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1. A 44-year-old male involved in a collision at 50 mph struck the windshield of his vehicle with his face. Which of the following injuries should you prepare to treat?

Brain injury

Airway obstruction

Cervical spine trauma

All of the above

2. How many cervical vertebrae are there?

3. Which portions of the spine are the most vulnerable to injury

Thoracic and sacra

Thoracic and lumbar

Cervical and lumbar

Cervical and sacra

4. You are on the scene of a 50-year-old male who lacerated his arm on a sheet of plate glass. He is pale, diaphoretic, and mumbling incoherently. You have controlled an arterial bleed with direct pressure. His blood pressure is 76/p, pulse 120, and respiratory rate of 28. Which of the following signs is the most concerning?

The respiratory rate

The altered mental status

The tachycardia

The blood pressure

5. During which stage of labor is the baby born?

Second

Third

Ninth

First

6. How does aspirin actually reduce the chances that a patient suffering a myocardial infarction will die?

It reduces the ability of the blood to form clots.

It prevents a deadly fever from developing.

It reduces the inflammation in the heart.

It reduces the amount of pain in the heart.

7. You are called to a residence for a 60-year-old male complaining of chest pain. You find the patient seated in bed. His past medical history includes hypertension and high cholesterol. The patient presents with hives over the chest, tridor, a swollen tongue, and wheezing in the upper fields. He denies any shortness of breath or respiratory distress. What condition do you suspect?

Acute myocardial infarction

Angina pectoris

Anaphylaxis

Asthma

8. Which of the following is NOT typical of angina pectoris?

Lasts 3 to 5 minutes

All of the above are typical findings of angina pectoris.

Often subsides with rest

Responds to nitroglycerin

9. Which of the following is professionally equivalent to the EMT?

Physician assistant

None of the above

Ambulance technician

Ambulance driver

10. Which of the following is a potential side effect of nitroglycerin?

Decreased blood pressure

Difficulty breathing

All of the above

Sudden increase in heart rate

11. Which of the following BEST describes the term crowning?

A discharge of bloody mucus

The delivery of the head during a breech birth, completing delivery

The presenting part of the baby being visible at the vaginal opening

Complete dilation of the cervix

12. Which of the following is NOT a consideration that should be used by the EMT in establishing the size of the danger zone?

Wind direction

The amount of equipment needed

Fire

Presence of hazardous material

13. When a person acts in a manner that is unacceptable to himself or those around him, this would be considered which of the following?

Psychosomatic reaction

Psychotic episode

Behavioral emergency

Mental illness

14. An injury in which the epidermis remains intact, but blood vessels and cells in the dermis are injured, is called a(n):

abrasion.

concussion.

contusion.

avulsion.

15. Which of the following would be the result of an obstruction in a branch of the pulmonary artery?

Blood is not pumped to the brain.

Blood is not pumped to the lungs.

Blood cannot return from the lungs.

Blood cannot return from the brain to the heart.

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