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1. You are assessing a 27-year-old female who is 9 months pregnant with her first child.  She has been having contractions for the past 6 hours.  As you are about to assist her to your cot, she asks you to wait because she feels the need to use the bathroom first.  Which of the following is the BEST course of action?

Allow the patient to use the bathroom as it will make transport, and also delivery, more comfortable.

Advise the patient that this could be an indication that the baby is ready to be born and you need to check to see if the baby's head is visible.

Tell the patient she needs to be transported immediately and using the bathroom will have to wait until she arrives at the hospital.

Advise the patient that this could be a sign of a serious complication, have her lie on her left side, apply high-concentration oxygen, and transport immediately.

Question 1 of 15

2. Which of the following is a function of the autonomic nervous system?

Running or walking

Solving complex math problems

Speaking

Constriction of blood vessels

Question 2 of 15

3. 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 blood pressure

The tachycardia

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4. The muscular organ in which a baby develops during pregnancy is called the:

uterus

amniotic sac.

fetus.

placenta.

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5. Which of the following describes the mid-line of the body?

An imaginary line dividing the body into a top and bottom portion

The intersection of two imaginary lines crossing at the umbilicus

An imaginary line dividing the body into a front and back portion

An imaginary line dividing the body into equal right and left halves

Question 5 of 15

6. Pain that orginates in an organ, such as the intestines, is called _____ pain.

referred

visceral

acute

parietal

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7. How many cervical vertebrae are there?

4

12

7

5

Question 7 of 15

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

contusion.

concussion.

abrasion.

avulsion.

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

Cervical and lumbar

Cervical and sacra

Thoracic and sacra

Thoracic and lumbar

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

First

Second

Ninth

Third

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11. Which of the following must be treated by the EMT if present in a patient with an apparent behavioral emergency?

Acute alcohol intoxication

Suicidal ideology

Severe clinical depression

Hypoglycemia

Question 11 of 15

12. A burn extending into the substances fat would be classified as which type of burn?

Full thickness

Superficial partial thickness

Superficial

Deep partial thickness

Question 12 of 15

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

It reduces the amount of pain in the heart.

It reduces the inflammation in the heart.

It prevents a deadly fever from developing.

It reduces the ability of the blood to form clots.

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

Often subsides with rest

All of the above are typical findings of angina pectoris.

Lasts 3 to 5 minutes

Responds to nitroglycerin

Question 14 of 15

15. You are called to a farmhouse on a sunny spring afternoon.  Upon arrival, a frantic mother tell you that her 4-year-old daughter was playing in the yard, stung repeatedly by several bees.  The patient is alert, screaming and crying, and can follow her mother's commands.  Her arms and legs are swollen and show the marks of several stings.  Her body is covered in hives.  Her vital signs are blood pressure 90/40, pulse 110, respiratory rate 24, and oxygen saturation 99 percent.  Her lungs sounds are clear and equal bilaterally.  You decide to administer oxygen.  What is the best method?  

Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask.

Administer oxygen by nasal cannula.

Administer oxygen by bag-valve mask.

Administer oxygen by blow-by.

Question 15 of 15

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