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1. You respond to a 75-year-old female who is complaining of epigastric pain that feels like heartburn and radiates to the right shoulder. Her vital signs are stable and she has a previous history of an myocardial infarction. She has prescription nitroglycerine tablets. An ALS unit is en route. After performing a physical examination and applying oxygen by nasal cannula, you should:

cancel the ALS unit: this is just gallstones and BLS can transport.

apply the AED and prepare for imminent cardiac arrest from a myocardial infarction.

contact medical control regarding the administration of the patient’s nitroglycerin.

transport the patient in the Trendelenburg position for shock.

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

Running or walking

Solving complex math problems

Constriction of blood vessels

Speaking

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

Psychotic episode

Behavioral emergency

Mental illness

Psychosomatic reaction

4. 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?

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

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.

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.

5. Which of the following is the way in which the heart muscle receives oxygen?

Blood from the aorta enters the coronary arteries.

Blood from the left ventricle enters capillaries in the myocardium.

Blood from the pulmonary vein enters capillaries in the myocardium.

Blood surrounds the heart in the pericardial sac.

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

placenta.

amniotic sac.

fetus.

uterus

7. What is the temporary organ of pregnancy, which functions to supply the developing fetus with oxygen and nutrients?

Cervix

Uterus

Placenta

Amnion

8. Which of the following is an accurate definition of a flail chest?

A section of the chest wall that is unstable, leading to breathing problems

The fracture of one rib in two or more consecutive places

The fracture of at least four ribs in two or more places

A lung that has been punctured by a fractured rib, resulting in a buildup of air

9. 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 altered mental status

The blood pressure

The tachycardia

The respiratory rate

10. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the modern emergency medical services (EMS) system?

To have trained personnel respond quickly and provide emergency care on the scene, during transport, and at the hospital

To have trained personnel knowledgeable in all aspects of prehospital care

To have trained personnel capable of assessing and caring for injured and ill patients on the scene

To have trained personnel understand the limitations of their training and “do no harm,” while providing prompt transport to the hospital

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

visceral

parietal

acute

referred

12. 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 bag-valve mask.

Administer oxygen by nasal cannula.

Administer oxygen by blow-by.

Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask.

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

Ambulance driver

Physician assistant

None of the above

Ambulance technician

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

Deep partial thickness

Superficial

Superficial partial thickness

Full thickness

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

All of the above are typical findings of angina pectoris.

Responds to nitroglycerin

Often subsides with rest

Lasts 3 to 5 minutes

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