Which of the following situations will not require additional resources at the scene?

Which of the following is NOT determined in a scene size-up?
A. Chief complaint
B. Mechanism of injury
C. Potential hazards to the EMS crew
D. The need for additional resources

You are on the scene of a tanker truck versus passenger vehicle collision on a rural high highway. The vehicles are just beyond a curve in the roadway and there is a distinct of diesel fuel. It is dark and there is little traffic. Which of the following should be used to alert oncoming traffic to the situation?
A. Orange traffic cones
B. Yellow crime scene tape
C. Flares
D. Reflective triangles

You have just arrived on the scene of a motor vehicle collision in which a compact car was struck from behind by a deliver truck. The driver of the delivery truck is standing outside his vehicle talking to the police when you arrive, but the driver of the car is still seated in the driver's seat. You have noted moderate damage to the rear of the car. For which of the following injuries should you have the highest level of suspicion?
A. Fractures of the lower extremities
B. Chest injury
C. Abdominal injuries
D. Neck injury.

Your patient, a 29-year-old female, was the the front seat passenger in a vehicle that was struck in the passenger's side door by another vehicle that ran a red light. Which of the following is most likely to have occurred?
A. The patient impacted the steering wheel with with her chest, causing a fracture of the sternum.
B. The patient took the "down and under" pathway, causing trauma to her lower extremities.
C. The patient's body was pushed forcefully out from under her head, causing injury to the cervical spine.
D. The patient took the "up and over" pathway, striking her head on the windshield.

C. The patient's body was pushed forcefully out from under her head, causing injury to the cervical spine.

Which of the following situations will NOT require additional resources at the scene?
A. A patient with emphysema who is on oxygen therapy at home.
B. A call for a sick person at home during which an odor of natural gas is detected.
C. A call to a manufacturing plant where a worker has his hand caught in a machine.
D. A 300- pound woman complaining of back pain

Which of the following is the purpose of the primary assessment?
A. To detect and treat immediately life-threatening problems
B. To find all of the patient's signs and symptoms
C. To discover trends of improvement or deterioration in the patient's condition
D. To detect dangers to the patient and/or EMS crew

A patient whose mental status can be described as "verbal" is able to:
A. Tell you his or her name, his or her location, and what day it is.
B. Respond only to a stimulus such as the EMT rubbing his sternum with his knuckles.
C. Talk spontaneously and respond to the EMT's questions
D. Respond to speaking or shouting by opening the eyes.

In the primary assessment, which of the following is NOT an acceptable method of assessing the patient's circulatory status?
A. Assessing the patient's skin color
B. Taking a blood pressure reading
C. Checking a radial pulse
D. Looking for serious bleeding

Which of the following is the correct manner for checking for responsiveness in an apparently unresponsive infant?
A. Pinching the earlobe
B. Rubbing the sternum with your knuckles
C. Flicking the soles of the feet
D. Shaking the child

Your patient is a 72-year-old female who has "twisted her ankle" coming down some steps. She is alert and complaining of pain in her right ankle, but she jokes about her "clumsiness." Which of the following should you do next?
A. Take immediate manual control of the patient's cervical spine.
B. Administer high-concentration oxygen by nonrebreather mask.
C. Determine the presence of a carotid pulse.
D. Ask if the patient has any pain anywhere besides her ankle.

A patient with a pulse rate of 120 beats per minute is considered which of the following?
A. Dyscardic
B. Normocardic
C. Tachycardic
D. Bradycardic

You are assessing a 55-year-old male complaining of chest pain and have determined that his radial pulse is barely palpable. You also determine that there were 20 pulsations over a span of 30 seconds. Based on this, how would you report this patient's pulse?
A. Pulse 20,  weak, and regular
B. Pulse 20 and weak
C. Pulse 40 and weak
D. Pulse 40, weak and irregular

You respond to a cafeteria to find an unconscious person with gurgling sounds upon exhalation and inhalation. What is the probably cause of the respiratory sounds?
A. Cardiac arrest
B. A complete airway obstruction
C. Fluids in the airway
D. The tongue blocking the airway.

