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You arrive at the scene of an emergency in which a 35 year old caught their hand in a lawn mower. Two of the patients finger are completely severed, and a third is partially severed and hanging loosely. You should identify the partially severed finger as which of the following

Avulsion

Largest body organ

Skin

Which type of emergency medical service (EMS) system provider has the most in depth amount of training.

Paramedic

Which of the following is an example of a chief complaint

The patient say “ I was having some really severe pain in my chest”

Any body part that is toward the midline of the body is called?

Medical

You suspect that your patient had a head, neck or spinal injury but needs to be moved. Which technique is most appropriate to use

Blanket drag

Which of the following is an example of a mechanism of injury (MOI)?

Explosion

The term hazardous materials (HAZMAT) refers to which of the following?

Any chemical substance material that can pose a threat to the health, safety and property of an individual

You are providing care to a patient with a thermal burn injury. The patient had been removed from the source of the burn. You prepared to act, focusing on which of the following as the priority?

Cooling the burned area

When should a responder perform a finger sweep?

After providing chest compression, checking the mouth and seeing an abject in the mouth

Which of the following is not a cause of mechanical airway obstruction?

Tongue

A patient had a open wound through which several organs are protruding, which of the following should you do first?

Summon more advanced medical personnel

You are approaching the scene of an emergency and notice a strange odor and a range cloud of gas but no fire in the area of the emergency. You would suspect that which of the following?

HAZMATs

Which of the following is the priority when caring for a child who may have been abused?

Reporting your findings to the authorities

Upon arriving at the scene of an emergency, which of the following is your first responsibility as an EMR?

Making sure that the scene is safe

Which of the following is the most appropriate to do to help cool a child with a high fever

Remove any excess clothing or blanket

In anaphylactic shock, which of the following occurs?

Blood pools

You would expect to obtain a critical trauma patient’s history at which time?

After the physical exam

Which of the following would you least likely to affect your decision about the number of additionally resourced needed at the scene

Number of bystanders

You are communicating with medical control and receive an order for a specific treatment that you qualified to perform, which of the following is most appropriate when receiving the order

Repeat the order word for word

Which structure attached bone-to-bone and is responsible for holding joint together?

Ligament

Which color for triage would indicate that the patient requires urgent care?

Red

you and three other responders are preparing to log toll a patient, the person at which position would direct the move?

Head

Which of the following most accurately describes altered mental status

Fainting refers to an altered mental statue occurring due to a sudden decrease in blood supply to the brain.

When performing the physical exam, which of the following is the most important for you to do?

conduct the exam in a location that cannot be seen by bystanders

Which of the following is categorized as the most severed heat-related illness?

Heat stroke

You suspect that a patient may have a skull fracture because they hit their head on the dashboard and is complaining of a headache. When caring for the patient’s nosebleed, you notice:

Cover the nostrils loosely with sterile gauze

You arrive at the home of a patient experiencing sever difficult breathing, the patient’s souse tells you that the patient had a terminal cancer and had a do not resuscitate (DNR) order. However, the spouse is unable to find the written document. Which of the following would you do first?

Prepare to perform the usual emergency care.

Which of the following activities occurs in the warm zone?

Initial decontamination

When on the scene, which individual is responsible for traffic control at an emergency scene?

Policy officer

You are caring for an older adult patient who has a loss of visual field. Which of the following would you most likely observe

They need to turn their head to see

A patient has a foreign body in the eye. Which of the following is appropriate?

Use the corner of a sterile gauze pad to remove the visible abject

The body core temperature

98.6•F(37•C)

While at the scene of an individual, you speak to the physican via radio to obtain permission for a procedure not included in the standing order. This is an example of which type of medical control?

Direct

When assessing a patient’s breathing and pulse, look, listen, and feel for at least 5 seconds but no more than

10 seconds

Which of the following would most likely have criminal implication for an EMR

Performing a procedure not trained to do so

You arrive on the scene of a conveniente store robbery in which the store clerk was stabbed. A knife is lying on the floor next to the patient. Law enforcement personnel have arrived and are searching for the robber. Which of the following must occur first?

