NR EMT FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM
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Cushing's reflex includes increased blood pressure, bradycardia, and:
(A) irregular respirations.
(B) irregular pulse.
(C) increased respirations.
(D) pupil dilation. - ANSWER- (A) irregular respirations. RATIONALE:Cushing's reflex is indicative of a head injury with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
You delivered a full-term baby in the back of your ambulance and the initial
APGAR score is 5. What treatment should you do?
(A) CPR.
(B) effective ventilation.
(C) vascular access.
(D) administration of epinephrine. - ANSWER- (B) effective ventilation.
RATIONALE:Most newborns respond favorably to warming, drying, suctioning, and stimulation.
All of the following are phases of the stress response EXCEPT:
(A) alarm reaction.
(B) resistance.
(C) exhaustion.
(D) acceptance. - ANSWER- (D) acceptance.
RATIONALE:The 3 phases of the body's response to stress:
(1) alarm reaction (fight-or-flight response)
(2) resistance: the level of resistance to stress raises
(3) exhaustion-as stress continues, coping mechanisms begin to fail
Manual maneuvers used to open a patient's airway
(A) are contraindicated in most patients.
(B) are difficult to perform.
(C) include head-tilt/chin-lift and jaw thrust.
(D) do not usually work without more extensive intervention. - ANSWER- (C) include head-tilt/chin-lift and jaw thrust.
A patient was struck in the head by a large tree branch while trimming a tree. The
next day, he complains of dizziness and vomiting. You suspect?
(A) an epidural hematoma.
(B) a subdural hematoma.
(C) a concussion.
(D) a contusion. - ANSWER- (b) subdural hematoma.
RATIONALE:A subdural hematoma is usually due to rupture of small venous vessels. This type of bleeding is slow and the onset of symptoms may take several hours to develop after the injury.
Supine hypotensive syndrome occurs from?
(A) reduction of cardiac output due to compression of the aorta.
(B) reduction of cardiac output due to compression of the inferior vena cava.
(C) reduction of cardiac output due to compression of the superior vena cava. (D) the uterus pushing up on the diaphragm. - ANSWER- (B) reduction of cardiac output due to compression of the inferior vena cava.
When caring for a child in respiratory distress, you hear a harsh high-pitched sound
with each breath. What do you suspect?
(A) stridor.
(B) wheezing.
(C) crackles.
(D) rhonchi. - ANSWER- (A) stridor.
The documentation of a baseline neurological status should NOT include which of [Show Less]