labored breathing include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. gasping attempts to breathe.
B. use of accessory muscles.
C. shallow chest movement.
D. supraclavicular retractions.

In the adult, bradycardia is defined as a pulse rate less than _______ beats/min, and tachycardia is defined as a heart rate greater than _______ beats/min.

A patient’s short-term memory is MOST likely intact if he or she correctly answers questions regarding:

Marks: 1
In responsive patients that are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the ________ artery.

When palpating a patient’s pulse, you note that there is a short interval between pulsations. This indicates that the pulse is:

In infants and small children, skin color should be assessed on the:

A patient with spontaneous respirations is breathing:

During the primary assessment, circulation is evaluated by assessing:

You are assessing a 72-year-old man with abdominal pain. The patient is sitting in a chair; he is conscious, alert, and calm. As you are talking to the patient, your partner discreetly directs your attention to a handgun, which is located on a nearby table. You should:

When you use the palpation method to obtain a blood pressure, the measurement you obtain is the:

You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, you find the driver, a young female, sitting on the curb. She is confused, is in obvious respiratory distress, and has pale, moist skin. As your partner manually stabilizes her head, you perform a primary assessment. After performing any immediate livesaving treatment, you should:

Palliating factors regarding a patient’s pain involve those that:

Pain that moves from its point of origin to another body location is said to be:

The chief complaint is MOST accurately defined as the:

A decrease in the blood pressure may indicate:

The “Golden Period” begins when an injury occurs and ends when:

A 39-year-old male sustained a stab wound to the groin during an altercation at a bar. As you approach the patient, you note that he is conscious, is screaming in pain, and is attempting to control the bleeding, which is bright red and spurting from his groin area. You should:

Normal respiratory rates should not exceed _______ breaths per minute in children and _______ breaths per minute in infants.

A 50-year-old male presents with an altered mental status. His wife tells you that he had a “small stroke” 3 years ago but has otherwise been in good health. The patient is responsive but unable to follow commands. After administering oxygen, you should:

A properly sized blood pressure cuff should cover:

Which of the following pupillary changes would indicate depressed brain function?

When evaluating a patient with multiple complaints, the EMT’s responsibility is to:

What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional information about the patient’s chief complaint and any medical problems he or she may have?

When a patient’s respirations are shallow:

Jugular venous distention suggests a problem with blood returning to the heart if the patient is:

Which of the following questions is used to determine a patient’s chief complaint?

A palpable pulse is created by:

When assessing motor function in a conscious patient’s lower extremities, you should expect the patient to:

A 40-year-old male crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is semiconscious, has snoring respirations, and has a laceration to the forearm with minimal bleeding. You should:

When assessing a patient’s abdomen, you will typically evaluate for all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. rigidity and obvious bleeding.
B. open wounds or eviscerations.
C. subcutaneous emphysema.
D. gross bleeding and tenderness

hen interviewing a patient, you can show him or her that you understand the situation by:

Upon arriving at the scene of a patient with difficulty breathing, you determine that the scene is safe. You enter the residence and find the patient sitting in a chair in obvious distress. Your first action should be to:

The full-body scan of a patient that occurs following the primary assessment should take no longer than:

When performing a reassessment of your patient, you should first:

In which of the following situations is a pertinent negative identified?

When palpating a patient’s pulse, you note that it is grossly irregular. You should:

After performing a head tilt-chin lift maneuver to open the airway of an unresponsive patient, you should:

Which of the following abnormal breath sounds indicates obstruction of the upper airway?

You are dispatched to the county jail for an inmate who is “sick.” When you arrive, you find the patient, a 33-year-old male, unresponsive. His airway is patent and his respirations are rapid and shallow. Your initial action should be to: