EMT FISDAP Final Practice Exam (100% Correct Questions And Answers) Latest Version
A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her tracheostomy
... [Show More] tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should
A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma
C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation
D. Cut the skin away from the stoma - Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear
To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher you should
A. keep the weight as close to your body as possible
B. use two additional ppl for the lift
C. lean forward toward the stretcher - keep the weight as close to your body as possible
An unresponsive 10 year old male was hit by a car and is bleeding heavily from an open leg fracture. After securing his airway and manually stabilizing c-spine, you should:
A. place the patient in Tredelenburg position
B. perform a rapid trauma assessment
C. control bleeding from the leg wound
D. immobilize the extremity using a ladder splint - control bleeding from the leg wound *
The strongest portion of the heart that is responsible for circulating blood to the entire body is the
A. Left atrium
B. Right atrium
C. Left ventricle
D. Right ventricle - Left ventricle
A 46 y/o female was involved in a bar fight and has an obvious open neck wound. You should dress this wound with a/ an
A. Occlusive dressing
B. Sterile gauze dressing
C. Pressure dressing
D. Moist gauze dressing - Occlusive dressing *
When assessing a pulse, you are feeling the:
A. relaxation of the atria
B. contraction of the left ventricle
C. contraction of the left atrium
D. relaxation of both ventricles - contraction of the left ventricle*
A 60 y/o female has chest pain. She has not taken her prescribed nitro you should
A. Determine what type of cardiac problem the pt has, and assist her with taking the nitro
B. Immediately attached the AED and begin transport to hospital
C. Administer aspirin only and withhold the nitro
D. Consult medical direction with regard to assisting the pt in taking the nitro - Determine what type of cardiac problem the pt has, and assist her with taking the nitro
Which of the following is the best definition of hypoperfusion?
A. Less blood reaching capillary beds
B. Inadequate oxygen delivery to cells
C. Lowered heart rate and BP
D. Blood vessel dilation causing distal pooling - Inadequate oxygen delivery to cells
You are ventilating an apneic asthmatic patient with a BVM, but notice there is inadequate chest rise. What should you do? [Show Less]