Waiting to enter the scene until it is cleared by law enforcement

Which statement best describes a HAZMAT?

Any chemical posing a threat to an individual

When obtaining a patient’s blood pressure, which of the following would be most appropriate

Ensure the cuff covers about 2/3 of their upper arm

Which Statement about documentation is most accurate

Documentation is as important as the care provided

You always begin to lighting a patient with your

Back in locked in position

A patient incurred a facial injury in which a tooth was knocked out, upon finding the tooth, which of the following is the most appropriate?

place the tooth in Hanks’ balanced salt solution

Which of the following would be the primary responsibility for you in your ruole as an EMR

Ensuring the patient’s safety

You arrive on the scene and suspect that the patient a childm, is a victim of child abuse. Which of the following is a priority?

Providing care for the child’s injuries

A patient was hit in the leg with baseball bat. You would identify this injury as which of the following?

Blunt trauma

To ensure that an upright vehicle does not roll, which of the following could be done

Cut the tires’ valve system

Which of the following would you at least expect to find when assessing an older adult who may be having a heart attack?

Chest pain

An EMR may be required to be licensed. The EMR will be licensed need through the

State EMS office

You suspect that HAZMATs may be present at an emergency scene, and you notify dispatch about the need for the specialized personnel to arrive, which of the following would you do?

Stay uphill and upwind from the emergency scene

Which of the following indicates that you are giving effective ventilations?

The chest begins to rise

Which of the following is the most common cause of stroke

Embolism

Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is experiencing a foreign body airway obstruction?

Clutching the throat

You teach under the patient’s armpits from the back and grasp the patient’s forearms to drag them. You are using which emergency move?

Shoulder drag

When attempting to open the airway of a child, you do not title the head as far back as that for an adult because

The shorter trenches will become blacked due to the bending

Which of the following characteristic of blood denote arterial bleeding?

Bright red color

Which of the following is not considered a vital organ?

Kidneys

Which of the following would you do first when performing a secondary assessment for a responsive trauma patient?

Obtain a SAMPLE history

You are applying AED pads to a child and notice the pads may touch each other. Which action is most appropriate?

Put one pad on the chest and the other pad on the back between the scapulae

When checking a patient pulse, you would use

Two fingers

Which of the following would lead you to suspect that a closed wound involving an extremity requires more advanced medical care?

The pain is out of proportion to the appearance

A patient who appears to be mentally incompetent is seriously injured and alone you would:

Begin to treat the patient based on implied consent

Which of the following statements best reflect the experience of a heart attack in a person woman?

Chest pain in women typically is sudden and short lived

N adolescent who has been stung by a wasp begins to exhibit signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis. Which of the following would least likely be found during the assessment

Localized skin rash

You are with the family of a patient who has suddenly died as a result of a heart attack. You would do which of the following

Remain clam and nonjudgmental

You arrive at the local playground in response to a call that a child is choking. The 8-year old child is responsive and coughing. That child’s mother is standing next to the child. Which of the following would you do first?

Obtain consent from the mother to help the child

An individual acting in which capacity would least likely to act as am EMR

Paramedic

While driving a vehicle on a long transport, you find yourself feeling sleepy. Which of the following is the most appropriate for you to do?

Open the window to breathe fresh air

A child is stung by a bee and experienced a reaction. This reaction in response to a poison that had entered the body by which route?

Injection

You observed a patient straightening their leg. You identify this motion as which of the following?

Extension

Which patient would you expect to be competent?

A patient who is alert and has an open fracture of the left leg

A patient had attempted suicide. Which of the following is your priority as an EMR

Treating bay injuries related to the attempt

When assessing a patient who you believe is having a stroke, which of the following would you assess first?

Gave

While caring for a patient, some blood splashed in your yes. Which of the following would you do first,

Flush the eyes with clean water for 20 minutes

Which of the following is the most important to consider before entering the water for a water rescue

Personal safety

You perform a primary assessment for which reason?

Identify possible immediate threats to life