You should apply the AED pads to your patient when heA . Complains of trouble breathing.B . Appears confused and “out of it”.C . Is pulseless and apneic.D . Is unconscious and vomiting. View Answer Answer: C Explanation: An AED should only be applied when the patient does not have a pulse nor respirations....
Continue readingA danger of using a rigid suction catheter with infants and young children is that stimulating the back of the throat can:
A danger of using a rigid suction catheter with infants and young children is that stimulating the back of the throat can:A . Cause changes in the heart rhythm.B . Be ineffective in suctioning.C . Lead to immediate vomiting.D . Cause the tongue to fall into the airway. View Answer Answer: A Explanation: When...
Continue readingA spontaneous pneumothorax is?
A spontaneous pneumothorax is?A . More common is women than menB . Caused by an impact to the chest that penetrates the lungC . A sudden accumulation of air in the pleural spaceD . Only seen in people with COPD View Answer Answer: C Explanation: Spontaneous pneumothorax is commonly seen in COPD Patients, but...
Continue readingA high pitched sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway. It may be inspiratory, expiratory or present on both inspiration and expiration. Is called?
A high pitched sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway. It may be inspiratory, expiratory or present on both inspiration and expiration. Is called?A . Respiratory ArrestB . WheezingC . StridorD . Asthma View Answer Answer: C Explanation: Stridor is indicative of a severe upper airway obstruction....
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What is the difference between angina pectoris and a myocardial infarction?A . As an EMT-B you cannot determine the differenceB . The pain from angina pectoris will gradually get worseC . A myocardial infarction will go away with restD . Angina pectoris is caused by physical or emotional stress View Answer Answer: D Explanation:...
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"You are dispatched to a 65-year old male who is complaining of severe chest pain, and has a history of cardiac problems. What is the primary role of medical direction in this scenario? "A . Medical direction serves no purposeB . Give authorization for interventionsC . Talk to and calm the patientD . Talk...
Continue readingThe endotracheal tube is primarily intended to:
The endotracheal tube is primarily intended to:A . Be placed into the esophagusB . Provide a medication routeC . Be inserted into the tracheaD . Be used as a means of suctioning the hypopharynx View Answer Answer: C Explanation: By inserting the endotracheal tube in to the trachea you isolate the trachea from the...
Continue readingWhich chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood out to the body tissues?
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood out to the body tissues?A . Right atriumB . Right ventricleC . Left atriumD . *Left ventricle View Answer Answer: D Explanation: Oxygen-rich blood reaches the left atrium from the lungs via the pulmonary veins; then, the left ventricle pumps it out to the rest of...
Continue readingWhere does blood travel when it leaves the right ventricle of the heart?
Where does blood travel when it leaves the right ventricle of the heart?A . To the pulmonary veins, then to the lungsB . To the aorta, then out to the bodyC . To the vena cava then to the left atriumD . To the pulmonary arteries then to the lungs View Answer Answer: A...
Continue readingThe two-flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the:
The two-flap valve located on the left side of the heart is the:A . BivalveB . Aortic valveC . Bicuspid valveD . Pulmonary Valve View Answer Answer: C Explanation: The two-flap valve is called the mitral valve, also known as the bicuspid valve. The three-flap valve is the tricuspid valve....
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