In which of the following circumstances is manual stabilization of the cervical spine ALWAYS necessary?
A. Trauma above the level of the clavicles
B. Blunt trauma
C. Trauma to the lower extremities
D. Penetrating trauma

The patient was a driver in a lateral impact motor vehicle collision. During the assessment of his chest, the EMT notes a segment of the chest wall moving in the opposite direction from the rest of his chest. Which of the following BEST describes this finding?
A. A flutter segment
B. Tension pneumothorax
C. Paradoxical movement
D. Intercostal retractions

Your patient was struck in the chest with a baseball bat during a bar fight. A crackling or crunching sensation that is felt when air escapes from its normal passageways and is trapped under the skin is called:
A. Friction rub
B. Crepitus
C. Infiltration
D. subcutaneous emphysema

The term priapism means ____ and may be found in injuries of the ____.
A. Unequal pupils; brain
B. A painful muscle spasm; spine
C. Abnormal pulsation; abdomen
D. A persistent penile erection; spine

A patient with multiple long-bone fractures of the extremities should be a high priority transport and should be treated:
A. At the scene
B. At the hospital
C. En route to the hospital
D. By ALS personnel only

Which of the following statements regarding treatment of the injured child is true?
A. Padding may need to be placed under a child's shoulders to keep the head in neutral position.
B. The cervical collar should rest just below the mastoid process.
C. A child's airway is more easily protected than an adults
D. Children require specialized equipment and cannot be properly immobilized on adult equipment.

Your patient is the 18-year-old male driver of a vehicle that struck a tree. He is conscious and complaining of neck pain. The passenger is obviously dead. You have performed your primary assessment. Which of the following is the next step?
A. Immobilize the patient on a long backboard and perform a detailed examination in the ambulance
B. Rule out the possibility of cervical spine injury before moving the patient.
C. Perform secondary assessment
D. Perform rapid trauma assessment

Your patient is a 14-year-old male who was run over by a tractor and is now unresponsive. During the rapid trauma assessment, you should look for clear drainage coming from the patient's ____ indicating a serious injury.
A. Eyes
B. Ears
C. Rectum
D. Mouth

While performing a detailed physical exam on a patient involved in a fall form 30 feet, the patient (who had previously been responding to your questions) stops responding. What should you do next?
A. Start CPR
B. Continue the detailed physical assessment
C. Call medical control for orders
D. Repeat the primary assessment.

Which of the following methods should be used to have a patient rate the amount of pain he is having?
A. Have the patient rate the pain on a scale of 1 (least) to 10 (worst).
B. Ask the patient to state whether the pain is mild, moderate, severe, or unbearable.
C. Use the memory aid AVPU.
D. Use the memory aid DCAP

Which of the following patients may have a prescription medication with which you may assist him or her in administering?
A. A patient with a history of asthma or another breathing problem.
B. A patient with a history of epilepsy
C. A patient who has taken an overdose of prescribed medication
D. A patient with a history of premature labor who is having contractions.

A patient tells you that he has a prescription for nitroglycerin. Which of the following medical problems should you suspect?
A. Asthma
B. Depression
C. Heart problems
D. Infection

For which of the following patients would a focused physical exam be appropriate?
A. A 28-year-old man complaining of a rash on his legs
B. An 80-year old woman who could not be awakened from her nap
C. A 45-year-old male with slurred speech, weakness, and a headache.
D. A 36-year-old female who is drowsy and confused

Your patient is a 66-year-old man complaining of a headache for the past two days. Which of the following should be done during a focused physical exam?
A. Palpating the abdomen.
B. Inspecting the scalp.
C. Taking the patient's blood pressure.
D. Listening to breath sounds

Your patient is a 24-year-old female who swallowed a handful of pills of unknown type. Although she was initially alert and oriented with no complaints, you note that she is now beginning to slur her words and is becoming progressively lethargic. What is the highest priority in dealing with this patient?
A. Checking the patient's pupil size and reactivity to light.
B. Finding out exactly what she took
C. Maintaining an open airway
D. Notifying the receiving facility of the change in mental status.

During your reassessment you note that oxygen is not filling the reservoir bag on the nonrebreather mask you have placed on the patient. Which of the following should you check?
A. The amount of oxygen in the tank.
B. The liter flow of the oxygen.
C. The connection between the regulator and the supply tubing
D. All of the above.

While assessing a patient involved in a motor vehicle collision, the EMT must constantly consider which of the following?
A. Scene safety
B. Nature of the illness
C. Mechanism of injury
D. None of the above

Which of the following is not performed during the airway phase?

When should an EMT evaluate the need for standard precautions?

Which of the following are part of the scene size up?

What law of physics explains why a patients liver can be injured from the impact of his car with a tree?