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EXAM 4 Practice quiz pt 2
Q
As you assess the head of a patient with a suspected spinal injury, your partner should: Select one: A. look in the ears for gross bleeding. B. prepare the immobilization equipment. C. assess the rest of the body for bleeding. D. maintain stabilization of the head.
A
D. maintain stabilization of the head.
12
Q
Clinical signs of labored breathing include all of the following, EXCEPT:
Select one:
A. gasping attempts to breathe.
B. use of accessory muscles.
C. shallow chest movement.
D. supraclavicular retractions.
A
C. shallow chest movement.
13
Q
During a 30-minute transport of a stable patient, you should reassess him or her at least ________ times.
Select one:
A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6
A
B. 2
Q
If a patient develops difficulty breathing after your primary assessment, you should immediately: Select one: A. determine his or her respiratory rate. B. reevaluate his or her airway status. C. begin assisting his or her breathing. D. auscultate his or her breath sounds.
A
B. reevaluate his or her airway status.
15
Q
In responsive patients who are older than 1 year of age, you should palpate the pulse at the ________ artery.
Select one:
A. brachial
B. femoral
C. carotid
D. radial
A
D. radial
Aspirin is beneficial to patients suspected of having a heart attack because it: Select one: A. prevents the aggregation of platelets. B. dissolves the coronary artery clot. C. reduces the associated chest pain. D. causes direct coronary vasodilation.
A
A. prevents the aggregation of platelets.
19
Q
How is nitroglycerin usually given by the EMT?
Select one:
A. Injected
B. Orally
C. Sublingually
D. Inhaled
A
C. Sublingually
20
Q
Shortly after assisting a 65-year-old female with her prescribed nitroglycerin, she begins complaining of dizziness and experiences a drop of 30 mm Hg in her systolic blood pressure. The patient remains conscious and her breathing is adequate. You should: Select one: A. wait 5 minutes and reassess her blood pressure. B. transport her in a sitting position. C. assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask. D. place her in a supine position.
A
D. place her in a supine position.
